Project Evaluation and Management

Basic knowledge of financial mathematics, accounting and finance.

The following teaching methodologies are used in this curricular unit:

1) Verbal methods (say), making use of the following educational resources: Exposition, Explanation and Dialogue;

2) Active methodologies (do), making use of the following educational resources: Exercises and Group Works.

To provide students the fundamental concepts and methodologies for the analysis of the financial and economic feasibility of investment projects and the management of its implementation. It is expected that at the end of the course the student is able to:
a) Learn and apply basic concepts of financial calculus to investments evaluation;
b) Know the terminology and the basic concepts of investments analysis;
c) Organize the dossier with the elements to evaluate a project; analyze the economic and financial studies of the project; making and justifying real projects decisions and designing
d) Monitoring and control project progress.

1. FINANCIAL CALCULUS OVERVIEW

1.1. Basic concepts

1.2. Capitalization and Discount schemes

2. INVESTMENTS ANALYSIS

2.1 Investments analysis overview

2.2  Elaboration of investment projects and business planslation

2.3 Elements necessary for the evaluation of investment projects

2.4 Economic evaluation of investment projects and project selection criteria

2.4.1 The Net present value (NPV)

2.4.2 The Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

2.4.3 The Payback Period (Payback Period)

2.4.4 The Profitability Index (PI)

2.4.5 Project selection criteria

2.5 Evaluation of projects under uncertainty

3. Project Management

3.1 Project Management Process

3.2 Project Control.

• - Individual Written Work - 20.0%
• - Individual written tests - 40.0%
• - Individual Written Test - 40.0%

• - Exam - 80.0%
• - Individual and/or Group Work - 20.0%

NAO

Matias, R. (2018). Cálculo Financeiro – Teoria e Prática. (6ª edição). Escolar Editora.

Roldão, V. (2016). Gestão de Projetos – Abordagem instrumental ao planeamento, organização e controlo.
(5ª Edição). Monitor.

Silva, E. & Queirós, M. (2011). Gestão Financeira – Análise de Investimentos. (2ª Edição). Vida Económica.

Soares, I., Moreira, J., Pinho, C. & Couto, J. (2015). Decisões de Investimento – Análise Financeira de Projetos.
(4ª Edição). Edições Silabo.

Vieito, J. (2021). Análise de Projetos de Investimento. Escolar Editora.