FIN42300 Corporate Finance

Academic Year 2023/2024

Corporate Finance is concerned with how corporations raise, manage and spend money. This is an introductory finance module designed to give students a foundation in financial decision making within the corporation. On completing this module students will have an understanding of the role of the financial manager in a company in appraising investments, quantifying the risk/return relationship, evaluating sources of company funding, setting dividend policy and producing value from mergers.

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Curricular information is subject to change

What will I learn?

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 financial decisions that flow
from shareholder wealth maximisation; (1) the financing decision, (2) the investment
decision and, (3) the dividend decision.
3. Appreciate the theoretical principles associated with the 3 principal financial decisions.
4. Develop an understanding of functional financial decisions, such as mergers and asset
valuation.
5. Appreciate the linkages between finance and other key business disciplines.

Indicative Module Content:

Topic 1 - The Time Value of Money
Topic 2 - Corporate Finance - Setting the Scene
Topic 3 - Bond and Stock Valuation
Topic 4 - Risk and Return
Topic 5 - The Cost of Capital
Topic 6 - Capital Budgeting
Topic 7 - Debt Policy/Capital Structure
Topic 8 - Payout Policy
Topic 9 - Risk Management; Derivatives
Topic 10 - Mergers and Acquisitions

How will I learn?

Student Effort Type	Hours
Lectures	12
Specified Learning Activities	70
Autonomous Student Learning	100
Total	182

Am I eligible to take this module?

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Not applicable to this module.

How will I be assessed?

Assessment Strategy

Description	Timing	Open Book Exam	Component Scale	Must Pass Component	% of Final Grade
Examination: End of term exam	2 hour End of Trimester Exam	No	Graded	No	40
Group Project: Video presentation, with supporting documents	Unspecified	n/a	Graded	No	50
Assignment: Guest Speaker Report	Unspecified	n/a	Graded	No	10

Carry forward of passed components
No

What happens if I fail?

Resit In	Terminal Exam
Autumn	No

Assessment feedback

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

When is this module offered?


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