Investment and Finance

The course’s objective is to teach students about the basic methods of investment calculation and common financial instruments. Moreover, students will learn to make investment decisions based on these methods and know about the weaknesses these methods entail, particularly with regard to sustainability. Furthermore, students are enabled to evaluate pros and cons of financial instruments, to calculate costs of capital, to optimize decisions on capital structures and to detect disincentives, which are induced by finance.

The first part of the course provides an overview about common terms and methods used in investment and finance. In particular, these include the calculation of interest and annuities. Furthermore, static and dynamic methods of investment calculation are discussed. Emphasis is put on the weaknesses these methods entail, particularly with regard to sustainability. Moreover, simultaneous investment and consumption decisions are analyzed by means of theoretical models. The second part of the module presents typical characteristics of financial instruments. Further issues are liquidity protection, costs of capital and the capital structure. In particular, the disincentives, which finance induces and possible solutions for these are discussed. Thereby ways of internalizing externalities in order to increase sustainability are depicted.

• Responsible person: Professor Dr. Hirth
• Relevant teaching and research assistant: Thomas Bernstein
• Course language: german
• Module number: 70174
• Module components: lecture and tutorial
• Credits: 4 SWS / 6 CP
• Offer: every semester
• No registration required for participation in lecture and tutorials
• Written final examination on one of two dates offered per semester
• Exam covers content from lecture and tutorial
• Compulsory module for bachelor's programs in Economics, Volkswirtschaftslehre, Sustainable Management, Industrial Engineering and Management, Information Systems Management and Business Mathematics

Lecture: Online on ISIS in the form of videos and further materials.

Tutorials: Dates will be announced in the ISIS course, one date selectable, Felix Reichenbach, dr. Martin Walther and tutors, start 04/24/23

All further information are available in the associated ISIS course.

All content and information for the current event will be provided in the ISIS course: Investition und Finanzierung (ABWL II) SoSe 23.

On the following pages you will find our next examination dates:

Written exams

Oral exams

Lecture: Wednesday 10-12 a.m., H 105, Professor Dr. Hirth, start 18.10.23.

Tutorials: Dates will be announced in the ISIS course, one date selectable, N.N. (follows) and tutors, start expected 10/30/23

All further information are available in the associated Investition und Finanzierung (ABWL II) [WiSe 23/24].

All content and information for the current event will be provided in the ISIS course: Investition und Finanzierung (ABWL II) [WiSe 23/24].

On the following pages you will find our next examination dates:

Written exams

Oral exams

Professor Dr. Hans Hirth is the head of the Chair of Finance and Investment. He is responsible for the module and the associated examinations.

For organizational questions, e.g. regarding registering and deregistering, appointments, certificates, etc., please contact our administration office.

If you have any questions regarding the content of the event, please contact the responsible teaching and research assistants.

Our tutors are also available to answer questions about content, especially tutorials: student assistants