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Preparation and Evaluation of Investment Projects

Preparation and Evaluation of Investment Projects

Code	12100
Year	2
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	TP(60H)
Scientific area	Economics
Entry requirements	No entry requirements.
Mode of delivery	Theoretical-Practical.
Work placements	Not applicable
Learning outcomes	- Full understanding of project design and evaluation; - Enabling students to develop a coherent economic discourse; - Enabling students to do economic and financial decision-making; - Enabling students to detect investment opportunities and proceed with their implementation; - Providing the students with tools, instruments and techniques of financial assessment of real assets; - Enabling students to submit projects of investment to systems of investment incentives.
Syllabus	1 - Investment Project Preparation 1.1 - The concept of the investment project 1.2 - Project Phases 1.3 - Project Feasibility Studies 1.4 - Project Selection 2.-Business Plan 2.1Strategic Analysis 2.2External Strategic Analysis and Internal Strategic Analysis 2.3Market Analysis 2.4 Competitive Analysis 2.5 Marketing Mix Strategy 3- Financial Plan 3.1 Assumptions 3.2. Investment Plan and Financing Plan 3.3. Forward Financial Statements 3.4. Cash-flow-based project appraisal 3.5. Evaluation Indicators 3.6. Risk and Uncertainty Analysis 4. Business Plan Analysis 4.1 Marketing Plan 4.2 Financial Plan 4.3 Cash-flow-based evaluation techniques and Risk and Uncertainty Analysis techniques.
Main Bibliography	Megre, L. (2018), Análise de Projetos de Investimento: Uma perspetiva económica, 2ª Edição, Lisboa, Edições Silabo. Cebola, A. (2017), Projetos de Investimento de Pequenas e Médias Empresas: Elaboração e Análise. 2ª Edição, Lisboa, Edições Sílabo. Boardman, A., (2014), Cost-benefit analysis: concepts and practice, 4th ed., Pearson Education Limited. Bodies, Z., Kane, A., and Marcusm A., (2019) Essential of Investments, 11th Edition, McGrawHillDavidson, R. and J.G. MacKinnon (2003), Econometric Theory and Methods, Oxford University Press.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.