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GEST-S301

Théorie financière

academic year
2024-2025

Course teacher(s)

Kim OOSTERLINCK (Coordinator) and Benjamin LORENT

ECTS credits

5

Language(s) of instruction

french

Course content

Introduction

Present Value and Bond Valuation 

Cash Flow Statement and Financial Planning

Stocks and Companies Valuation 

Investment Projects Analysis 

Risk-Return

Derivatives 

Introduction to Sustainable Finance

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

At the end of the course, the students will be able to :

  • Master key concepts in Finance

  • Use key concepts in finance to assess companies

  • Make informed decisions on investments projects
     

Prerequisites and Corequisites

Required and Corequired knowledge and skills

Basic concepts in Accounting, Microeconomics and Statistics.

Required and corequired courses

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures & exercises

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

  • Brealey, R., Myers, S., and F. Allen, 2019, Principles of Corporate Finance (en français Principes de gestion financière), 13th edition, McGraw-Hill.
  • Berk, J. and P. DeMarzo, 2014, Corporate Finance (en français Finance d’Entreprise), 4th edition, Pearson.
  • Farber, A. Laurent, M-P., Oosterlinck, K., Pirotte, H. (FLOP), Finance, Pearson Education, Plusieurs éditions (2004, 2008, 2011)

Course notes

  • Université virtuelle

Contribution to the teaching profile

This course contributes to the development of the following skills :

  • LO 1.1 Apply fundamental concepts, tools and models in economics and management to formulate a well-defined problem and propose a multidisciplinary solution
  • LO 1.2 Understand the scientific and technological principles and their impact on managerial analysis
  • LO 1.3 Integrate sustainable development in analyses
  • LO 2.1 Adopt a scientific approach to data collection, research and analysis and communicate results with clear, structured and sophisticated arguments
  • LO 2.2 Display critical thinking, logical and abstract reasoning and develop an independent approach to learning 

Other information

Additional information

For more information, please refer to the course outline (Université Virtuelle). 

Contacts

benjamin.lorent@ulb.be (for the academic year 2024-2025)

Campus

Solbosch

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

  • written examination

written examination

  • Open question with short answer
  • Open question with developed answer

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

100% written exam

Language(s) of evaluation

  • french

Programmes