Overview
The theory and application of why and how optimal corporate financial decisions are made. Designed to prepare students to develop leadership skills necessary for making value-changing financial decisions that maximise firm value.
This paper is designed to prepare students to develop leadership skills necessary to make value-changing financial decisions that maximise firm value.
About this paper
| Paper title | Fundamentals of Corporate Finance |
|---|---|
| Subject | Finance |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $993.75 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- (BSNS 102 or BSNS 112) and (BSNS 107 or BSNS 115) and (BSNS 108 or BSNS 114)
- Restriction
- ACFI 201, ACCT 213, FINC 201
- Schedule C
- Commerce
- Contact
- Teaching staff
- Teaching Arrangements
This paper is taught via lectures and tutorials.
- Textbooks
Corporate Finance, 13th Edition, by Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Jeffrey Jaffe and Bradford Jordan, ISBN10: 1260772381 (2022)
- Course outline
- View the course outline for FINC 206
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Communication, Critical thinking, Information literacy, Self-motivation.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this paper will be able to:
- Analyse firm financial statements
- Evaluate financial decisions using tools based on the time value of money
- Apply different valuation techniques to shares and bonds
- Use capital budgeting to identify optimal investment decisions
- Develop the skills to conduct firm valuation
- Conduct analysis on firm long-term financing in the form of equity and debt
- Evaluate firm capital structure and payout policy
- Understand and evaluate mergers and acquisitions
- Assessment details
Written assignments (15%)
Mid-semester exam (25%)
Final exam (60%)