Educational guide
IDENTIFYING DATA 2024_25
Subject DIRECCIÓN FINANCIERA I Code 00516022
Study programme
0516 - GRADO EN FINANZAS
Descriptors Credit. Type Year Period
6 Compulsory Third First
Language
Castellano
Prerequisites
Department DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA
Coordinador
FEITO RUIZ, ISABEL
E-mail ifeir@unileon.es
fjrobg@unileon.es
Lecturers
ROBLES GONZÁLEZ , FRANCISCO JAVIER
FEITO RUIZ, ISABEL
Web http://
General description
Tribunales de Revisión
Tribunal titular
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Presidente DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA GONZALEZ VELASCO , MARIA DEL CARMEN
Secretario GONZALEZ FERNANDEZ , MARCOS
Vocal DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA AMOR TAPIA , BORJA
Tribunal suplente
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Presidente DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA SIERRA FERNANDEZ , MARIA DEL PILAR
Secretario CASTRO CASTRO , PAULA
Vocal DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA VALDUNCIEL BUSTOS , LAURA

Competencias
Code  
B5792

Learning aims
Competences
-Understand the fundamentals of corporate finance. - Know how to identify the determining variables in the analysis of investments. - Select investment projects using different criteria and methodologies. - Know how to quantify the effect of reinvestment on project selection. - Analyze and interpret the treatment of inflation and taxes in investment criteria. - Understand how risk and uncertainty affect when choosing an investment project. B5792

Contents
Topic Sub-topic

1. Fundamentals of corporate finance.
2. Investment principles.
3. Analysis and evaluation of investment projects (pure and mixed).
4. Investment decisions with capital rationing and in an environment of uncertainty.

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Class hours Hours outside the classroom Total hours
Problem solving, classroom exercises 44 0 44
 
 
Lecture 100 0 100
 
Mixed tests 5 0 5
1 0 1
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies   ::  
  Description
Problem solving, classroom exercises Formulation, analysis, resolution and debate of a problem or exercise related to the subject matter.
Lecture Presentation of the contents of the subject.

Personalized attention
 
Lecture
Problem solving, classroom exercises
Description
- Tutoring by the professor: students may go to the Faculty's office, during the tutorial schedule set at the beginning of the academic year.
- Virtual tutorials: students will be able to make queries via e-mail or Moodle or Google Meet.

Collective tutorials for the performance of training activities with the presence of the teacher, at the times assigned in the timetable of the subject.

The office and virtual tutorials for English Friendly students will be in English.

Assessment
  Description Qualification
Individual and group work 20%
Mixed tests Written theoretical-practical tests 70%
Others Practices, case and problem solving, and class participation 10%
 
Other comments and second call

Second call: a global test will be held to evaluate the theoretical and practical content of the subject. The test will be carried out within the period established in the Academic Calendar of the University of León and on the date approved by the Board of the Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences and published well in advance in its schedules.

Special call in December: it will consist of a written test to assess the theoretical and practical contents of the subject, where the assessment criteria will appear. It will be held on the date established by the Dean's Office of the Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences.

Only those students who have a maximum of one subject pending for the completion of their studies and the Final Degree Project in the case of Bachelor's degrees or one subject and the Final Master's Project in the case of Master's degrees may attend, after registration.

In the event that they do not pass the subjects referred to in the previous paragraph and do not exhaust the maximum number of evaluation calls established by the Social Council, they may attend the next call.

Likewise, those students who, in accordance with the regulations for permanence at the ULE, the Rector grants them an exceptional call and are assigned, at the request of the interested parties, the one corresponding to the month of December may attend the special call in December.

No more than two sittings may be used in the same academic year.

The total number of sittings that may be available to pass a subject will be in accordance with the provisions of the permanence rules approved by the Social Council.

Exam Rules:

During the development of the written tests, it will only be allowed to use pens, pencils or similar and a financial and/or scientific calculator. The possession and use of mobile and/or electronic devices during the holding of the tests is strictly prohibited. The simple possession of these devices, as well as notes, books, folders or various materials not authorised during the assessment tests, will entail the immediate withdrawal of the exam, its expulsion from it and its qualification as failing, communicating the incident to the Academic Authority of the Centre so that it can carry out the actions provided for in the Guidelines for Action in Cases of Plagiarism.  Copying or Fraud in Examinations or Assessment Tests, approved by the Standing Committee of the Governing Council on 29 January 2015.

Review of exams:

In order for the review to proceed, the student's prior request will be required. This request may be made in two ways:

a) Preferably, through the website of the University of León: www.unileon.es

b) Exceptionally, if they are unable to use the procedure provided for in the previous point, they may complete the form that will be provided to students by the Administrations of the body responsible for the degree.

In any case, the period will end at 12:00 noon on the working day prior to the review, and must be submitted to the Administration of the Centre in which the degree to which it belongs is taught, or to the Administration of the Department responsible for teaching the subject under review, with the corresponding entry record. For these purposes, Saturday will be considered as a non-working day.

 


Sources of information
Access to Recommended Bibliography in the Catalog ULE

Basic

FANJUL, J. L. y CASTAÑO, F. J., Dirección Financiera. Caso a Caso., Thomson-Civitas, Aranzadi, Navarra, 2006

FANJUL, J. L. y CASTAÑO, F. J, Proyecto Empresarial, EDITEX, Madrid, 2000

DURBAN, S., Finanzas Corporativas, Pirámide, 2017

PINDADO, J., Finanzas Empresariales, Paraninfo, Madrid, 2012

VALLEJO, B; SOLORZANO, M., Gestión Patrimonial y Banca Privada, Pirámide, Madrid, 2014

GARCÍA OLALLA, M.; MARTÍNEZ GARCÍA, F.J. , Manual del Asesor Financiero., Paraninfo, Madrid., 2014 (1º Edición) y 2018 (2º Edición)

BREALEY, R.A.; MYERS, S.C.; ALLEN, F., Principios Finanzas Corporativas, McGrawHill, 2010 y 2017

Complementary

SUÁREZ, A.S. , Decisiones Óptimas de Inversión y Financiación en la Empresa, Pirámide, 2005

AGUIAR, I., DIAZ, N.L., Finanzas Corporativas en la Práctica, Delta, 2017

ROSS, WESTERFIELD, R.W., JORDAN, B.D., Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, McGraw-Hill, 2017

FERNÁNDEZ, A.I.: GARCÍA OLALLA,M., Las Decisiones Financieras de la Empresa, Ariel Economía, 1992

GÓMEZ ANSÓN, S.; GONZÁLEZ MÉNDEZ, V. MENÉNDEZ REQUEJO, S., Problemas de Dirección Financiera, Civitas, 2000


Recommendations


Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before
ANÁLISIS OPERACIONES FINANCIERAS I / 00516006
ANÁLISIS OPERACIONES FINANCIERAS II / 00516011
INSTITUC.,INTERM.,Y MERCADOS FINANCIEROS / 00516014
GESTIÓN BANCARIA / 00516015
OPERATIVA BANCARIA / 00516016
 
Other comments
Students in the English Friendly modality will receive documentation, manuals and tutorials in English. They will also be able to take assignments, presentations and exams in English.