Corporate Finance

Duration

13 weeks

Student rating

Study method

100% online

Available loans

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Assessments

Subjects may require attendance

Prior study

Required

Study terms

26 Aug 2019

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Subject details

What you'll learn

At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

examine Theories of Corporate Finance and their Limitations
apply financial management tools and techniques
analyse information relating to sources and uses of capital from a CFO perspective
evaluate financial policies of public corporations.

Topics covered

- Introduction - Capital Budgeting
- Risk and Return Cost of Capital
- Cost of Capital Valuations
- Debt Policy
- Capital Structure
- Dividend Policy
- Financial Analysis
- Corporate Governance
- IPO, SEO and RI
- Mergers and Acquisition
- Corporate Restructuring
Study resources
- Instructional methods
  - Online Quizzes/Tests
  - Online assignment submission
  - Standard Media
- Online materials
  - Resources and Links
  - Online Assessment

Entry requirements

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

CUR-BAN23-Introduction to Finance Principles , or CUR-BAN25-Business Analysis for Investment

Special requirements

No special requirements

Description

This subject focuses on aspects of the corporate finance theories and tools and techniques to facilitate financial decision making. It aims to expose students to and familiarise them with corporate sector financial management by examining the main issues faced by financial managers of public companies. Topics covered are: Information asymmetry and signalling, agency theory, capital markets and sources of funds, capital budgeting under uncertainty, capital structure, dividend policy, and market for corporate control and corporate governance.

Introduction to economic concepts and principles, Demand and supply analysis, Elasticity ,Economic Efficiency,

Market failure, Introduction to macroeconomics, Unemployment and inflation, Model of aggregate demand and aggregate supply, Global markets.

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Assessments

Case Study (35%)
Invigilated Exam (45%)
Mid-study period test (20%)

Textbooks

Current study term (25 Aug 19 to 24 Nov 19)

Click on the titles of the listed books below to find out more:

Corporate Finance, 4th Global ed.

Jonathan Berk and Peter DeMarzo

Required

Related degrees

undergraduate CUR-FIN-DEG-2018

Bachelor of Commerce Finance

undergraduate SWI-BUS-DEG-2018

Bachelor of Business

13 available majors

Bachelor of Business Core Subjects
Major in Advertising (this Major is currently in teach-out)
Major in Economics
Major in Finance
Major in Information Systems
Major in Marketing
Co-Major in Advertising (this Co-Major is currently in teach-out)
Co-Major in Economics (for Finance students)
Co-Major in Economics (not for Finance students)
Co-Major in Finance (cannot be taken with the Finance or Economics Major)
Co-Major in Finance (for Economics students)
Co-Major in Information Systems
Co-Major in Marketing (cannot be taken with the Marketing Major)