Course Description
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Course Name
Finance I
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Host University
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
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Location
Valparaíso and Viña del Mar, Chile
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Area of Study
Finance
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Language Level
Advanced
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Recommended U.S. Semester Credits5
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units7
Hours & Credits
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Overview
I. Unit 1: Objectives of the Financial Function
a. Specific objectives
i. Define objective of the financial function
ii. Analyze objective of the financial function contents
iii. Evolution of finances
iv. Objective of business
v. Role of financial administrator
vi. Financial decisions
vii. Alternative approaches to the financial function
viii. Relation of finances with other disciplines
ix. Analysis of the financial administrator?s objectiveII. Unit 2: Additional Financial Concepts
a. Specific objectives
i. Know additional financial concepts
ii. Utilize additional financial concepts
1. Fischer Theory
2. Consumption vs investment
3. Capitals marketIII. Unit 3: Financial-Mathematic Concepts
a. Specific objectives
i. Define financial-mathematic concepts
ii. Apply financial-mathematic concepts
iii. Analyze financial-mathematic concepts
b. Contents
i. Types of financial instruments, market types
ii. Concept of interest rate
iii. Time diagram
iv. Relation between interest and time
v. Interest and exact and ordinary time
vi. Concept and fundamental aspects of simple interest
vii. Application of simple interest concept through calculator/computer formulas
viii. Actual value
ix. Value equations
x. Depreciations by term, bank discounts
xi. Concept and fundamental aspects of compound interest
xii. Concept of final total
xiii. Application of compound interest concept through calculator/computer formulas
xiv. Concept of nominal rate and effective rate
xv. Actual value
xvi. Application of income through calculator/computer formulas
xvii. Determination of constant term duration and interest
xviii. Concept of debt recovery
xix. Concept of fixed fee
xx. Application of concept through calculator/computer formulas in the determination of pending debt and depreciating value
xxi. Elaboration through calculator/computer formulas of a depreciation chart/table
xxii. Elaboration through calculator/computer formulas in the formation of a recovery fund
xxiii. Determination of variables
xxiv. Determination of real rate loans
xxv. Determination of hypothetical draft loans
xxvi. Determination of effective rateIV. Unit 4: Administration of Working Capital
a. Specific objectives
i. Define administration of working capital concept
ii. Apply administration of working capital concept
iii. Analyze administration of working capital concept
b. Contents
i. General aspects of administration of working capital
ii. Role of liquidity
iii. Concept of risk and profitability
iv. Risk and profitability in the composition of working capital
v. Hedge politics
vi. General aspects of inventory administration
vii. Role of inventories
viii. Models of inventory administration under certainty and uncertainty
ix. Model of cash administration under certainty and uncertainty
x. Sources of short term financing
xi. Model of debtor administration
Course Disclaimer
Please note that there are no beginning level Spanish courses offered in this program.
Eligibility for courses may be subject to a placement exam and/or pre-requisites.
Credits earned vary according to the policies of the students' home institutions. According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, students must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by their home institutions, for the duration of the program.
Please note that some courses with locals have recommended prerequisite courses. It is the student's responsibility to consult any recommended prerequisites prior to enrolling in their course.