112052 Corporate Finance

Course offering details

Instructors: Prof. Dr. Florentina Paraschiv

Event type: Seminar

Org-unit: Corporate Management & Economics

Displayed in timetable as: Corporate Fin.

Hours per week: 3

Credits: 6,0
Note: In your exam regulations, differing credits may have been specified.

Location: Campus der Zeppelin Universität

Language of instruction: Englisch

Min. | Max. participants: 10 | 36

Priority scheme: Standard-Priorisierung

Course content:
The course covers the basic theory of Corporate Finance with focus on:

- Importance of good governance and incentive systems, 
- Theories of risk and return, 
- Theories regarding capital structure of a corporation, and 
- Capital investment and financing decisions made by the financial managers

Educational objective:
Skills: 
Students are expected to be able to: 
- Use various valuation methods depending on the context of the corporate decision, and 
- Analyse investment projects and securities. 

Competence: 
Students are expected to recognize the consequences of various investment and financing decisions made by a firm.

Further information about the exams:
Assessments

Assignments during the semester will be allocated in the form of homeworks (exercises set) but are non-mandatory. 


90 min Examination 100%: Closed Book End Semester

Admitted Aids:
Simple pocket calculator is allowed in the examination. Closed Book Examination type. Formula sheet will be provided. 

Mandatory literature:
Brealey, R.A., Myers, S.C., Allen, F., Principles of Corporate Finance 12th ed. (2017) McGraw Hill. ISBN: 978-1-259-25333-1. 

Modulbeschreibung:
Corporate goals, and governance
Principles of Valuation
Valuing bonds and stocks
NPV, investment decisions, and project analysis
Issuing securities & risk and returns
Portfolio theory
CAPM, and cost of capital
Efficient markets and behavioural finance
Dividend policy, Debt policy
Corporate borrowing, Capital structure and firm valuation
Recapitulation

Appointments
Date From To Room Instructors
1 Tue, 25. Oct. 2022 10:00 12:30 Z | NICHT BUCHEN | Cor | SMH | LZ 1+LZ 2 | H Prof. Dr. Florentina Paraschiv
2 Mon, 31. Oct. 2022 13:30 16:00 Z | NICHT BUCHEN | Cor | SMH | LZ 1+LZ 2 | H Prof. Dr. Florentina Paraschiv
3 Mon, 7. Nov. 2022 13:30 16:00 Z | NICHT BUCHEN | Cor | SMH | LZ 1+LZ 2 | H Prof. Dr. Florentina Paraschiv
4 Tue, 8. Nov. 2022 10:00 12:30 Z | NICHT BUCHEN | Cor | SMH | LZ 1+LZ 2 | H Prof. Dr. Florentina Paraschiv
5 Mon, 14. Nov. 2022 13:30 16:00 Z | NICHT BUCHEN | Cor | SMH | LZ 1+LZ 2 | H Prof. Dr. Florentina Paraschiv
6 Tue, 15. Nov. 2022 10:00 12:30 Z | NICHT BUCHEN | Cor | SMH | LZ 1+LZ 2 | H Prof. Dr. Florentina Paraschiv
7 Mon, 21. Nov. 2022 13:30 16:00 Z | NICHT BUCHEN | Cor | SMH | LZ 1+LZ 2 | H Prof. Dr. Florentina Paraschiv
8 Tue, 22. Nov. 2022 10:00 12:30 Z | NICHT BUCHEN | Cor | SMH | LZ 1+LZ 2 | H Prof. Dr. Florentina Paraschiv
9 Mon, 28. Nov. 2022 13:30 16:00 Z | NICHT BUCHEN | Cor | SMH | LZ 1+LZ 2 | H Prof. Dr. Florentina Paraschiv
10 Tue, 29. Nov. 2022 10:00 12:30 Z | NICHT BUCHEN | Cor | SMH | LZ 1+LZ 2 | H Prof. Dr. Florentina Paraschiv
Course specific exams
Description Date Instructors Compulsory pass
1. Exam Tue, 20. Dec. 2022 10:30-12:00 Prof. Dr. Florentina Paraschiv No
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Instructors
Prof. Dr. Florentina Paraschiv