FIN-A0102 - Principles of Corporate Financial Management, Lecture, 14.9.2021-27.10.2021

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Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

This course introduces the fundamental tools used in corporate financial decision making. After completing this course, the students have the skills and knowledge to select and effectively apply techniques for valuing firms and comparing investment opportunities, evaluate possible methods of raising capital, evaluate the optimal capital structure of the firm, and understand the functioning of financial markets and how the market prices of financial assets relate to the cost of capital of firms.

Credits: 6

Schedule: 14.09.2021 - 27.10.2021

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Joni Kokkonen

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Measuring cash-flows of investments; measuring riskiness of investments; valuation of investments; choosing among investment opportunities; optimising capital structure; returning cash to investors.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    1. Lectures, visiting professor Joni Kokkonen
    2. Class participation (10%)
    3. Assignments (40%)
    4. Final exam (50%)

    Autumn 2020:

    Assignments 50%
    Exam 50%

    In order to pass the course, a student needs to achieve a

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Contact teaching, 24 h
    Independent study, 135 h
    Exam, 3 h

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lecture notes and case studies provided by the lecturer.


    Recommended supplementary readings: Berk and DeMarzo, Corporate Finance (2016); or Welch, Corporate Finance: An Introduction (2009).

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    1 No Poverty

    8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Period:

    2020-2021 Autumn I

    2021-2022 Autumn I


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