MN50557: Corporate finance
[Page last updated: 23 August 2022]
Academic Year: | 2022/23 |
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: | EX 100% |
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Requisites: | In taking this module you cannot take MN50324 |
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. |
Aims: | 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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MN50557 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Economics
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