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2019/2020  KAN-CFSMO1119U  Corporate Finance

English Title
Corporate Finance

Course information
Language English
Course ECTS 7.5 ECTS
Type Mandatory
Level Full Degree Master
Duration One Semester
Start time of the course Autumn
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Study board
Study Board for MSc in Economics and Business Administration
Course coordinator
  • Claus Parum - Department of Finance (FI)
Main academic disciplines
  • Finance
Teaching methods
  • Face-to-face teaching
Last updated on 26-06-2019

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Learning objectives
  • Combine and apply insight from the syllabus to solve corporate finance problems through accurate and correct calculations.
  • Show and explain all relevant calculations to solve a given problem.
  • State the assumptions behind the theories / methods /models in the syllabus.
  • Independently combine and logically structure the corporate finance vocabulary /theories / methods / models / regulatory/institutional/practical knowledge, and empirical evidence to solve corporate finance problems.
Examination
Corporate Finance:
Exam ECTS 7,5
Examination form Written sit-in exam on CBS' computers
Individual or group exam Individual exam
Assignment type Written assignment
Duration 4 hours
Grading scale 7-point grading scale
Examiner(s) Internal examiner and external examiner
Exam period Autumn
Aids Limited aids, see the list below:
The student is allowed to bring
  • Non-programmable, financial calculators: HP10bll+ or Texas BA II Plus
  • Language dictionaries in paper format
The student will have access to
  • Advanced IT application package
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
If the number of registered candidates for the make-up examination/re-take examination warrants that it may most appropriately be held as an oral examination, the programme office will inform the students that the make-up examination/re-take examination will be held as an oral examination instead.
Course content, structure and pedagogical approach

Corporate Finance is concerned with economic decisions in corporations. A number of core corporate finance areas e.g. the goal of the corporation, capital budgeting, portfolio theory, beta and CAPM, efficient market hypothesis, payout policy, capital structure, cost of capital, options, leasing, mergers and restructuring will be covered during the course.

 

The course is organized as a combination of lectures and exercise classes. At end of the course a couple of cases will be discussed during the lectures.
Description of the teaching methods
Lectures with exercises.
Feedback during the teaching period
Peer to Peer feedback
Student workload
Teaching 48 hours
Preparation 142 hours
Exam 16 hours
Expected literature

Corporate Finance. 2019. Third Custom Edition. Compiled by Claus Parum. McGraw Hill.

 
Last updated on 26-06-2019