2019/2020
MA-MMFUV1020U Corporate Finance
| English Title |
| Corporate Finance |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
6 ECTS |
| Type |
Elective |
| Level |
Part Time Master |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Start time of the course |
Autumn |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Min. participants |
10 |
| Max. participants |
30 |
| Study board |
Study Board for Master i
forretningsudvikling
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| Course
coordinator |
- Ulf Nielsson - Department of Finance (FI)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
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| Teaching
methods |
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Last updated on
20-06-2019
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| Learning objectives |
- Identify, explain, and apply the core concepts, models, and
methods.
- Calculate, interpret, and compare financial statistics, prices,
returns, and costs.
- Elaborate and present solutions for financial decision
problems.
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| Course prerequisites |
| Everybody interested in obtaining a thorough
understanding of how modern firms make financial decisions, and how
these decisions impact financial markets. |
| Examination |
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Corporate
Finance:
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| Exam
ECTS |
6 |
| Examination form |
Home assignment - written product |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual exam |
| Size of written product |
Max. 10 pages |
| Assignment type |
Written assignment |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date
and time. |
| Grading scale |
7-point grading scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and second internal
examiner |
| Exam period |
Winter |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
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Description of the exam
procedure
An exam assignment wil be published 10 days (including 2
weekendens) prior to the day of
submission.
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| Course content, structure and pedagogical
approach |
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The course introduces you to the essentials of Corporate
Finance. It is centered around the key financial decisions that
firms face every day. In doing so, the course combines popular
applied financial methodologies with practical examples and case
studies.
In short, the primary focus of the course is to provide you with
the necessary tools to be able to solve real-life financial
problems. This ranges from determination of a project’s
profitability to the impact of financial decisions on stock prices.
The course will primarily take a financial management perspective
and concentrate on the application of concepts. You will take an
active role and analyze and discuss real-life cases in order to
internalize the concepts presented in the course.
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| Description of the teaching methods |
| The participants are introduced to modern
methodological and practical concepts in corporate finance using
various pedagogical methods. This includes classical class teaching
as well as many discussions of practical applications of the course
material via e.g. case studies. Furthermore, participants will also
gain hands-on experience by implementing concepts (e.g. in Excel)
and providing concrete financial recommendations. |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
| Feedback is possible during class. |
| Student workload |
| Preparation |
132,5 hours |
| Teaching hours |
32 hours |
| Exam |
0,5 hours |
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Last updated on
20-06-2019
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