CODE 83911 ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017 CREDITS 9 cfu anno 3 ECONOMIA DELLE AZIENDE MARITTIME, LOGISTICA E TRASP. 8698 (L-18) - SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SECS-P/08 TEACHING LOCATION SEMESTER 2° Semester PREREQUISITES Propedeuticità in ingresso Per sostenere l'esame di questo insegnamento è necessario aver sostenuto i seguenti esami: Maritime, Logistics and Transport Economics and Business 8698 (coorte 2014/2015) BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 41125 2014 TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Course description The course, paving on a managerial approach, aims to analyse the role of the finance function in the transport enterprises domain. The course focuses on main theoretical concepts and perspectives related to investment and financial decisions, financial planning and risk management. Moreover, the course examines indepth the most salient managerial tools for managing and supervising financial activities in shipping firms, in the port domain, in the air and rail transport sectors as well as in the cruise industry. TEACHING METHODS Lectures, case studies and seminars. SYLLABUS/CONTENT The course, paving on a managerial approach, aims to analyse the role of the finance function in the transport enterprises domain. The course focuses on main theoretical concepts and perspectives related to investment and financial decisions, financial planning and risk management. Moreover, the course examines indepth the most salient managerial tools for managing and supervising financial activities in shipping firms, in the port domain, in the air and rail transport sectors as well as in the cruise industry. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY For the First Part of the course the recommended textbook is: Brealey R.A., Myers S.C., Allen F., 2013, Principles of Corporate Finance, Eleventh Global Edition, McGraw-Hill Education, London (UK). (Please, contact the instructor for the list of the selected Chapters). For the Second Part of the course the recommended textbook are: Stopford M., 2009, Maritime Economics, Third Edition, Routledge, New York. (Chapters 6 and 7) Morrell P.S., 2001, Airline Finance, Second Edition, Ashgate Publishing, Aldershot (UK). (Chapters 7, 8 and 9) Selected resources provided by the instructor on Aulaweb. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD GIOVANNI SATTA Ricevimento: http://www.economia.unige.it/index.php/il-dipartimento/personale/docenti-ad-economia/236-giovanni-satta Exam Board GIOVANNI SATTA (President) FRANCESCO PAROLA LESSONS LESSONS START Sem: II 27 February - 1 June 2017 Class schedule INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND FUNDING OF TRANSPORT COMPANIES EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The student can opt for either a written exam with open-ended questions or an oral exam. ASSESSMENT METHODS The student can opt for either a written exam with open-ended questions or an oral exam. The assessment aims to verify both theoretical notions related to finance function in the transport enterprises domain and practical knowledge of managerial tools applied in transport finance. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 05/06/2017 14:30 GENOVA Scritto 19/06/2017 14:30 GENOVA Scritto 05/07/2017 09:30 GENOVA Scritto 17/07/2017 09:30 GENOVA Scritto 12/09/2017 09:30 GENOVA Scritto FURTHER INFORMATION Attendance The course will be taught in Italian. The attendance is not compulsory.
