ACC40700 Strategic Corporate Finance

Academic Year 2023/2024

Financial managers need to decide what investments their organisations should make, and how their organisations should fund those investments. This course explores the answers to these two questions by studying the formulation of corporate financial strategy in terms of investment decisions and financing decisions.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this module participants should be able to:

• Discuss potential financial objectives of organisations, and necessary protections for the providers of capital;

• Evaluate the financing requirements of an organisation, and the optimal strategies for meeting those requirements via debt, equity and other sources of capital;

• Evaluate investment opportunities, including mergers and acquisition.

Indicative Module Content:

Financial managers need to decide what investments their organisations should make, and how their organisations should fund those investments. This course explores the answers to these two questions by studying the formulation of corporate financial strategy in terms of investment decisions and financing decisions.

Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24

Small Group

1

Specified Learning Activities

60

Autonomous Student Learning

74

Total

159

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
Examination: End of term examination 2 hour End of Trimester Exam No Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

65

Continuous Assessment: Class participation and preparation, in particular diligent completion of assigned exercises online. Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

35


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

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Questions/exercises will be completed weekly by students via Brightspace Quizzes. Grades and solutions will then be provided online automated via Brightspace, with further group feedback and an opportunity for questions and discussions provided in class.

Module Textbook:

Title: Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
Author(s): Brealey, Myers & Marcus
Edition: 11th
ISBN: 978-1-265-10259-3
Name Role
Jack Massey Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Autumn
     
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 2 Tues 14:00 - 15:50
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Tues 14:00 - 15:50
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 3, 4, 5 Wed 14:00 - 15:50
Autumn
     

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