FM304      Half Unit
Applied Corporate Finance

This information is for the 2023/24 session.

Teacher responsible

Dr Ashwini Agrawal

Availability

This course is compulsory on the BSc in Finance. This course is not available as an outside option nor to General Course students.

Pre-requisites

Students must have completed FM213 Principles of Finance

Course content

This course will focus on the applications of key concepts in corporate finance and implicitly extend the topics covered in “Principles of Corporate Finance”. There will be three main topics covered in the course. The first topic is corporate investment. We will consider various methods used by firms to evaluate investment opportunities. The second topic is financing decisions. We will cover how firms finance their operations using debt and equity. The third topic is valuation. We will learn methods used to value companies and specific transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, and leveraged buyouts.  Each topic will be addressed using both theoretical material provided by the professor and weekly case studies with questions and solutions.

Teaching

30 hours of seminars in the WT.

This course is taught in the interactive lecturing format. There is no distinction between lectures and classes/seminars; there are “sessions” only, and the pedagogical approach in each session is interactive.

Formative coursework

Weekly homework assignments.

Indicative reading

A course pack will be distributed that includes case studies as well as additional readings such as textbook chapters, and practitioner articles.

Assessment

Continuous assessment (100%) in the WT.

Key facts

Department: Finance

Total students 2022/23: 59

Average class size 2022/23: 59

Capped 2022/23: No

Value: Half Unit

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Personal development skills

  • Team working
  • Problem solving
  • Application of information skills
  • Communication
  • Application of numeracy skills
  • Commercial awareness