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FINM2001 Corporate Finance

Later Year Course

Offered By Rsch Sch of Finance, Actuarial Studies & App Stats
Academic Career Undergraduate
Course Subject Financial Management
Offered in First Semester, 2013, Second Semester, 2013, First Semester, 2014, and Second Semester, 2014
Unit Value 6 units
Course Description

Corporate Finance builds upon the basic concept (time value of money, diversification and arbitrage) introduced in the Foundations of Finance (FINM1001) course to examine financial decisions facing the firm. The course builds on the concept of net present value so as to account for uncertainty, taxes and strategic concerns before using these concepts to analyse financing and investment and decisions from the perspective of financial managers.

Learning Outcomes

On satisfying the requirements for this course, students should have the knowledge and skills to:

  • apply Discounted Cash Flow models
  • analyse and communicate the valuation of investment opportunities
  • analyse and communicate details of firm financing choices
  • analyse and communicate details of firm dividend policy
Indicative Assessment

Indicative assessment:

In-tutorial quizzes (5): 15%

Mid-semester examination: 25%

Final examination: 60%

Workload

At least three contact hours per week plus private study time.

Areas of Interest Finance
Requisite Statement

FINM1001 Foundations of Finance and STAT1008 Quantitative Research Methods

Prescribed Texts

See Course Website

Preliminary Reading

See Course Website

Indicative Reading List

See Course Website

Majors/Specialisations Capital Markets, Finance, and Quantitative Finance
Other Information

For further information please refer to course website.

Academic Contact See: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=FINM2001

The information published on the Study at ANU 2013 website applies to the 2013 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2012 website.

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