Oman College of Management & Technology
Department of Administrative and Financial Sciences
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Code & Title
Semester
Instructor
Class Schedule
Office Hours
Web Site
E-mail
303302 Investment Management
Spring 2015 - 2016
Syed Ashfaq
Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday 09:30 – 10:30
Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday 11:30 – 12:30
www.omancollege.edu.om/syed
syed.ahmed@omancollege.edu.om
Teaching Methods:
The class sessions will be based on the following teaching and learning activities:  Lectures
 Discussion based on numerical based topics.
 Assignments (Home work)
Course Description:
The course gives a broad outlook about bank performance and its operation in investment.
Investment values, construction and prerequisites of investment programs, measurement of risk
and return. Economic, Industry and fundamental security analysis, in addition to bond & stock
valuations.
Course Objectives:
The course aims to improve the student’s knowledge about various investment alternatives and
it values in the field of investors. It gives students a broad outlook of investment valuation and
its calculation about return.
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Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the course students would be able to:
• Analyze the investment alternatives
• To measure the risk & return of investment
• Find out the stock valuations
Syllabus
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Course Time Table:
Weeks
1
2
3
4
5
6
Introduction to investment
Investment alternatives
Introduction to stock
Securities analysis
Stock based Return and risk
Exercises
First Exam
7
8
9
10
11
Safe investment alternatives
Bond Analysis
Introduction of indirect investment
Money market securities
Case study
Second Exam
12
Introduction to financial markets
13
Classification of financial markets
14
15
16
Real Assets
Case study
Final Exam
Students Activity
Students are expected to undertake take home assignments in topics of special importance in
Investment information.
Textbook/References:
Yogesh Maheshwari (2008), “Investment Management”, PHI.
Gaylon E. Greer, Phillip T.Kolbe (2033), “Investment Analysis for Real Estate
Decisions”
Benjamin Graham, David “ Security Analysis” 1st Edition.
Syllabus
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Performance Evaluation:
The grade will be based upon the following:
First Exam
Second Project (Exam)
Class Participation & Activity
Final Project (Exam)
20%
20%
10%
50%
Student Responsibility:
 M o b i l e phones must be turned off during class time and
 Students must maintain decorum and participate in class discussion and
critiques. Failure will result in grade reduction.
 Students are expected to follow OCMT’s standardized attendance policy. Lecture
attendance is mandatory. Students are allowed maximally of 15% absentia of the total
module hours.
 Assignments should be submitted on stipulated time (Late papers will not be accepted).
 Coming on time and staying till class is over.
Syllabus
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