COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CORPORATE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MSF 7103 CORPORATE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Accounting and Finance Non-Thesis (Evening) (English)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MÜBECCEL BANU DURUKAN SALI

Offered to

Accounting and Finance Non-Thesis (Evening) (English)
Business Administration for Executives (Non-Thesis-Evening) (English)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide an overview of the concepts and analytical techniques related to corporate financial management including time value of money, risk and return, valuation namely, stock, bond and corporate valuation, as well as providing a framework for the three types of decisions a financial manager is involved, i.e. working capital management decisions, capital structure decisions and cost of capital, capital budgeting decisions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Apply valuation models to value stocks, bonds and corporations.
2   Make investment decisions by evaluating projects using relevant techniques and forecasting cash flows.
3   Interpret the company cash distributions and capital structure decisions by the help of theory.
4   Interpret short term financial decisions, namely working capital management decisions in order to understand the relationship among liquidity, profitability and risk.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Corporate Finance
2 Time Value of Money
3 Time Value of Money
4 Bond Valuation
5 Risk and Return
6 Stock Valuation
7 Cost of Capital
8 Capital Budgeting: Evaluating Cash Flows
9 Capital Budgeting: Estimating Cash Flows and Risk Analysis
10 Capital Structure
11 Dividend Policy
12 Working Capital Management
13 Corporate Valuation
14 Review

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Brigham & Ehrhardt, Financial Management: Theory and Practice, 14th ed., Thomson, South Western, 2015.
2. Articles

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussions, case studies, problem solving.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN* 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The students will identify short-term financial management and net working capital.
2. The students will apply time value of money techniques for investment decisions.
3. The students will apply risk and return measurement techniques for single financial asset and portfolios.
4. The students will apply basic valuation models to stocks and bonds.
5. The students will make capital budgeting decisions by implementing all stages of the process.
6. The students will evaluate capital structure and cash distribution policies.
7. The students will illustrate the valuation of a company.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
2. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
3. All assignments should be submitted on time. Otherwise will not be accepted.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

banu.durukan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1,5 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 8 3 24
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 136

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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