Postgraduate CUR-MBA650-2020

Corporate Finance for Managers

Bring corporate finance skills to your MBA. Understand what goes into decision-making for investments, mergers and acquisitions – so that you can be a better manager. Cover working capital, company valuations and share portfolio management.

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Duration

13 weeks

Study method

100% online

Available loans

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Assessments

Subjects may require attendance

Prior study

Required

Study terms

25 Nov 2019
01 Jun 2020
30 Nov 2020

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Subject details

What you'll learn

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

explain the basic principles. frameworks and corporate finance models as they apply to business at a local and international level
interpret corporate finance principles to solve business problems
communicate the international scope and scale of corporate finance and how international trends and activities affect decision making in local business
evaluate and synthesize the information learned and appropriately communicate that knowledge using relevant technology.

Topics covered

- Introduction & Time Value of Money
- Valuing Bonds
- Valuing Shares
- Investing: Decision Criteria
- Investing: DCF & Project Analysis
- Risk: Risk and Return
- Risk: WACC & Company Valuation
- Financing: Capital Raising
- Financing: Debt Policy & Capital Structure
- Dividend Payout Policy
- Special Topics
- Review
Study resources
- Instructional methods
  - Standard Media
  - Web links
  - Embedded Multimedia
  - Podcasting/Lecture capture
  - Streaming Multimedia
  - Audio/Video conferencing
  - Chat Rooms
  - Online assignment submission
  - Discussion forum/Discussion Board
- Online materials
  - Online Assessment
  - Printable format materials
  - Quizzes
  - Resources and Links
  - Audio-Video streaming
- Other materials
  - Audio
  - Video

Entry requirements

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

CUR-GCB540-Financial and Management Accounting for Business

Special requirements

No special requirements

Description

This subject is designed to introduce MBA students to a wide range of corporate finance topics to enable them to understand and participate in corporate finance decision making in organisations. The types of decisions include major capital investments, mergers and acquisitions, working capital, company valuations and share portfolio management.

Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.

Find out more about the Academic Integrity module.

Assessments

Exercise (30%)
Project Report (35%)
Invigilated Exam (35%)

Textbooks

Current study term (24 Nov 19 to 23 Feb 20)

Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 10th ed.

Brealey, et al.

ISBN 9781260566093

Required

Next study term (31 May 20 to 30 Aug 20)

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

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