Course code: BED-2032
Corporate Finance
Campus
Semester / Year
Spring 2014
Credits
10
NOTE! This course belongs to a previous semester/year
About the course
Theoretical subject.
Corporate managers must make important decisions to sustain and maximize value of the firm. This course provides the basic tools and frameworks for making these decisions.
The theories and methods developed in this course builds on the basics skills taught in an introductory course in finance
Objectives of the course
Students who have successfully completed the course should have achieved the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge and comprehension:
- Understanding of financial statements from a financial perspective.
- Knowledge and understanding of the tools that are used to value investment projects and companies
- Knowledge the basic issues involved in how firms finance their investment projects and companies
- Knowledge of how investment and financing decisions interrelate.
Skills:
The course should prepare the student to:
- Evaluate firm performance using financial statements
- Value projects and businesses
- Determine whether the firm should return cash to investors or reinvest profits in the enterprise.
- Determine the appropriate mix of equity and debt to apply to a project or business
Competence:
- The student should be able make investing and financing decisions as a corporate manager consistent with the principles of finance using pertinent tools.
Teaching methods
Lectures and seminars.
Language of instruction and examination
EnglishRecommended reading/syllabus
Available on requestAssessment
Written exam lasting 4 hours, comprising 100% of the final course grade (A-F).
Course work requirements: Two hand-ins.
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