Undergraduate Course: Principles of Finance (BUST08003)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | 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 |
| Course description |
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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. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 8,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
165 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
80 %,
Coursework
20 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Assignment in semester 1 = 20%, December degree exam = 80%; resit exam = 100%. |
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| 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 (April/May Sem 1 resits only) | | 2:30 | |
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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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
2 x 1 hour lectures per week, weeks 1-10; plus compulsory tutorials, 1 hour per week for 8 weeks, weeks 3-10. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
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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