INVESTMENTS

Course Information
TitleΕΠΕΝΔΥΣΕΙΣ / INVESTMENTS
Code12ΕΖ01
FacultySocial and Economic Sciences
SchoolEconomics
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CoordinatorDimitrios Kousenidis
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID600000321

Programme of Study: UPS School of Economics (2013-today)

Registered students: 0
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
OIKONOMIASElective Courses belonging to the other743
DIOIKĪSĪ EPICΗEIRĪSEŌNElective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course)743

Class Information
Academic Year2016 – 2017
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Class ID
600035569
Course Type 2016-2020
  • General Knowledge
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The course introduces students to risk diversification and portfolio investments. The course provides information about the legal and institutional framework of portfolio investment companies in Greece and describes practical applications of portfolio theory. On completion of the course students must be able to analyze and evaluate portfolio investments, understand limitations and efficiently manage a securities portfolio.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an international context
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Design and manage projects
Course Content (Syllabus)
Portfolio theory. Capital asset pricing models. Portfolio companies. Markets and indices. Mutual Funds. Closed-end funds. Pension funds. Hedge Funds. Portfolio performance evaluation.
Keywords
Risk, return, CAPM, portfolio performance, Sharpe index, Treynor index, Jensen alpha.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures822.9
Tutorial
Exams20.1
Total843
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Νικόλαος Φίλιππας: Αμοιβαία Κεφάλαια, Εκδόσεις Μπάμπαλος-Στυλιανίδης, Αθήνα 2010.
Additional bibliography for study
Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane, Alan Ma\rcus: Investments, McGraw Hill.
Last Update
05-04-2016