AFW3790 - Corporate finance B

Offered

South Africa First semester 2009 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit provides a detailed examination of selected topics in corporate finance. These topics include: capital market history, risk and return, cost of capital, raising capital, financial leverage and capital structure, dividend policy, short-term finance and planning, mergers and acquisitions, international corporate finance, leasing and valuations.

Objectives

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

• explain and apply the key concepts that are relevant for each topic (capital market history, risk and return, cost of capital, raising capital, financial leverage and capital structure, dividend policy, short-term finance and planning, mergers and acquisitions, international corporate finance, leasing and valuations) and interpret results;
• apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills to individual and/or group activities dealing with corporate finance;
• apply complex quantitative techniques to practical examples and case studies in corporate finance and give advice;
• demonstrate an understanding of how these topics relate to contemporary corporate activity.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 30%
Examination (3 hours): 70%

Prerequisites

AFW2780

Prohibitions

AFW3005