Overview:
- Credits:
- 5.0
- Level:
- 4
- Semester:
- Spring
- Subject:
- Finance
- School:
- Business
- Coordinator:
- Professor Thomas Conlon
FIN42090 Corporate Finance (Mod)
Academic Year 2023/2024
In this module, students will develop an understanding of the role of the financial manager within a company in terms of appraising investments, quantifying the risk/return relationship, identifying, evaluating and selecting the appropriate sources of finance to fund investment projects. Furthermore, the module will seek to develop student's understanding of decision making in mergers andacquisitions, optimal capital structure and dividend policy.
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Curricular information is subject to change
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module students should: -
1. Understand why shareholder wealth maximisation is considered to be the primary objective of a business.
2. Achieve a good practical understanding of the 3 principal fi nancial decisions that flow from shareholder wealth maximisation, namely
i) the fi nancing decision,
ii) the investment decision, and,
iii) the dividend decision.
3. Appreciate the theoretical principles associated with the 3 principal financial decisions.
4. Develop an understanding of functional fi nancial decisions, such as mergers and asset valuation.
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 24 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 96 |
| Total | 120 |
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Not applicable to this module.
Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
| Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
|---|---|
| In-Module Resit | Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board |
Feedback Strategy/Strategies
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
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