Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Investment management in traffic (17.S01444)

Native organizations units: Department of Traffic Engineering

Type of studies	Title
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Postal Traffic and Telecommunications (Godina: 4, Summer)

General information:

Category	Theoretical-methodological
Scientific or art field	Postal Traffic and Communications
Interdisciplinary	No
ECTS	6

Educational goal:

Acquiring knowledge about the basics of investment management in the organizational, technical and technological sense. By gaining knowledge from the mentioned field, it is possible to get acquainted with the processes of realization of investment projects and the justification of projects in traffic. The problems of planning and realization of investments fall into the essential problems of the development of every society. However, investments are not sufficient in themselves, and this multidisciplinary course will introduce students to the principles of investment and evaluation of investment projects. The aim of this course is to familiarize students with the development of investment projects, the basic content of investment projects and the father of profitability of projects. The analysis of the indicators on the justification of the investment is carried out in the function of the analysis: internal rate of return (IRR), capital return period and net present value of the projec

Educational outcome:

Acquiring theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in the field of investment management. Acquiring knowledge in the field of selection and evaluation of those investments and projects that are justified from the aspect of social and economic point of view. Acquiring knowledge about the importance of investments in transport, justification of investments and indicators of justification of investments. Acquiring knowledge about international standards in this field. Teaching and exercises tailored to students of the FTN Traffic Department.

Course content:

- General notions about interments and investing - Application of legal regulations about the need for developing preliminary feasibility studies, feasibility studies and what this type of project should include. - Managing investment process, general principles, phases, aims and criteria. - Elements of a preliminary feasibility study. Input indictors should be processed and analyzed. Content of a preliminary feasibility study. - Elements of a feasibility study. Input indictors should be processed and analyzed. Content of a feasibility study. - Profitability of investment at the level of development of a preliminary feasibility study. - Examples related to projects in thefield of transportation and infrastructure. - Evaluation of investment projects: static evaluation, reduction to present value, dynamic evaluation, social justification, - Cost benefit analysis. Basic principles, establishing costs and benefits. - Investment projects management - Investment financing - Business plan, content and purpose, aims and objectives, principles of development - UNIDO methodology - IMF evaluation of investment projects - Use of quantitative methods in solving investment problems (Delphi method, Viktor method, Prometheus method)

Teaching methods:

Lectures and computer practice.

Literature:

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Adams J.R, Brandt S.E. Martin D.M.	Managing by Project	1979	Dayton	English
Antić A.	Priručnik za investitore	1986	Beograd	Serbian language
Projekat	Aprissal Project in Developing Countries	1988	London	English
Adler, H.A.	Economic Appraisal of transport projects : a manual with case studies	1987	Johns Hopkins university press, Baltimore	English
Atanasković, P.	Upravljanje investicijama u saobraćaju	2017	Fakultet tehničkih nauka, Novi Sad	Serbian language

Knowledge evaluation:

Course activity	Pre-examination	Obligations	Number of points
Written part of the exam - tasks and theory	No	Yes	20.00
Lecture attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Exercise attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Oral part of the exam	No	Yes	50.00
Term paper	Yes	Yes	20.00