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Undergraduate Course: Corporate Finance (BUST10012)

Course Outline
SchoolBusiness School CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaBusiness Studies Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course aims to develop an in-depth understanding of advanced issues in corporate finance theory and practice. Topics include: review of market efficiency and asset pricing; financial statement analysis; valuation methods: discounted cash flow technique, relative valuation, and real options; cost of capital; going public: initial public offerings and seasoned equity offerings; corporate risk management; corporate governance and corporate social responsibility; financial intermediation; venture capital; and international corporate finance.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Principles of Finance (BUST08003)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CentralLecture1-5, 8-12 14:00 - 15:50
First Class Week 1, Monday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. Room 7.01, David Hume Tower
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)Corporate Finance2:00
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding: On completion of the course, students should (a) understand arguments and debates concerning the advanced topics in corporate finance theory (b) have developed their understanding of certain methods of quantitative research in finance (c) have a knowledge of theoretical and empirical academic research in corporate finance (d) have a knowledge of aspects of the practical applications (e) be able to value financial and non-financial companies by using valuation techniques covered in the course. Cognitive skills: On completion of the course, students should (a) have developed their ability to understand complex lines of argument and reasoning of the sort found in journal papers in finance (b) have developed their ability to produce answers to numerical and essay type questions.
Assessment Information
Coursework 30%.
Degree examination 70%.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsCF
Contacts
Course organiserMs Yue Liu
Tel: (0131 6)50 4309
Email: Yue.Liu@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Ruth Winkle
Tel: (0131 6)50 8335
Email: Ruth.Winkle@ed.ac.uk
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