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FIN4012H

Academic Year 2023/2024

Corporate Financial Management (FIN4012H)

Subject:
Finance
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Dr Orna O'Brien
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Among the topics covered in this module include: Important Financial Concepts - Time value of money, Risk and Return relationship, Valuation of assets; Long Term Investment Decisions - Capital budgeting process, Merger and Acquisition; Long Term Financing Decisions - Cost of Capital, Capital Structure, Dividend Policy; Short Term Financial Decisions - Working Capital management; Risk Management - the use of derivatives, forward futures and option contracts, the valuation of these and SWAP contracts.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this module, you should:
-Have developed an appreciation of the financial environment in which firms operate.
-Have developed an understanding of decisions involved in making investments and raising finance.
-Be able to demonstrate the ability to evaluate investment and financing alternatives.
-Be capable of differentiating between competing investments.
-Be aware of the advantages and disadvantages of capital budgeting techniques.
-Be familiar with non-exotic and exotic derivatives.
-Be aware of the important in merger decisions of financial evaluation.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

80
Autonomous Student Learning

84
Lectures

24
Total

188

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Students will attend classes for this module and have the opportunity to engage in active learning during these sessions. There will be in-class discussion and group work to analyse module concepts. Where appropriate, the module will incorporate case based learning

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Equivalents:
Corporate Financial Management (FIN4001H)


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment: Main Assignment Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No
40
 No
Examination: Examination 2 hour End of Trimester Exam No Graded No
60
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

General feedback is provided to students on all their submitted assessment components.

Name Role
Dr Christina Burke Tutor
Professor Julie Byrne Tutor
Mr Neil Caraher Tutor
Ms Eva Lock Tutor
Assoc Professor Alessia Paccagnini Tutor
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