FIN 501
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Department |
Finance |
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Course Code |
FIN 501 |
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Corporate Finance (Core Course) |
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Course Credit |
3 hours |
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Prerequisite Course |
ACCT 513 |
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Course Level |
Semester(2) |
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Course Description |
This course serves as an Introduction to the basic concepts of corporate finance. The topics covered by this course include financial markets and instruments, time value of money, risk and return, financial statements and their analysis, security valuation. Other topics that will be introduced to students in this course include project analysis, capital budgeting, capital structure, and dividend policy. |
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Course Material |
Name of the book Brigham, Eugene F. and Joel F. Houston, Fundamentals of Financial management, Sixth Edition, South-Western, Latest edition. |
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Reading Recommendation |
Ross, Westerfield, and Jordan (2010). Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Latest edition, McGraw-Hill CFA curriculum readings, levels I & II., 2014. Journal of Finance Journal of Financial Economics Journal of Business Journal of Corporate Finance Review of Financial Studies Some useful Websites: Good sources for financial news: www.economist.com (The Economist) www.ft.com (The Financial Times) www.wsj.com (The Wall Street Journal – partly restricted to subscribers) |
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Course Language |
English |
