CORPFIN 7005 - Principles of Finance (M)
North Terrace Campus - Trimester 2 - 2023
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code CORPFIN 7005 Course Principles of Finance (M) Coordinating Unit Finance and Banking Term Trimester 2 Level Postgraduate Coursework Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 3 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Assessment Exam/assignments/tests/tutorial work as prescribed at first lecture Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Limin Xu
Adelaide Trimester 1, 2023
Dr Daniel Orlovsky
E: daniel.orlovsky@adelaide.edu.au
Dr Ivan Obaydin
Senior Lecturer in Finance
Adelaide Business School
Level 12, 10 Pulteney Street
South Australia, 5005, AUSTRALIA
T: +61 8 8313 0788
E: ivan.obaydin@adelaide.edu.auAdelaide Semester 1, 2023
Dr Ratna Derina
Lecturer in Finance
Adelaide Business School
Room 37, Level 12, 10 Pulteney Street
South Australia, 5005, AUSTRALIA
T: +61 8 8313 7137
E: ratna.derina@adelaide.edu.au
Dr Chee Seng Cheong
Associate Professor in Finance
Adelaide Business School
Level 12, 10 Pulteney Street
South Australia, 5005, AUSTRALIA
T: +61 8 8313 0356
E: chee.cheong@adelaide.edu.auAdelaide Trimester 2, 2023
Dr Limin Xu
Senior Lecturer in Finance
Adelaide Business School
Level 12, 10 Pulteney Street
South Australia, 5005, AUSTRALIA
E: limin.xu@adelaide.edu.auAdelaide Semester 2, 2023
Dr Ratna Derina
Lecturer in Finance
Adelaide Business School
Room 37, Level 12, 10 Pulteney Street
South Australia, 5005, AUSTRALIA
T: +61 8 8313 7137
E: ratna.derina@adelaide.edu.au
W:business.adelaide.edu.au
Dr Chee Seng Cheong
Associate Professor in Finance
Adelaide Business School
Level 12, 10 Pulteney Street
South Australia, 5005, AUSTRALIAT: +61 8 8313 0356
E: chee.cheong@adelaide.edu.auAdelaide Trimester 3, 2023
Dr Limin Xu
Senior Lecturer in Finance
Adelaide Business School
Level 12, 10 Pulteney Street
South Australia, 5005, AUSTRALIA
E: limin.xu@adelaide.edu.auCourse Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
Melbourne Campus students
* Students in this course are expected to attend two 1-hour lectures and one 2-hour practical (tutorial) class each week.
* PRACTICALS (tutorials) commence in WEEK 2 and ASSESSMENT in practicals BEGINS in WEEK 2.
* Melbourne Campus students are asked to refer to MyUni for applicable timetable and assessment information. -
Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Utilise time value of money principles to value bonds and shares.
2. Employ various capital budgeting techniques to evaluate investment projects.
3. Determine the risk and return of various investment assets.
4. Explain and apply the theory of capital structure.
University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth
Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.
1,2,3,4 Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving
Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.
1,2,3,4 Attribute 4: Professionalism and leadership readiness
Graduates engage in professional behaviour and have the potential to be entrepreneurial and take leadership roles in their chosen occupations or careers and communities.
1,2,3,4 Attribute 7: Digital capabilities
Graduates are well prepared for living, learning and working in a digital society.
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
Textbook
Parrino, Au Yong, Dempsey, Morkel-Kingsbury, James, Mazzola, Murray, Smales, and Wei, Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 4th Edition, Wiley, 2020
Calculator
This course requires considerable mathematical computation. Although much of it is relatively simple, access to an appropriate calculator is necessary. If you intend to purchase a calculator for this course, you will find it useful to purchase a financial calculator. This is of particular relevance for the time value of money calculations - the relevant function keys include; PV, FV, PMT, n, I/Y, NPV, IRR. Any financial calculator is suitable for this course.Recommended Resources
Other Reference Books
Berk, DeMarzo and Harford, Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Global Edition, 5th Edition, Pearson, 2022.
Ross, Westerfield and Jordan, Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 13th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2022.
Brealey, Myers and Marcus, Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 11th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2022.
Online Learning
This course offering will be delivered both face-to-face and/or online.
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
This course will offer 3-hours of content each week including a 90-minute online interactive seminar. This will continue from trimester week 1 to week 12. The seminar will be focused on revising the prior week online recorded lecture class covering a particular topic and applying those principles via topic-based Student Review Questions. Note that online class attendance for the online interactive seminar is an important component of your learning in this course and forms part of your assessment. The communication skills developed in class by regular and active participation in discussions are considered to be most important by the Adelaide Business School, and are highly regarded by employers and professional bodies.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
Students in this course are expected to attend all seminars throughout the trimester.
The University expects full-time students (i.e. those taking 12 units per relevant term) to devote a total of 48 hours per week to their studies. This means that you are expected to commit approximately 9 hours of private study outside of the online course content.Learning Activities Summary
The schedule of lecture topics for this course is as follows:
Topic 1: Introduction to Corporate Finance – the scope and activities of corporate finance, principles roles of corporate finance manager & the key objective of financial management.
Topic 2: Valuing Bonds and Shares – introduction to bonds, valuation of bonds, introduction to shares & valuation of shares.
Topic 3: Capital Budgeting – introduction to various capital budgeting criteria, application of criteria to investment proposals, advantages and disadvantages of each criteria.
Topic 4: Cash Flow Estimation and Analysis of Risk – determination of relevant cash flows for investment analysis, sources of risk in cash flow forecasting, assessment of forecasting risk, implications of management options in project evaluation.
Topic 5: Risk and Return, and Capital Market Efficiency – introduction to the concept of expected returns & volatilities for individual assets and for portfolios of assets, a brief discussion about efficient market hypotheses.
Topic 6: Portfolio Management and Asset Pricing – introduction to the concept of diversification strategy, Capital Asset Pricing Model & Arbitrage Pricing Model.
Topic 7: Cost of Capital – determination of cost of equity, cost of preference share, cost of debt and weighted average cost of capital (WACC).
Topic 8: Capital Structure and Leverage – introduction to common types of long term capital, Modigliani and Miller capital structure decision, effects of corporate taxes and effects of financial distress. -
Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Assessment Task Task Type Due Weighting Learning Outcome Quiz 1 Individual Week 4 15% 1 Quiz 2 Individual Week 6 15% 1,3 Quiz 3 Individual Week 9 20% 1,2,3 Final exam Individual Exam period 50% 1, 2, 3, 4 TOTAL 100% Assessment Detail
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Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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Student Feedback
The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.
SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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