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TIF410

Project Finance

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

Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Spring 2026
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement School exam

About

About the course

Course content

  • Fundamental finance and capital budgeting
  • Capital asset pricing model, formulation
  • Interpretation and solution of linear programming problems
  • Decision criteria
  • Choice of alternatives and related sensitivity analyzes
  • Dual problem
  • Value of information
  • Bonds / stocks
  • Capital market theory and portfolio theory
  • Yield requirements
  • Interest rates
  • Market efficiency
  • Dividend policy and capital structure
  • Financial instruments
  • International finance and capital budgeting

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

The course will provide students with a basic insight and understanding of theory related to companies' financing and capital budgeting decisions.

Skills:

The course will enable students to analyze and assess complex business economics issues. Moreover, participants will understand and be able to apply different theories and models within decision-making and financial issues.

General competence:

Be familiar with the preparation and interpretation of financial information, valuation issues as well as the general framework and opportunities that apply to the financial conditions of a company's projects - inkcuding sustainabiity aspects.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and excercises

Compulsory assignments

  • Obligatoriske arbeidskrav.

Further on evaluation

Supporting material allowed on exams: Approved calculator regarding NTNUs support material code B-D "specific basic calculator". Other calculators that are allowed in the course are: Casio FC-100V and Texas Instruments - BAII Plus.

In the case of a re-sit exam and the last exam after the course has been discontinued, the form of assessment may be changed to an oral exam

Admission to study programme is required, see "special conditions".

Required previous knowledge

None

Course materials

Compendium in decision analysis. Selected parts in Brealey, R.A., Myers, S.C. Allen, F .: Principles of Corporate Finance, latest edition, McGraw-Hill / Irwin, New York. Compendium with slides and assignments (with solutions).

Subject areas

  • Economics and Administration

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

NTNU Business School

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Spring 2026

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