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AE201115

Investment and Financial Analysis

Assessments and mandatory activities may be changed until September 20th.

Credits 7.5
Level Intermediate course, level II
Course start Spring 2026
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Ålesund
Examination arrangement School exam

About

About the course

Course content

Introduction to basic investment and financing analyzes and their application. After completing the course, the student must understand the importance of such analyzes and be able to perform them and give recommendations based on the results.

Learning outcomes:

  • Understand the time value of money
  • Prepare cash flows with varying assumptions and variables such as inflation, working capital, time periods etc.
  • Apply basic capital market and portfolio theory
  • Calculate different capital costs
  • Carry out basic profitability and risk analyses
  • Evaluate different investment/financing scenarios and make recommendations based on relevant theories

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

  • The student will have knowledge about the importance of cash flows in investment decisions.
  • The student will have knowledge about the time value of money and how it affects the profitability of investments.
  • The students will have knowledge of properties that affect the return requirement for an investment.

Skill:

  • The student should be able to interpret and make decisions based on different investment calculations.
  • The student will know which variables that are important to decision-making.
  • The student should be able to carry out a quantitative analysis to rank different investment and financing options.
  • The student should be able to calculate the relevant capital cost.

General competence:

  • The student will understand how central investment analysis is for the entire enterprise.
  • The student should be able to make use of investment analysis in practical situations.

Learning methods and activities

  • Plenary lectures
  • Practice sessions
  • Self study
  • Group work

Compulsory assignments

  • Mandatory assignment

Further on evaluation

Compulsory attendance at practice sessions may be required and up to five written assignments must be passed. Mandatory assignments are specified at the start of the semester.

Students who have been approved for mandatory prerequisites in previous attempts are exempted from mandatory assignments in later attempts at the exam, unless significant changes are made to the course content. The subject teacher determines validity.

Individual, 4 hour, written school exam with Excel.

Permitted aids for the exam: Interest rate table and approved calculator in accordance with NTNU's aids code B-D "specific simple calculator". Other calculators allowed in the course are: Casio FC-100V, Casio FC-100V-2 and Texas Instruments - BAII Plus.

Required previous knowledge

None.

Course materials

The syllabus will be announced at the start of the semester.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
BØA2200 7.5 sp Spring 2017
AE201106 7.5 sp Autumn 2020
BØA2001 7.5 sp Autumn 2020
BØA8004 7.5 sp Autumn 2020
SMF2111F 7.5 sp Autumn 2020
TIØ4105 5 sp Autumn 2020
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Economics and Administration

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

NTNU School of International Business

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Spring 2026

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code C Duration 4 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment Place and room Not specified yet.

Re-sit examination - Summer 2026

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code C Duration 4 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment Place and room Not specified yet.