Contemporary Issues in Finance (WP)*
Niveau
Second cycle, master's
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
The participants:
• expand their financial knowledge, in particular relating to current corporate trends and financial innovations.
• learn to understand and interpret finance articles.
• discuss current practical trends (e.g., digitalization and sustainability developments in investment and financing decisions, blockchain-based innovations and mechanisms).
• expand their financial knowledge, in particular relating to current corporate trends and financial innovations.
• learn to understand and interpret finance articles.
• discuss current practical trends (e.g., digitalization and sustainability developments in investment and financing decisions, blockchain-based innovations and mechanisms).
Prerequisites for the course
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Course content
• Gaining knowledge of current corporate trends and financial innovations based on current finance articles
• Example trends relate to digitalization and sustainability developments in corporate investment and financing decisions, blockchain-based innovations and mechanisms such as:
• Trends in the compensation strategies of managers
• New financing and investment options for companies (including financing via crowdsourcing & crowdfunding)
• Cryptocurrencies and related financial technologies (fintech) as well as digital payment systems/CBDC
• Sustainability regulation, e.g., green finance, ESG, ESRS)
• Example trends relate to digitalization and sustainability developments in corporate investment and financing decisions, blockchain-based innovations and mechanisms such as:
• Trends in the compensation strategies of managers
• New financing and investment options for companies (including financing via crowdsourcing & crowdfunding)
• Cryptocurrencies and related financial technologies (fintech) as well as digital payment systems/CBDC
• Sustainability regulation, e.g., green finance, ESG, ESRS)
Recommended specialist literature
• Berk, Jonathan; DeMarzo, Peter: Corporate Finance. Pearson (latest edition)
• Wooldridge, Jeffrey: Introductory Econometrics: A Modern Approach. Thomson South-Western (latest edition)
• Various materials and articles from the Financial Management Journal and Review of Finance
• Wooldridge, Jeffrey: Introductory Econometrics: A Modern Approach. Thomson South-Western (latest edition)
• Various materials and articles from the Financial Management Journal and Review of Finance
Assessment methods and criteria
Portfolio assessment
Language
English
Number of ECTS credits awarded
3
Semester hours per week
Planned teaching and learning method
Blended Learning
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
2