Learning Outcomes
Financial Management focuses on the conceptual framework
of the corporate finance and relevant tools and techniques
to facilitate financial
decision making. It aims to expose students to and familiarize them with corporate
sector financial management by examining the main issues
faced by financial managers of public
companies. Topics covered
are: information asymmetry and signaling, agency theory,
capital budgeting under uncertainty, capital
structure, dividend policy, financial statement analysis.
Required materials and resources
1. Required textbooks
- Block, Hirt, and Danielsen (2013), Foundations of Financial Management with Time Value of Money card (The Mcgraw-Hill / Irwin Series in Finance,
- Money card (The Mcgraw-Hill / Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate), 15th edition, McGraw- Hill Irwin.
2. Other textbooks
- Bishop, Steven, Crapp, Harvey, Faff, Robert, and Twite, Garry (2001), Corporate Finance, 4th edition, NSW: Pearson Education Australia.
- Ross SA, Thompson SC, Christensen, MJ, Westerfield RW, and Jordan BD (2001), Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 2nd edition, Sydney: McGraw-Hill.
- Dwight C. Anderson (2010), Study Guide and Workbook to accompany Foundations of Financial Management, 1st edition, McGraw- Hill Irwin.
- ACCA approved (2014), Paper F9 Financial Management, 7th Edition, BPP Learning Media
3. Software
Mindmap software will be encouraged to use as a tool.
Requirements for Completion of the Course:
- To assess the learning outcomes, we evaluate the students by continuous assessments through four following methods:
- Participation: the active participation of students in the class interaction.
- Presentation by group: the group will present the assigned case in 15’ – 20’ and will be questioned by another group. The students need to review questions, demonstrate their critical thinking skills, synthesis skills and analysis skills.
- Mid-term test and Final test: to assess the learning outcomes.
- Detail:
Components | Duration (minutes) | Assessment Forms | Percentage | Schedule |
Participation | | By the active participation of students | 10% | 1 - 15
|
Test 1 | 15 - 30 | Group assignment: oral presentation, test | 20%
| 4 - 14 |
Midterm test | 90 minutes | Essay and/or MCQ. Open-book | 20%
| As schedule |
Final test | 90 minutes | Essay and/or MCQ. Open-book | 50%
| As schedule |
Total | 100% | |
Subordinate semester: test will be take place in class. |