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Heriot-Watt University - Course Descriptor
1. Course
Code
C39CE
2. Course
Title
Managing Corporate Value
5. School
School of Management and Languages
7. Delivery:
Location &
Semester
Edin
SBC
Orkney
Dubai
IDL
Collaborative Partner
Approved Learning Partner
Sem 2
Sem…….
Sem………..
Sem 2
Sem 2
Name…………………….....Sem..…...
Name See attached list…Sem…2..
8. Pre-requisites
C38FN Corporate Financial Theory
9. Linked Courses
(specify if synoptic)
10. Excluded Courses
None
11. Replacement Courses
Code:
6. Course
Co-ordinator
9
4. Credits
15
Dr M Sherif
None
12. Degrees for which
this is a core course
Date Of Replacement:
13. The course may be
delivered to:
3. SCQF
Level
UG only
PG only
UG & PG
MA Business and Finance
14. Available as an Elective?
Yes
No
15. Aims
To develop a detailed understanding of issues relating to the decision-making process within companies seeking to maximise shareholder value.
16. Syllabus
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Value-based management
Value-base metrics
Critique of project appraisal techniques
Capital structure puzzle
Real options
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Heriot-Watt University - Course Descriptor
17. Learning Outcomes (HWU Core Skills: Employability and Professional Career Readiness)
Subject Mastery
Understanding, Knowledge and Cognitive
Skills
Scholarship, Enquiry and Research (Research-Informed Learning)
After completing this course, students should be able to understand
o
o
o
o
Personal Abilities
the methods of analysis that are applied to financial decisions which arise in managing a company,
the theories put forward to explain aspects of company financial management,
how empirical research is conducted to test the theories,
and critically evaluate the nature of the evidence regarding the theories, and about company financial behaviour generally.
Industrial, Commercial & Professional Practice
Autonomy, Accountability & Working with Others
Communication, Numeracy & ICT
After this course, students should be able to
o
o
o
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understand complex lines of reasoning, expressed verbally and algebraically.
compare differing arguments and differing explanations for facts and findings.
assess empirical evidence.
understand and evaluate academic research papers in corporate finance.
18. Assessment Methods
Method
19. Re-assessment Methods
Duration of Exam
Weighting (%)
Synoptic courses?
Method
(if applicable)
Coursework
Examination
ALPs only: Examination
2 Hours
2 Hours
Duration of Exam
Diet(s)
(if applicable)
30%
70%
100%
None
None
Examination
2 hours
Resit
Examination
2 hours
Resit
20. Date and Version
Date of Proposal
April 2011
Date of Approval by
School Committee
Date of
Implementation
September 2011
Version
Number
2/2
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