Seminários I

Código:

2MiF06

Sigla:

S1

Áreas Científicas
Classificação	Área Científica
OFICIAL	Estudos de Gestão

Ocorrência: 2020/2021 - 1S

Ativa?	Sim
Curso/CE Responsável:	Mestrado em Finanças

Ciclos de Estudo/Cursos

Sigla	Nº de Estudantes	Plano de Estudos	Anos Curriculares	Créditos UCN	Créditos ECTS	Horas de Contacto	Horas Totais
MIF	42	Plano Oficial a partir de 2020-2021	1	-	3	21	81

Língua de trabalho

Inglês

Objetivos

The course aims to provide additional practical and applied knowledge in Finance, through the participation in seminars led by experts from corporate, academia and institutions. The seminar series will address different topics privileging the current challenges, the recent issues and the future perspectives in the field. Through the presentation of real-life cases by guest speakers, the students will develop the skills involved in characterizing complex problems in a multidisciplinary context, in evaluating the outcomes yielded and in communicating their analysis and conclusions.

Resultados de aprendizagem e competências

Learning outcomes:

• Use the knowledge acquired in the program to characterize complex problems, to evaluate the outputs yielded and to communicate the analysis and conclusions on the real-life cases presented in each seminar.
• Analyse critically the current issues and challenges faced by the world of Finance.
• Envision the solutions for the future, presented by key players in the markets, in this era of constant change.

Competencies:

• Preparation of summary reports on specific case studies
• Develop teamwork abilities
• Presenting reports in public
• Argumentation in public

Modo de trabalho

Presencial

Pré-requisitos (conhecimentos prévios) e co-requisitos (conhecimentos simultâneos)

N.A.

Programa

TBA

The list of seminars will be available in the page of the course in Moodle and in a specific site created for this purpose (that must be referred to for program updates)

Bibliografia Obrigatória

N/A; N/A

Observações Bibliográficas

N/A

Métodos de ensino e atividades de aprendizagem

Presentation and discussion of real-life cases. Seminars require the participation of students. Every session has presentation and debate.
The first session will be with the professor responsible for the course, that will clarify in detail how it works. The semester will include six additional sessions with invited speakers.
Assessment by group written essays.

Tipo de avaliação

Avaliação distribuída sem exame final

Componentes de Avaliação

Designação	Peso (%)
Participação presencial	10,00
Prova oral	20,00
Trabalho escrito	70,00
Total:	100,00

Componentes de Ocupação

Designação	Tempo (Horas)
Trabalho escrito	60,00
Frequência das aulas	21,00
Total:	81,00

Obtenção de frequência

To obtain a passing grade according to the formula bellow.

The course includes seven sessions and the students can only miss one.

Fórmula de cálculo da classificação final

- Participation in the Seminars: 10%; 
- Group Report about one Seminar: 70%;
- Video (5 min) with the oral presentation of the Seminar report: 20%

Important information:
A) In the report, the students must show critical thinking, capacity to integrate practical knowledge and professional practices with the learned subjects and theories. Innovative approaches will be appreciated;
B) The report and the video must be submitted in Moodle until 18/12/2020; 
C) The students must prepare each Seminar in advance, as the sessions will have a period for discussion.
D) The participation component includes: i) attendance and participation in the discussion period; ii) peer assessing (and feedback) of the videos of  three other gourps (allocated by the lecturer).