Information Package

Master's of Economics with Thesis

ECON532

CORPORATE FINANCE

Course Code
ECON532
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree With Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. are provided with a comprehensive understanding of capital budgeting and investment in corporations, capital structure, sources of corporate funding, dividend policy, international finance and financial risk management.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThe course provides a general perspective about the theories underlying corporate funding decisions and how financial management can create a value for the firm.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Corporate Finance and Portfolio Principles
2nd Week Risk and Return and Fundamentals of Valuation
3rd Week Risk and Return and Fundamentals of Valuation Cont.
4th Week The Cost of Capital
5th Week Capital Budgeting: Basic Concepts
6th Week Capital Budgeting: Examples
7th Week Capital Structure
8th Week Mid-Term
9th Week Dividend Policy
10th Week Financial Distress and Bankruptcy
11th Week Options and Hybrids
12th Week Asset-Backed Financing
13th Week Issuing Long-Term Debt and Equity
14th Week International Financial Management
Recommended or Required ReadingBrigham & Gapenski, Dryden/Harcourt Brace, Intermediate Financial Management, 1993.
Brigham & Gapenski, Dryden/Harcourt Brace, Cases in Financial Management, 1994.
Donald Chew, The New Corporate Finance: Where Theory Meets Practice, McGraw-Hill, 1993.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Assignment 1 10
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 5 70
Preparation for Final exam 1 70 70
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 60 60
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 1 55 55
Total Work Load301
Total Work Load / 30 (h)10.03
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
LO1
K1 X
K2 X
K3
K4 X
K5 X
K6 X
K7 X
K8 X
K9 X
K10 X