MN50324: Corporate finance
[Page last updated: 15 October 2020]
Academic Year: | 2020/1 |
Owning Department/School: | School of Management |
Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
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Requisites: | In taking this module you cannot take MN50557 |
Description: | Aims: This unit aims to provide the students with the theoretical foundations necessary for understanding and analysing corporate policy. Learning Outcomes: At the end of the unit students will be expected to be able to: Understand the importance of information asymmetry and agency costs as determinants of corporate management actions regarding the capital structure of a firm and its dividend policy. Appreciate the problems that arise in asset evaluation in cases of mergers and acquisition. Skills: Numeracy (T/A) Analytical ability (F/A) Writing skills (A) Time management (F/A) Content: Information asymmetry and agency theory; Capital structure and the cost of capital; Dividend policy; Mergers and Acquisition; Corporate Re-structuring. |
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MN50324 is Compulsory on the following programmes:School of Management
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