Undergraduate Course: Introduction to Corporate Finance (BUST08030)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course aims to develop a student's understanding of the basic principles of finance. It builds on the introduction to finance provided in Foundations of Business. In particular, the course is designed to provide students with a fundamental knowledge and understanding of corporate finance including an understanding of some of the key analysis tools used within the subject. The course has a quantitative slant, and is designed to give a theoretical introduction to company finance policies.
The course covers key aspects of company finance theory. These include business investment decisions, sources of finance, the cost of capital, the financial structure decision and the dividend decision.
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Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
On completion of the course, students should be able:
a) to describe the key aspects of company finance theory
b) 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 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 company financial decisions.
b) be aware of the uses and limitations of these techniques and insights.
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Reading List
| The main textbook will be Corporate Finance (Global Edition) by Jonathan Berk and Peter DeMarzo (B&D). |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Maria Michou
Tel: (0131 6)50 8341
Email: Maria.Michou@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Anastasija Mezecka
Tel: (0131 6)51 5251
Email: Anastasia.Mezecka@ed.ac.uk |
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