Study programme 2022-2023Français
Investor Behaviour
Programme component of Master's in Management (MONS) (day schedule) à la Warocqué School of Business and Economics

CodeTypeHead of UE Department’s
contact details
Teacher(s)
UW-M1-SCIGES-045-MCompulsory UECROQUET MélanieW751 - Finance
  • CROQUET Mélanie

Language
of instruction
Language
of assessment
HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) CreditsWeighting Term
  • Français
Français15600033.002nd term

AA CodeTeaching Activity (AA) HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) Term Weighting
W-FINA-048Comportement des investisseurs - AAEP120000Q2
W-FINA-049Comportement des investisseurs - AAEHP36000Q2

Integrated test : there will be no assessment for each AA but a single assessment for the UE.
Programme component

Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

  • Mobilise expertise in at least one area of management.
    • Mobilise acquired skills in a specific professional environment.
  • Professionally communicate and present original work both orally and in writing.
    • Conduct scientific reasoning on complex or innovative management issues.
    • Communicate and interact in a clear and structured manner, orally and in writing, on issues, analyses and projects.
    • Present and structure data in a clear, precise, neutral, and non-oriented way.
  • Collaborate within a team and exercise leadership.
    • Contribute to the coordination and animation of a team, by putting in place the most effective means of collaboration in a given situation.
    • Listen to team members and encourage expressing a shared opinion. Accept and discuss a different point of view than theirs.
    • Plan activities so as to best utilise the time available.
  • In an active and integrated manner, master knowledge in the various fields of management and use them effectively in a professional context.
    • Integrate highly specialised knowledge in different fields of management.
    • Appropriately mobilise expertise taking into account the constraints and resources in the situation encountered.
  • Be independent and regularly adapt to new contexts.
    • Demonstrate independence and persevere, despite the difficulties or initial errors, to find an optimal solution.
    • Monitor knowledge and methodological approaches in order to evolve their thinking and practice.
    • Assess their practices and be able to question it.

Learning Outcomes of UE

At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. to understand the origins of behavioural finance
2. to understand the importance of behavioural aspects in investment decision-making
3. to understand the importance of behavioural aspects in asset management
4. to understand the interactions between behavioural finance and neo-classical finance

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

The learning activities of the EU are fully complementary and differ only in the way they are taught.

Prior Experience

néo-classical finance

Type(s) and mode(s) of Q2 UE assessment

  • Production (written work, report, essay, collection, product, etc.) - To be submitted in class
  • Oral presentation - Face-to-face

Q2 UE Assessment Comments

On the pedagogical front, we will use the teaching methodologies based on the reverse class. Students, divided into groups, will be required to complete the required work to develop the skills.
Student participation is therefore absolutely required since it is mainly this participation in the in-person course sessions, group work, etc. that will be evaluated. 

Type(s) and mode(s) of Q3 UE assessment

  • N/A - Néant

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

Given the teaching method envisaged for this course, there is no second session examination.

Type of Teaching Activity/Activities

AAType of Teaching Activity/Activities
W-FINA-048
  • Cours magistraux
W-FINA-049
  • Cours magistraux
  • Travaux pratiques
  • Exercices de création et recherche en atelier
  • Etudes de cas

Mode of delivery

AAMode of delivery
W-FINA-048
  • Hybrid
W-FINA-049
  • Hybrid

Required Learning Resources/Tools

AARequired Learning Resources/Tools
W-FINA-048Not applicable
W-FINA-049Not applicable

Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

AARecommended Learning Resources/Tools
W-FINA-048Not applicable
W-FINA-049Not applicable

Other Recommended Reading

AAOther Recommended Reading
W-FINA-048Not applicable
W-FINA-049Not applicable
(*) HT : Hours of theory - HTPE : Hours of in-class exercices - HTPS : hours of practical work - HD : HMiscellaneous time - HR : Hours of remedial classes. - Per. (Period), Y=Year, Q1=1st term et Q2=2nd term
Date de dernière mise à jour de la fiche ECTS par l'enseignant : 11/05/2022
Date de dernière génération automatique de la page : 21/06/2023
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Courriel: info.mons@umons.ac.be