Currículo
Innovative Investments for Sustainable Development IISD
Contextos
Groupo: Innovation and Research for Sustainability > 2º Ciclo > Parte Escolar > Unidades Curriculares Obrigatórias
ECTS
3.0 (para cálculo da média)
Objectivos
The course provides students with knowledge of innovative investments and their integration into sustainable development. After accomplishing the course unit, the students should be able to navigate through the conceptual framework for the economics of FinTech-based innovative investments (LO1) and sustainable development (LO2). Students should be able to analyze innovative digital investment platforms, like crypto exchanges, and instruments, like cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and tokenized assets (LO3), as well as to understand such rapidly expanding forms of financing as green bonds, clean investing, and impact investments (LO4). Additionally, students are expected to acquire a basic knowledge of innovations in payment technologies, digital banking, lending and crowdfunding, digital wealth management, and real estate FinTech solutions (LO5). Moreover, students should be sufficiently well prepared to link innovative investments to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (LO6).
Programa
1. Conceptual Framework: - Impact of ESG and Circular Economy on Investment Decision Making - What is FinTech Innovation? - Concept of Sustainable Development - Blockchain and Sustainable Investments 2. Decentralized Finance and Blockchain Technology 3. Payments Technology 4. Digital Banking 5. FinTech Lending 6. Digital Wealth Management 7. PropTech and Real Estate FinTech
Método de Avaliação
Students are assessed under mandatory continuous evaluation. - In the Continuous Evaluation System (CES) the grading elements are: Group Work Assignment (GWA)*: 50% Written Assessment (WA): 50%. The Final Grade of the CES will be the weighted average of the 2 elements (GWA and WA), i.e., Final Grade = 0.5GWA + 0.5WA. Continuous Evaluation is mandatory for the first sitting grading since there will be no final exam. - In the Exam Evaluation System, based on solely one exam: are admitted students who fail in the CES or enrol to improve the grade. The only grading element is a second sitting exam, which accounts for 100% final grade.
Carga Horária
Carga Horária de Contacto -
Trabalho Autónomo - 80.0
Carga Total -
Bibliografia
Principal
- Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Investing, Academic Press.: Hill, J. 2020 Academic Press
- The Economics of FinTech: Understanding Digital Transformation in Financial Services: Imerman, M.B and Fabozzi, F. 2025 Cambridge, MIT Press
- FinTech for ESG and Circular Economy: Gonzales, E., Kandpal, V., Ozili, P., and Chatterjee, P. 2024 Wiley