Postgraduate Course: Treasury Management and Corporate Finance (CMSE11172)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 15 |
| Home subject area | Common Courses (Management School) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | 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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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. |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of 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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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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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 | |
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.
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Assessment Information
Assignment(s) 30%
Examination 70% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| 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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