Financial technology

Core Courses

Semester 5

Fundamental Teaching Unit

Advanced Financial Accounting 1

Financial Technology (FinTech)

Financial Engineering 1

Financial Management

Methodological Teaching Unit

Financial & Accounting Software

Data Analysis

Exploratory Teaching Unit

E-Commerce Law

Transversal Teaching Unit

Specialized Foreign Language 1

Semester 6

Fundamental Teaching Unit

Advanced Financial Accounting 2

Financial Inclusion

Financial Engineering 2

Banking Techniques

Methodological Teaching Unit

Electronic Project Management Software

Bachelor’s Graduation Project

Exploratory Teaching Unit

Algorithms & Data Structures

Transversal Teaching Unit

Specialized Foreign Language 2

Advanced Topics

Semester 5

Fundamental Teaching Unit

Advanced Financial Accounting 1

- Accounting for Tangible, Intangible, and Financial Fixed Assets (Initial and subsequent measurement, disposals, grants...)

- Accounting for Finance Lease Contracts

- Accounting for Long-Term Contracts (Construction contracts)

- Accounting for Inventories, Write-Downs, and Current Provisions

- Accounting for Deferred Customer Transactions: Commercial Papers

- Accounting for Foreign Currency Transactions

- Accounting for Salaries and Wages

- Accounting for Taxes and Duties (Including deferred taxes)

Financial Technology (FinTech)

- Concepts of Financial Technology (FinTech)

- Domains of Financial Technology

- Cloud Computing

- Blockchain

- FinTech Companies

- FinTech Applications in Insurance Companies

- FinTech Applications in Banking

- Financial Innovations in FinTech

- Risks of Financial Technology

Financial Engineering 1

- Evolution of the Concept of Financial Engineering

- Relationship Between Financial Engineering, Financial Innovation, and the Development of Financial Engineering - Products & Tools

- Funding Sources

- Financial Instruments

- Financial Derivatives and Their Role in Risk Management

- Options: Interest Rate Options

- Forwards: Forward Rate Agreements (FRA)

- Swaps: Interest Rate Swaps (IRS)

- Cash-Based Introduction to Financial Derivatives from an Islamic Financial Engineering Perspective

Financial Management

- Conceptual Introduction to Financial Management: Financial Analysis and Diagnosis

- Financial Analysis of the Balance Sheet (Vertical, Functional, and Dynamic Analysis)

- Study and Analysis of the Income Statement (Statement Presentation, SIG Analysis, Scissor Effect, etc.)

- Study and Analysis of Cash Flow Statements (Dynamics, Statement Presentation, Cash Flow Analysis)

- Analysis of Working Capital Needs and Financing (Estimation of Normative Working Capital Requirements)

- Analysis of Operational Risks Using Leverage and Break-Even Point

- Profitability Analysis (Return Ratios) and Financial Leverage

- Investment Selection Criteria

Methodological Teaching Unit

Financial & Accounting Software

- Financial and accounting software and its importance

- Evaluation of PC-COMPTA, Oracle, or any available accounting software

- Data entry in the software

- Accounting entries in the software

- Journal preparation in the software

- Trial balance preparation in the software

- Inventory operations in the software

- Balance sheet preparation in the software

- Income statement preparation in the software

- Error correction in the software

Data Analysis

- Matrix Algebra Operations

- Linear Applications and Eigenvalues

- Principal Component Analysis (PCA)

- Factorial Analysis of Correspondence (FAC)

- Multiple Factorial Analysis of Correspondence (MFAC)

- Cluster Analysis (CA)

- Discriminant Analysis (DA)

Exploratory Teaching Unit

E-Commerce Law

- Introduction to E-Commerce Law

- E-Commerce in International and Arab Agreements

- Law on E-Commerce (Law 18-05 and any subsequent amendments...)

- Cybercrimes Related to E-Commerce

- Law on Electronic Payment Methods

- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and its Derived Agreements

- International Agreements on ICT Technologies

- WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

- Intellectual Property Law in Algeria (Ordinance 03-05 and any subsequent amendments...)

