FIN3005D Financial Management

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module is designed to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of financial management and builds on your studies in the introduction to finance module.
The module will cover areas of:
⋗ Value
⋗ Investment
⋗ Financing
⋗ Risk
⋗ M&A
⋗ Options
The module outline on Brightspace will give more detail.

The module shows you the finance theory and how to put the toolkit to use in practice.
Communication of financial analysis is very important and this will be reflected in the assessment of the module.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

1. Conduct a financial analysis of a company
2. Present a set of financial recommendations based on thorough analysis
3. Explain the financial implications of a firm’s strategy
4. Identify and Value options
5. Use the WACC in a company valuation

Indicative Module Content:

Introduction to Corporate Financing
How Corporations Raise Venture Capital and Issue Securities
Debt & Payout Policy

Long-Term & Short-Term Financial Planning
Working Capital Management

Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Control

Options
Risk Management

Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

14

Specified Learning Activities

86

Autonomous Student Learning

111

Total

211

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Presentation: Group Presentation of agreed financial analysis. Details on the VLE (Brightspace) Week 10 n/a Graded No

50

Continuous Assessment: Individual continuous assessments to include an analysis of the outputs of the group presentaiton. Details on the VLE (Brightspace). Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No

50


Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn Yes - 2 Hour
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

General feedback is provided to students on all their submitted assessment components.

Brealey, R.A., Myers, S.C. & Allen, F. (2020) Principles of corporate finance, 13th International Edn. , New York: McGraw Hill Education.
An ebook is available via the UCD Library
Name Role
Dr Katherine Collins Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mr Gerard Dooley Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
John Kelly Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Spring
     
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 31 Fri 09:00 - 14:50
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 19, 25 Fri 11:00 - 17:50
Spring
     

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