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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 descriptionThe course aims to introduce students to current research on the chosen topics and to develop skills of understanding and analysis. We consider certain aspects of company financing and financial management believed to be of academic interest and practical importance. Topics include: corporate governance, debt policy, borrowing (bank lending), equity raising (initial public offers and seasoned equity offers), dividend policy, corporate restructuring and behavioural biases in corporate decision making.
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-requisitesVisiting students should have at least 3 Business Studies courses (including at least one Finance course) at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 13/01/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 20, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Revision Session Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 172 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 70 %, Coursework 30 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)Corporate Finance2:00
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding:
On completion of the module, students should
(a) be able to understand arguments and debates concerning the topics covered;
(b) have improved their knowledge of theoretical and empirical research in corporate finance;
(c) have improved their knowledge of the financing arrangements of companies;
(d) have developed their understanding of certain methods of research in finance, for example analysis of numerical data.

Cognitive skills:
On completion of the module, students should have developed their ability to
(a) understand complex lines of argument and reasoning of the sort found in journal papers in corporate finance;
(b) write answers to essay-style questions.
Assessment Information
Coursework 30% - individual essay (max 2000 words).
Degree examination 70%.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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KeywordsCF
Contacts
Course organiserMs Yue Liu
Tel: (0131 6)50 4309
Email: Yue.Liu@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Jen Wood
Tel: (0131 6)50 8335
Email: J.Wood@ed.ac.uk
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