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Dean:	Dr. Jón Þór Sturluson
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MSc in Innovation Management - 90 ECTS
Semesters:	3
Years:	1
ETCS:	90
About major	Meistaranám í stjórnun nýsköpunar leggur áherslu á nýsköpun og frumkvöðlastarfssemi. Nemendur öðlast hæfni til að að stýra nýsköpunarstarfimismunandi skipulagsheilda við þróun á nýjum ferlum, vörum og þjónustu, ásamt því að nemendur geti leitt frumkvöðlastarf á breiðum grunni, þar á meðal til að stofna ný fyrirtæki. Námið eflir þekkingu og næmni nemenda fyrir nýjum tækifærum, þjálfar skapandi og lausnamiðaða nálgun og miðar að því að nemendur geti gert slíkar lausnir að veruleika.
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Degree title	MSc in Innovation Management

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Vorönn/Spring 2024

Consumer Behavior

V-712-COBE

ECTS 3,75

Innovation Management

V-713-INNM

ECTS 7,5

Business Ethics

V-714-BETH

ECTS 3,75

Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Context

V-715-ENIC

ECTS 3,75

Business Process Management

V-716-BPMA

ECTS 7,5

Fixed Income Analysis

V-716-FINC

ECTS 3,75

Year

1. year

Semester

Spring 2024

Level of course

N/A

Type of course

Elective

Prerequisites

No prerequisites.

Schedule

No schedule found.

Lecturer

Patrick Weiss

Content

Fixed income is among the major financial pillars in every civilized society. This course is set to support students in having applicable knowledge of most types of fixed income instruments (bonds), not only how to price them and evaluate the pricing in the markets, but also to determine possible pros and cons of different types of fixed income instruments

Learning outcome - Objectives

Students should be able to describe:
• The most common types of fixed income markets, including government bonds and corporate bonds.
• The most important aspects regarding the evaluation of bonds.
• Portfolio management of fixed income securities and drivers of performance, including the duration effects.

The student should be able to:
• Quantify the price sensitivity of bonds
• Analyze various features of bonds
• Determine the valuation for fixed income securities.
• Apply basic tools such as Excel to analyze bond prices and other tools as well.
The student should be able to apply knowledge and skills to critically:
• Analyze and strategically weigh different types of bonds both in Iceland and in foreign markets.
• Evaluate the pros and cons associated with different bond classes and time structures in a broader context.
• Weigh risks in relation to bond investments.

Course assessment

The final grade will be based on four parts, with the following weights:Class participation 10%Mid-term exam: 20%A home assignment: 20%Final exam: 50%

Reading material

No reading material found.

Teaching and learning activities

Language of instruction

English

Implementation of information systems

V-717-IMIS

ECTS 3,75

Entrepreneurial Finance

V-733-ENTR

ECTS 7,5

Branding and Strategic Marketing