Postgraduate Course: Treasury Management and Corporate Finance (CMSE11172)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 15 |
ECTS Credits | 7.5 |
| Summary | The 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.
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| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | For Business School PG students only, or by special permission of the School. Please contact the course secretary. |
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:
150
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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 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Assignment(s) 30%
Examination 70% |
| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Treasury Management and Corporate Finance | 2:00 | |
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.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | fin-TMCF |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Maria Boutchkova
Tel: (0131 6)51 5314
Email: Maria.Boutchkova@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Rachel Allan
Tel: (0131 6)51 3757
Email: Rachel.Allan@ed.ac.uk |
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