12752 (v.3) Finance (Corporate) 572

Area:

School of Economics and Finance

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Lecture:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

    11948 (v.2) Finance (Managerial) 512 or any previous version
    OR
    5628 (v.8) Financial Management 555 or any previous version

Syllabus:

Teaches financial economics as applied to individual firms. Emphasises skills necessary for the chief financial managers to make financing and investment decisions. Provides a systematic and rigorous treatment of controveresial issues such as capital optimal structure, dividend payouts, agency costs, mergers, acquisitions and corporate restructuring.

Unit Outcomes:

On completion of this unit students will have- Developed and enhanced important generic skills including critical thinking, presentation and communication. Have the ability to explain the wide range of skills required of a chief financial officer in a public company.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Professional finance and business journals (such as, Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and so on) and newspapers (such as, Australian Financial Review, Economist, Business Review Weekly, etc).

Unit Texts:

Brealey R. and Myers S., (1999) Principles of Corporate Finance, 6th ed, Mcgraw-Hill.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Final Exam 40%, Mid-semester Test 40%, Workshop participation 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y		Y
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y		Y
2004	Open University HK	Trimester 1A	Y