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Postgraduate Course: Treasury Management and Corporate Finance (CMSE11172)

Course Outline
SchoolBusiness School CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits15
Home subject areaCommon Courses (Management School) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe course combines core topics in corporate finance with several more technical topics in company financial management. Two topics in particular will be considered in some detail, namely capital budgeting, and techniques of risk management from a company's point of view. Other topics focused on financial management are the management of debt, working capital, and international companies.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?No
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 150 ( Lecture Hours 20, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 115 )
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 S1 (December)Treasury Management and Corporate Finance2:00
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students will:

Know how to conduct a discounted cashflow analysis, including how to allow for uncertainty;

Understand the concept of the weighted average cost of capital and the effect of gearing on the WACC;

Be familiar with the main theories to explain a companies gearing and dividend policies;

Understand how a company can use the main techiques and instruments available to manage currency and interest rate risk;

Be familiar with the main issues in managing debt and in managing working capital;

Have a knowledge of the issues that arise in managing a multinational company.
Assessment Information
Assignment(s) 30%
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
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Maria Boutchkova
Tel: (0131 6)51 5314
Email: Maria.Boutchkova@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Stephen Graham
Tel: (0131 6)50 8071
Email: Stephen.Graham@ed.ac.uk
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