Undergraduate Course: Principles of Finance (BUST08003)
Course Outline
| School |
Business School |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Business Studies |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
Returns on financial investments: defining returns; normal and real interest rates; share returns-technical analysis and the efficient markets hypothesis. The risk/return relationship: defining risk; portfolio diversification; capital asset pricing model; options, warrants and convertibles. Company finance the capital budgeting decision-discounted cash flow techniques, risk analysis; the financial structure decision-available types of funding, the Modigliani-Miller propositions, tax, bankruptcy costs, agency; cost of funds for investment projects; dividend policy; working capital management |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
Visiting students should usually have at least 1 introductory level Business Studies course at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this) for entry to this course. We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-10 | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-10 | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
2 x 1 hour lectures per week, weeks 1-10; plus compulsory tutorials, 1 hour per week for 8 weeks, weeks 3-10. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Principles of Finance | 2:30 | | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:30 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
COURSE OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
Knowledge and Understanding
On completion of the course, students should be able:
a) to describe the main financial assets and how they may be valued
b) to describe the key aspects of company finance theory
c) to discuss critically the contribution of finance theory to financial practice.
Cognitive Skills
On completion of the course, students should be able:
a) to demonstrate that they can work in a tutorial group to analyse a financial problem
using concepts covered in the lectures
b) to demonstrate that they can solve simple problems in finance
Key Skills
On completion of the course, students should:
a) have been encouraged to develop their written skills through the coursework assignment and the degree examination
b) be able to demonstrate an ability to solve numerical problems through tutorials and the degree examination
c) be able to communicate effectively in a tutorial group.
Subject-Specific Skills
On completion of the course, students should:
a) be aware of the techniques and insights relevant to the valuation of financial assets and company financial decisions
b) be aware of the uses and limitations of these techniques and insights.
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Assessment Information
| Assignment in semester 1 = 20%, December degree exam = 80%; resit exam = 100%. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Ms Yue Liu
Tel: (0131 6)50 4309
Email: Yue.Liu@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Caroline Hall
Tel: (0131 6)50 8336
Email: Caroline.Hall@ed.ac.uk |
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