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COURSE INTRODUCTION
This course is designed to acquaint the participants with pivotal aspects and issues in
finance. This course starts with comprehensive introduction of financial world and leads to
participants to extremely analytical aspects in the perspective of domestic and global
financial environments. Emerging scenarios in finance are astonishingly innovative and
embarrassingly complex but excessively rewarding. Exhaustive debates on financial issues
will prepare students for intelligent decisions in the global dynamic marketplace.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
Understand the applicability of the Capital Asset Pricing Model to share valuation
Understand the advantages and disadvantages of the most commonly used methods
of investment evaluation
Differentiate between the various costs of capital and calculate these costs
COURSE CONTENTS
MID TERM.
Information Asymmetry and the Markets for Corporate Securities, the Roles of
Government, Securities Markets, Financial Institutions, Ownership Structure, Board
Oversight and Contract Devices
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The Leverage Decision, Analysis of the Firm, the Valuation of Equity and Debt.
Industry Analysis and Financial Policies and Strategies the Firm's Environment,
Governance, Strategy, Operations, and Financial Structure Market Efficiency, Event
Studies, Cost Of Equity Capital and Equity Valuation
FINAL TERM.
Private Equity and Venture Capital, Initial Public Offerings of Stock, Managing
Internal Equity and Seasoned Equity Offerings
Contemporary and emerging issues in the global financial markets, Global financial
risks, rewards and strategies, managing financial risk through hedging, swaps &
futures
ASSESSMENT
Mid Term Examination
Final Examination
Preparation and Presentation of Business Case
Class participation, Quizzes
30%
50%
20%
CLASS DISCIPLINE
Please be attentive and listen carefully.
Do not talk to class mates when class is in session.
At the close of the class, be seated quietly and wait for the Professor to leave the class
first.
Cell phones must be either powered off or on silence mode. If there is an urgent call
to attend you may go out without disturbing others.
Students must come and leave on time
TEXT BOOK
Advanced Corporate Finance, Latest Edition by Joseph Ogden, Frank C. Jen, Philip F.
O'Connor
Reference Book:
Financial Management & Policy, Latest Edition by James C. Van Horne
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