Form C4
1. Course
Code
Heriot-Watt University - Course Descriptor
C38FN
2. Course
Corporate Finance Theory
Title
School of Management and Languages
3. SCQF 8
Level
6. Course
Dr M Sherif
Co-ordinator
5. School
7. Delivery:
Location &
Semester
4. Credits
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
C37FI Introduction to Finance
9. Linked Courses
(specify if synoptic)
10. Excluded Courses
C38FM Financial Markets Theory
11. Replacement Courses
Code:
12. Degrees for which
this is a core course
Date Of Replacement:
13. The course may be
delivered to:
UG only
PG only
UG & PG
MA in Accountancy and Finance, MA in Business and
Finance, MA in Economics and Finance, MA in Accountancy,
MA in Finance and Business Law, BSc Mathematics with
Finance
14. Available as an Elective?
Yes
No
15. Aims
To provide a basic understanding and quantitative assessment of the key decisions facing the corporate finance manager.
16. Syllabus
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Objectives of the firm
Capital investment appraisal
Company cost of capital
Short- and medium-term finance
Treasury and working capital management
Capital structure theory
Long-term finance; equity and debt
Dividend policy
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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
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Personal Abilities
understand the key decisions facing financial managers;
be aware of the choices and of the key issues affecting a financial manager’s choices and choice of alternatives;
be able to quantify the financial effects of the choices available and understand some of the major research articles written affecting corporate
financial decisions;
identify the principles and applications of key concepts in corporate financial decisions;
identify the principles and applications of key concepts in corporate finance.
Industrial, Commercial & Professional Practice
Autonomy, Accountability & Working with Others
Communication, Numeracy & ICT
After completing this course, students should
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be aware of moral, social and economic issues, within a financial decision making context, affecting organisations and society in general.
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
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