Session A · concepts
A lecture with worked examples. Each chapter's slides and book chapter are published when we reach it.
Course website
Financial Economics
Financial mathematics and valuation with Excel and R: the time value of money, annuities, deposits, loans, bonds, shares and investment projects.
- InstructorCarlos de Anta Puig
- Credits6 ECTS
- Classes2 sessions × 2 h per week
- LanguageEnglish
This week
Session B · practice
Hands-on work in Excel with the book exercises and the exercise workbook. Self-check cells show ✔ or ✘ without revealing the answer.
Between sessions
Read the chapter, finish the practice exercises and work on the current activity. Each week page says what to prepare.
Key dates
- Week 1 · 14–18 Sep 2026A1 launch
- Week 4 · 5–9 Oct 2026Quiz · chapters 1–2
- Week 5 · 12–16 Oct 2026A1 due · Friday 16 October
- Week 6 · 19–23 Oct 2026A2 launch
- Week 8 · 2–6 Nov 2026Mid-term exam · 10%
- Week 10 · 16–20 Nov 2026A2 due · Friday 20 November
- Week 11 · 23–27 Nov 2026A3 launch
- Week 11 · 23–27 Nov 2026A4 launch
- Week 15 · 11–15 Jan 2027A3 due · Monday 11 January
- Week 15 · 11–15 Jan 2027Oral presentations · 10%
- Week 16 · 18–22 Jan 2027A4 due · Friday 22 January
- 25 January – 5 February 2027Final exam · chapters 1–10 (30%, a grade of at least 5.0 is required)
Dates are provisional until the academic calendar is confirmed.
Assessment
| Final exam (a grade of at least 5.0 is required) | 30% |
| Mid-term exam · chapters 1–4 | 10% |
| Activity 1 · case analysis and problem-solving | 10% |
| Activity 4 · case analysis and problem-solving | 15% |
| Activity 2 · written report | 7.5% |
| Activity 3 · group report | 7.5% |
| Activity 3 · oral presentation | 10% |
| Participation, quizzes and class exercises | 10% |