CORPORATE FINANCE

Course Code

FI 3001

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr O Kliwinkowska

Pre-requisites

FI 2002 or EC 2003

Overview

Corporate Finance course covers the following topics:

1. Portfolio theory


2. Capital Asset Pricing Model and cost of capital


3. Project valuation methods


4. Capital structure (Modigliani-Miller Irrelevance Theory)


5. Introduction to options (financial options, real options)


6. Bond markets


7. Financing decisions and market efficiency


8. Mergers and acquisitions


9. Risk Management

Structure

1 two-hour lecture per week (Thursday 9:00-11:00)
10 one-hour tutorial (timetable to be arranged)

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination (70%); 1 in-course assessment with open and multiple choice questions (30%):

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

Formative Assessment

This will take place via tutorial discussions.

Feedback

General feedback is given to the students in the oral form during each tutorial class through topic discussions and problem solving.

Feedback on the in-class assessment is given to the student in the oral form during one tutorial class. The solutions are as well provided at MyAberdeen.