Corporate Financial Management (5ECTS)

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students will:
• Understand the issues that influence how a company raises capital
• Understand the relative costs of different forms of capital
• Be able to conduct analyses of investment projects
• Understand payout policies and alternatives
• Understand approaches to managing risk

Content

• Capital structure
• Cost of capital
• Leverage effects
• Capital budgeting and appraisal
• Payout policy
• Risk management

Prerequisites

Finance
Business Mathematics and Statistics
Business Accounting

Teaching methods

Lectures, worked examples, applied project, homework assignments, final exam

Learning materials and recommended literature

Gitman, Lawrence J. Principles of Managerial Finance, Brief Sixth Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2012 (ISBN 978-0-13-611945-6)

Student workload

5 credit course = 130 hours of student workload which can be broken down as follows:
Contact classes/exams 45 hours
Self-directed learning 85 hours

Further information for students

Prerequisites: Business Accounting, Finance, Business Mathematics and Statistics or equivalent

Assessment methods and criteria

Homework assignments, Applied project, Final exam

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient performance:
showing just enough understanding of the subject to merit a pass grade but requiring greater effort to achieve a more satisfactory result

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good performance:
showing strong understanding of basic concepts and good grasp of techniques, but with certain minor problems still requiring further attention

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent performance:
not only fulfils all standard requirements but demonstrates originality and imagination

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Not applicable

Further information

Tuition in English