AFW2631 - Financial management

Leader: Chief Examiner: Dr Philip Gharghori; Malaysia: Dr Y Subba Reddy

Offered

Malaysia First semester 2007 (Day)
Malaysia Second semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

Time value of money, Theory of valuation, capital budgeting, portfolio theory and the capital asset pricing model, efficient market theory, cost of capital, capital structure and dividend policy.

Objectives

The learning objectives of this unit are to:

• apply the concept of the time value of money and other project evaluation techniques;
• explain and apply portfolio theory and the capital asset pricing model
• measure a firm''s cost of capital;
• describe dividend policy and its relevance to the value of a firm;
• apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills to individual and/or group activities dealing with financial management.

Assessment

Class exercises: 20%
Examination (3 hours): 80%

Prerequisites

AFW1001 or equivalent plus 7 other units

Prohibitions

AFC2140, AFF2631 and AFW3044