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 Introduction to Financial Markets (BUST08029) which is the pre-requisite course. |
| Course description |
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 corporate finance decisions and policies.
The course covers key aspects of corporate finance theory. These include business investment decisions, sources of finance, the cost of capital, the financial structure decision and the dividend decision.
Syllabus
Capital Budgeting
Cost of Capital
Capital Structure
Payout policy
Corporate governance
Major corporate events
Corporate risk management
Student Learning Experience
Students are introduced to the topics in lectures. The topics are then related to particular situations in tutorials, thereby showing how principles apply in practice.
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2016/17, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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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 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
167 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
40 %,
Coursework
60 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
1. 30% coursework (group project)
2. 30% midterm exam
3. 40% final exam
The coursework will be a written 3000 word group project, submitted towards the end of the course.
The midterm will be one hour in duration consist of problems and True/False questions.
The final written exam will be of one hour duration. It will consist of multiple choice questions. |
| Feedback |
Informal assessment and feedback
During the course a range of informal methods of providing assessment feedback to students will be used. This type of work will not contribute to your mark for the course but is designed to help you assess your progress and allow you to take action as necessary.
Examples of these modes of assessment include:
- self-assessment by working through examples and comparing answers with solutions during the course, both from lecture materials and the textbook
- tutorial assignments, tutor feedback and comparing answers with solutions
- online multiple choice end of chapter revision tests
- practicing prior year exam questions and comparing with the solutions and reviewing examiner feedback on the latest exam diet.
Students are expected to be self-motivated to make the most effective use of these informal assessment tools.
Coursework individual feedback will be made available on Learn.
Exam Feedback
Your examination marks will be posted on Learn (together with generic feedback and examination statistics) as soon as possible after the Boards of Examiners meeting. Generic feedback will be made available on Learn.
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 1:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 1:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe and discuss the key aspects of corporate finance theory.
- Discuss critically the contribution of finance theory to financial practice.
- Understand and apply some of the key analysis tools used within corporate finance.
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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
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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
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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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
1 x 2h lecture per week, starting Week 1
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1 x 1h tutorial per week, starting Week 3 |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Peter Moles
Tel: (0131 6)50 3795
Email: P.Moles@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Judi Robertson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3900
Email: judi.robertson@ed.ac.uk |
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