FIN17 Financial analysis using the Bloomberg terminal

• Topics

  This course gives students an overview of how financial markets operate, the key roles within them, how to use the Bloomberg Terminal in these roles, and essential English terminology used in the financial industry. Upon successful completion of the course students will receive Bloomberg Financial Fundamentals, Bloomberg Market Concepts, and  Environmental Social Governance certificates which can contribute to increasing candidate’s attractiveness on the job market both in Norway and abroad. 

• Learning outcome

  Upon successful course completion, the candidate will be able to:

  Knowledge

  • Explain how financial markets operate.
  • Understand the key roles within financial markets (buy vs. sell sides).
  • Apply the vocabulary used in financial industry. 

  Skills

  • Use the Bloomberg terminal to perform basic financial analysis.
  • Consider both a financial and ethical angle during financial decision making process.
  • Apply the correct terms within financial English. 

  General competence

  The candidate 

  • Use the Bloomberg Terminal in a work setting.

• Teaching

  Combination of of traditional academic lectures, cases, guest lectures from industry practitioners, and practice sessions on Bloomberg terminal.

• Restricted access

  The course is limited to 50 students. For more information, please visit our website on courses with restricted access: https://www.nhh.no/en/for-students/bachelor-level-restricted-access-courses/ (copy URL).

• Recommended prerequisites

  It is recommended that students have completed BED3/BED3E (Investering og finans / Finance) or equivalent courses at other institutions.

• Credit reduction due to overlap

  The course cannot be combined with INT111. 

• Compulsory Activity

  • Mandatory physical attendance. While the course responsible may grant permission to miss a class for personal reasons, you must ask for permission in advance. A student missing more than two classes without prior approval from the course responsible will not get the compulsory activity approved.

   

  • Completed Bloomberg certificates:

   

  • Bloomberg Finance Fundamentals 
  • Bloomberg Market Concepts 
  • Bloomberg ESG certificate

• Assessment

  Portfolio assessment (one grade is given for the entire portfolio):

  1. Class participation (approx 20%)  reflecting the quality of a student's comments and insights, as well as the intensity of participation.

  2. Written report on a financial topic of students' choice that requires use of the Bloomberg terminal (approx 40%). The topic has to be approved by both course responsibles. Report should be written in groups of three to four people. 

  3.  Subsequent presentation in the same groups including a question and answer session (approx 40%). 

  Groups of other size might be allowed upon receiving permission from the course responsible.

  The course is taught in English, hence the report as well as the subsequent presentation must be in English.

  As the assessment in this course, by its nature, cannot be re-examined, the grades awarded may not be appealed.

• Grading Scale

  Pass/Fail

• Computer tools

  The Bloomberg Terminal.

• Literature

  Berk, DeMarzo, and Harford, Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Global Edition, Pearson.

• Retake

  Retake in FIN17 will not be offered during the non-teaching semester (autumn). Only mandatory bachelor courses with an individual written school exam or a home exam lasting up to one day will have a retake assessment in the non-teaching semester.

  For detailed information regarding the retake policy, please visit our website: https://www.nhh.no/en/for-students/examinations/retake-of-exams (copy URL)