FIN41600 Aviation Finance I

Academic Year 2019/2020

This module aims to provide students with a foundation in the corporate and managerial financial decisions encountered by firms, with particular focus on the Aviation Finance Industry. Corporate Finance is concerned with how firms raise, manage and spend money. On completing this module students will have an understanding of the role of the financial manager in a company in appraising investments, quantifying the risk/return relationship, evaluating sources of company funding, setting dividend policy and undertaking mergers and acquisitions.

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What will I learn?

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should: -
1. Understand why shareholder wealth maximisation is considered to be the primary objective of a firm.
2. Achieve a good practical and theoretical understanding of:
(i) the financing decision,
(ii) the investment decision, and
(iii) the dividend decision.
3. Develop an understanding of functional financial decisions, such as risk management, mergers and asset valuation.
4. Appreciate the corporate underpinnings of aviation and airline finance.

How will I learn?

Student Effort Type	Hours
Lectures	24
Specified Learning Activities	24
Autonomous Student Learning	92
Total	140

Am I eligible to take this module?

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Not applicable to this module.

How will I be assessed?

Assessment Strategy

Description	Timing	Open Book Exam	Component Scale	Must Pass Component	% of Final Grade
Continuous Assessment: Continuous Assessment	Throughout the Trimester	n/a	Graded	No	40
Examination: End of Semester Exam	2 hour End of Trimester Exam	Not specified	Graded	No	60

Carry forward of passed components
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What happens if I fail?

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Assessment feedback

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