BF3201
CORPORATE FINANCE AND STRATEGY
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Course Description and Scope
The first part of the course deals with fundamental issues of corporate finance, including corporate
governance, capital structure, and dividend policies. The second part of the course builds on and
extends the concepts covered in the first part by examining valuation issues in various contexts, such
as capital budgeting, IPO, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, and risk management.
Course Learning Objective
Acquisition of knowledge:
Students should be able to understand and apply principles of corporate finance.
Teamwork and Interpersonal Skills
Students work as a team on case reports.
Communication skills
Develop skills in analyzing and presenting case studies in class.
Course Assessments
Components
Class Participation
Class Report
Mid-term Exam
Final Exam
Total
Marks
10%
10%
30%
50%
100%
Textbook
Damodaran, Aswath, Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice, 2nd edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2001.
(Call No. HG4026.D163 2001, available in the Business Library reserves).
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Proposed Weekly Schedule
Week
Topic
1
Corporate governance
2
Risk and hurdle rates
4
Capital structure
5
Capital structure
6
Dividend Policy
7
Mid-term Exam
8
Valuation in Capital budgeting
9
Valuation in Public Offering
10
Valuation in Merger and Acquisition
11
Valuation in Corporate Restructuring
12
Hubris in Valuation
13
Risk Management and Conclustions
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