General information


Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Núria Masferrer Llabinés

Trimester: Third term

Credits: 4

Teaching staff: 

Monica Juliana Oviedo León
Andrei Ioan Boar 
Marc Oliveras Villanueva 
Noemí Ruiz Munzón 

Teaching languages


  • English
  • Catalan

Check the schedules of the different groups to know the language of teaching classes. Although the material can be in any of the three languages.

 

Skills


Basic skills
  • B2_That students know how to apply their knowledge to their job or vocation in a professional way and have the skills that need to be demonstrated through the elaboration and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems within their area of ​​study

  • B5_That students have developed those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy

Specific skills
  • E3_Analyze and evaluate the information in the financial statements, applying legal criteria or defined by the company, evaluate the economic performance and prepare financial reports that are used for decision making

     

General competencies
  • G2_Be able to innovate by developing an open attitude to change and be willing to re-evaluate old mental models that limit thinking

Transversal competences
  • T4_Domain the computer tools and their main applications for the ordinary academic and professional activity

Description


This subject is an introduction to the world of financial markets and how to work and interpret them in a methodical way. Throughout the course, the foundations of the mathematical laws that govern the operations of the financial market will be developed, with a high practical content and with references to the current economic moment.
This branch of mathematics will provide the necessary knowledge for the formulation and resolution of the financial phenomena with which the student can find in his personal and professional life, as well as the necessary instruments for the interpretation of the same and facilitate the taking. of decisions.

Learning outcomes


Main mathematical tools applied to financial management and decision making. Differences between simple and compound interest. Analysis of constant and variable income and different types of loans.

Working methodology


Theoretical sessions

MD1. Master class: Expository class sessions based on the teacher's explanation attended by all students enrolled in the subject

Autonomous learning

MD9. Solving exercises and problems: Non-contact activity dedicated to the resolution of practical exercises based on the data provided by the teacher.

MD11. Non-contact tutorials: for which the student will have telematic resources such as e-mail and ESCSET intranet resources.

The teaching process is based on face-to-face theoretical-practical expository classes, and combines masterful teaching, in which the theoretical concepts of financial mathematics are introduced and explanatory examples are developed, with practical teaching, in which students do oriented exercises. to the acquisition and reinforcement of theoretical concepts. This process is complemented by the information provided in the moodle of the subject and with a web page in which the students can find material of theoretical and practical support of the subject.

This subject will be done with computer support.

This subject has methodological and digital resources to make possible its continuity in non-contact mode in the case of being necessary for reasons related to the Covid-19. In this way, the achievement of the same knowledge and skills that are specified in this teaching plan will be ensured. The TecnoCampus will make available to teachers and students the digital tools needed to carry out the course, as well as guides and recommendations that facilitate adaptation to the non-contact mode.

Contents


Topic 1: Classic capitalization financial systems Simple

Interest regime Simple Defeated.

Simple Advance Interest Scheme.

Topic 2: Financial Discount

       Simple Discount Scheme

       Mathematical or Rational Discount Scheme

Topic 3: Classic capitalization financial systems Composite

Compound interest regime.

Equivalences between Rational Financial Regimes. Both Annual Cash and APR.

Topic 4: Financial Income

Concepts.

Income classification.

Valuation of Constant Income.

Income Assessment in Arithmetic Progression.

Income Valuation in Geometric Progression

Item 5: Loans

Concept and Magnitudes of a Loan.

Classification of loans.

Loan with single repayment of capital

Repayable loans according to the American system.

Repayable loans according to the French system.

        Loan with constant repayment rate

Learning activities


Individual and group practical activities related to all the topics, which consists of carrying out exercises, both written and with computer support.

There are questionnaires or deliverable activities corresponding to each of the topics

Evaluation system


The evaluation consists of the following tests and activities:

Continuous evaluation: Practical activities or individual questionnaires related to all the topics, which consists of carrying out exercises, both written and with computer support. They will be presented throughout the teaching period. Compute 30% of the final grade:

  • Online tests: 20%
  • Participation and activities in the classroom: 10%

Exams : A partial exam with a weight of 15% and a final exam with a weight of 55%, in the second test you must obtain a grade greater than or equal to 4 out of 10 to average the course. The final exam is mandatory the use of pc computer (in no case Mac or tablets or similar).

In order to pass the course, it is required that the weighted sum of the score obtained in the tests and activities be equal to or greater than 5 out of 10.
Summary of the evaluation system:

Participation in activities proposed in the classroom 10%

Individual work and / or group work

20%

Final Exam

70% 

 

In recovery it will only be possible to repeat the final exam that will compute 55%, maintaining the condition of obtaining a minimum mark of 4 out of 10, and will average with the rest of the marks of the evaluation.

An extra activity (maximum 0,5 points in the final grade) will be proposed for students who have obtained in the final exam (55%) a grade higher than 4.

A student who has not applied for the first call CANNOT apply for recovery.

This subject has methodological and digital resources to make possible its continuity in non-contact mode in the case of being necessary for reasons related to the Covid-19. In this way, the achievement of the same knowledge and skills that are specified in this teaching plan will be ensured.

The Tecnocampus will make available to teachers and students the digital tools needed to carry out the course, as well as guides and recommendations that facilitate adaptation to the non-contact mode.

REFERENCES


Basic

LIAL, Margaret; HUNGERFORD, Thomas W .; HOLCOMB, John P. (2011), Mathematics with Applications, 10th Edition, Pearson Higher Education. Chapter 5: Mathematics of Finance.

Zima, P., Brown, RL, and Kopp, S., & (2011). Mathematics of Finance. McGraw-Hill.

MINER Javier. (2010): Financial Mathematics Course, 2nd edition. Mc GrawHill

FRANCO, Jesús Rodríguez; RODRÍGUEZ, Alberto Isaac Pierdant. Financial Mathematics: With applications in Excel. Grupo Editorial Patria, 2015.

Complementary

DAY, Alastair. Mastering Financial Mathematics in Microsoft Excel: A Practical Guide to Business Calculations. Pearson UK, 2015.

DIAZ MATA, Alfredo and AGUILERA GÓMEZ, Víctor Manuel (2013). Financial Mathematics. Mexico: McGraw Hill. 5th ed.

RODRÍGUEZ, Lydia Rosa Ríos; TORRECILLA, Armando Manuel Boullosa. Financial mathematics. Editorial Universitaria, 2017.