Course Description
Corporate financial decision making by applying the tools, techniques, and theories of finance to actual business decisions.
Athena Title
Applied Corporate Finance
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in FINA 4210E, FINA 4210H
Prerequisite
FINA 4200 or FINA 4200E
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will identify and explain fundamental finance concepts.
- Students will apply fundamental concepts and use financial models to evaluate a finance problem.
- Students will obtain, use, and interpret financial data in the context of real financial problems to obtain a solution to the problem.
- Students will work in groups to analyze and solve financial problems.
Topical Outline
- Ratio analysis
- Cost of capital
- Capital budgeting
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Dividend policy
- Short-term and long-term financial policy
- Corporate finance implications of market efficiency
Institutional Competencies
Analytical Thinking
The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.
Syllabus
