Unit name | Cases in Financial Management |
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Unit code | ECONM2021 |
Credit points | 15 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Korczak |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Economics, Finance and Management |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The purpose of the unit is to examine how firms make financial decisions in practice. The unit examines actual financial management cases and applies the theories of corporate finance and financial markets to understand why managers took the decisions they did, and whether these decisions were the right ones. The unit will examine performance of fund managers, estimating the cost of capital issuing new equity, the capital structure decision and mergers.
By the end of the course, students will be expected to have a detailed knowledge and understanding of the following topics:
Lectures, tutorials
Two-hour examination in the Summer term (50%) – testing learning outcomes 1-6
Written assignment (50%) - testing learning outcomes 1-6
Selected case studies published by Darden School of Business, Harvard Business School and other institutions are the main study materials. Case work and preparations require referring to a variety of finance textbooks and other resources.