| Unit name | Principles of Finance |
|---|---|
| Unit code | EFIM20044 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Professor. Tonks |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
Mathematical and Statistical Methods (EFIM10008) or Mathematics for Economics (EFIM10023) plus Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance 1 (EFIM10005) or Introduction to Accounting (ACCG10052) |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Accounting and Finance - Business School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The course explores aspects of corporate finance, examining how companies interact with the financial markets and how decisions about internal and external financing affect the value and risk of corporate flows. The aim is to provide a well-rounded picture of decisions that company managers make, the effects of these decisions, and the information that should be used as a basis for these decisions.
The topics explored include:
Project appraisal using discounted cash flow in the presence of taxation and inflation.
How the discount rates used in net present value calculations are set: the impact of risk and, in particular, systematic risk in the context of portfolio theory/the Capital Asset Pricing Model.
Use of the dividend valuation model to infer discount rates; the weighted average cost of capital.
The Efficient Market Hypothesis and its implications for share prices.
Whether managers of a firm can affect its value by choice of capital structure or dividend policy, to include the theories of Modigliani and Miller.
Governance issues.
Internal risk management, including hedging with futures and options.
Sources of long-term funds.
Using the Adjusted Present Value technique to evaluate projects which require the raising of long-term funds, in particular including debt.
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions including lectures, tutorials, drop-in sessions, discussion boards and other online learning opportunities
This unit will be assessed by 100% exam
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
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Assessment
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The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
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