2023

Real Investments

Name: Real Investments
Code: GES00009L
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area: Management

Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

- Know the general thematic of the investment projects.
- Enable the detection of investment opportunities.
- Know and apply the models of investment evaluation projects
- Know and apply the models of evaluation of the economics rentability, social and environmental of the investment projects.
- Dominate the process of elaboration studies of economic viability

Contents

Module 1 - General Aspects of Investment Projects
Module 2 - Specific Aspects of the Conception and Analysis of Investments Projects
Module 3 – Economic Evaluation, Social and Environmental of Investments Projects
Module 4 - Investment Projects Analysis in the Optical of the EVA
Module 5 - Evaluation of Investments in the Optical of the Real Options

Teaching Methods

In the theoretical classes will be approached the different thematic underlying to the decision of accomplishment of investments, as well as the variables and factors that condition or determine the consequent taking of decision. Besides these matters, in each will be analyzed companies cases and promoted the concept of company culture, that is to say, the students' critical spirit.
The practical classes try to relate and interlink the different concepts apprehended along the conjugated course and interlink with the matter theoretical matter teach in the discipline. These classes will be, usually, in the informatic laboratory to facilitate the student learning more adjusted to the managerial reality. The main topic is put in the following matters: conception of investments, elaboration of viability studies, and elaboration of dossiers of investment projects directed for the creation of companies.

Assessment

The rules of evaluation adopted in this discipline follow the general norm of the Internal School Regulation and execute the specific requirements imposed by the Council of Department of Business Management.
The student can opt for the regime of continuous evaluation or for the exam regime.

- Continuous Evaluation Regime
Work Group and a Frequency
- Exam Regime
Writing proves

Recommended Reading

- BREALEY, R. A. e MYERS, S., 1997; Princípios de Finanças Empresariais; 5ª Edição; McGraw- Hill de Portugal.
- NEVES, J.C., 2005; Avaliação e Gestão da Performance Estratégica da Empresa; Texto Editores.
- BODIE, Z., KANE, A. e MARCUS, A., 2005; Investments, McGraw-Hill, 6th Edition.

Teaching Staff