Transversal Teaching Unit

Specialized Foreign Language 1

- Financial ratios

- Asset management

- Banking services

- leveraged finance

- Business lettres

Semester 6

Fundamental Teaching Unit

Advanced Financial Accounting 2

- Year-End Adjustments: Fixed Assets (Depreciation, Revaluation Differences, Impairment Losses)

- Year-End Adjustments: Inventory (Perpetual & Periodic Inventory Systems, Impairment Losses, Inventory Variances, Other Adjustments)

- Year-End Adjustments: Accounts Receivable (Doubtful Accounts & Impairment Losses, Bad Debts)

- Year-End Adjustments: Provisions (Liability Provisions, Expense & Revenue Accounts...)

- Bank Reconciliation Process

- Accounting Policies, Changes in Estimates & Error Corrections

- Events After the Reporting Period

- Preparation of Financial Statements

Financial Inclusion

- Concepts of Financial Inclusion

- Importance and Objectives of Financial Inclusion

- Principles and Benefits of Financial Inclusion

- Dimensions of Financial Inclusion

- Mechanisms for Developing Financial Inclusion

- Enhancing Financial Inclusion Through Digital Technology

- Global Financial Inclusion Indicators

- Logistic Regression Models

- Financial Inclusion in Algeria

Financial Engineering 2

- Introduction to Regulated Financial Markets & Standardized Financial Instruments

- Financial Options

- Options Portfolio Management Using Greek Letters (Delta, Gamma, Theta, Vega, Rho)

- Options Valuation (Fundamentals, Determinants, Pricing Models)

- Basic and Complex Hedging Strategies Using Options

- Futures Contracts

- Using Futures for Bond Portfolio Risk Management

- Introduction to Structured Finance & Securitization (Asset Management in Financial Institutions)

- Islamic Securitization (Tawarruq-based Structures)

- Sukuk & Financial Innovation in Islamic Finance Industry

Banking Techniques

- General Banking Concepts

- Account Management

- Payment Instrument Administration

- Savings Products

- Credit Allocation: Personal Loans, Corporate Loans, Investment Loans, Customer Financing, International Trade -Financing

- Islamic Banking Techniques: Murabaha, Musharaka, Mudaraba, Istisna'a, Ijara, Tawarruq

Methodological Teaching Unit

Electronic Project Management Software

- Introduction to Projects and Investments

- Project Management Methodologies

- Traditional Project Evaluation Methods

- Modern Financial Evaluation Methods for Projects

- Presentation and Selection of Electronic Project Management Software

- Presentation and Selection of Electronic Project Evaluation Software

- Project Management Using MS Project (MSPM)

- Designing an Electronic Program for Project Evaluation According to PMBOK Methodology

Bachelor’s Graduation Project

- Feasibility Study: Student-prepared project under professor supervision, developing a business plan to materialize the project idea. This falls under entrepreneurship center or business incubator guidance and follows evaluation by experts per Ministerial Decision 1275.

- Open Workshops: Organization and participation in university-wide workshops inviting sector representatives (banking, accounting, commerce directorate, industry directorate, insurance, telecoms, production/industrial enterprises) to mentor 3rd-year students.

- Specialization Seminars: Training workshops covering: Statistical database creation, Stock market indicator tracking/analysis, Specialized foreign article translation, Other technical topics

- Field Internship: Practical training with institutional supervision, culminating in a professional report co-guided by academic and industry mentors.

- Case Study Analysis: Examination of economic phenomena using statistical software (SPSS, R, Stata).

- Educational Tools Development: Design of applied programs to support coursework learning.

- Simulation Projects

- Field Research: Empirical studies addressing current challenges

Exploratory Teaching Unit

Algorithms & Data Structures

- Recursion

- Linked Lists

- Stacks and Queues

- Trees

- Other Tree Forms

Transversal Teaching Unit

Specialized Foreign Language 2

- Financial Ratios

- Asset management

- Banking services

- leveraged finance

- Business letters