Course Fall 09

Course Description

At the very heart of this course is the asset management process. The course is divided into two different parts – a theoretical and a practical section. The first phase of this course is meant to serve as an introductory part, where the instructor will provide the students with the theoretical tools of modern finance and asset management.
In the second phase, this knowledge shall be applied by the students to the management of a real-world portfolio of risky securities. The maximum number of students attending the practical part is thirty-six (9 groups à 4 students). In order to decide on investments the students have to work out and present investment recommendations based on security analysis. Practitioner talks are planned to be an integral part of the course.

Set-up of the course

If you participate in the theoretical part of the course, you should know that every lecture will deal with two of the below chapters. You will be expected to read these chapters in advance in order to ensure a qualitative lecture. The examination date is in mid December (winter semester) respectively in the end of May (summer semester).
Selecting the 36 students for the practical part will be based on the grades from the theoretical part. The right to participate follows the grades. Every group will hold one presentation and write a 20-page paper.

Criteria to pass the course (Eigenleistungsschein)

The final grade consists of:
- 1/3 exam
- 1/3 paper (executive summary)
- 1/3 presentations
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Total: 100%

Supervision

Prof. Dr. Sven Husmann, Chair of Financial Management and Capital Market Theory
PD Dr. Karl Ludwig Keiber, Chair of Economics, especially International Finance