Corporate Finance

Module Description

Finance is concerned with how corporations raise, manage, and spend money. This is an introductory finance course designed to give you a basic comprehension of financial decision-making within a corporation. This course is important not only for those of you who are considering a career in the financial services industry, but also for those planning to enter other business disciplines, such as consulting, accounting, or strategic planning, where you need to understand what drives financial decisions in a company. By the end of this course you should understand one of the main goals of management: to maximise shareholder wealth. Given this, you should understand the main financial decisions facing the firm, how these decisions are related, and the financial tools that are available to facilitate these decisions. You should also be aware of the importance of finance in the broader business environment.

What will I learn

Knowledge and understanding of essential components of introductory and several aspects of intermediate level corporate finance; specifically, regarding a central goal of corporate finance:

• To maximise shareholder value
• Also related decisions and financial tools to facilitate those decisionsAcquired a "healthy" skepticism towards media and professional corporate finance related reports based on a sensible consideration of the data and techniques employed
• Developed their capacity to apply their knowledge to address research, strategic and tactical questions in corporate finance
• Had the opportunity to practice problem solving and improve their analytical skills;An awareness of the importance of finance in the broader business environment.

Please note these modules are subject to change