Objective: 
The aim of Introduction to Finance is to provide a practical introduction to prepare students for today’s changing landscape of finance.

Acquired knowledge:
Students will have a knowledge about personal finance, financial markets and institutions, corporate finance

Acquired skills:
Students will develop the critical-thinking and problem-solving skills necessary to respond to challenging situations in their future careers..

Developed reflection:
To develope students’ thinking then examines the models as real-world scenarios from a practitioner’s perspective.

Assessment: 
The final grade consists of: term paper ( 100 % ).
There will be a case study every week covering the material for that week. Each student is asked to solve case application at home and send via e-mail. There will be one week time for every case study. The weights for the final course grade are as follows:
A – 5 and more case studies
B – 4 case studies
C – 3 case studies
D – 2 case studies
E – 1 case study
F – no case studies

Contents: 
The Financial Environment

Money and the Monetary System

Banks and Other Financial Institutions

Federal Reserve System

Policy Makers and the Money Supply

International Finance and Trade

Savings and Investment Process

Interest Rates

Time Value of Money

Bonds and Stocks: Characteristics and Valuations

Securities Markets

Financial Return and Risk Concepts

Business Organization and Financial Data

Financial Analysis and Long-Term Financial Planning

Managing Working Capital

Short-Term Business Financing

Capital Budgeting Analysis

Capital Structure and the Cost of Capital

Recommended reading: 
Introduction to Finance: Markets, Investments, and Financial Management, 15th Edition, Ronald W. Melicher, Edgar A. Norton , Wiley, 2013