Course 2025-2026 a.y.

20360 - CORPORATE FINANCE - PREPARATORY COURSE

Department of Finance

Course taught in English

Student consultation hours
1
AFM (I sem. - P) - FIN (I sem. - P) - IM (I sem. - P) - TS (I sem. - P)
Course Director:
LEONELLA GORI

Classes: 1 (I sem.)
Instructors:
Class 1: TO BE DEFINED


Suggested background knowledge

Basic knowledge of business Administration fundamentals is kindly suggested. The preparatory course is particularly useful for students without a strong background in accounting, financial markets, institutional finance, regulatory and corporate finance.

Mission & Content Summary

MISSION

This course aims at dealing with the most important concepts of corporate finance, the basis of financial analysis, financial planning, valuation, financial planning and capital budgeting decisions. Students will be able to understand the rationale of the financial function in a company and to deal with the main topics of finance. The preparatory course focuses on smoothing and reviewing the basis of corporate finance, through the analysis of both the main theoretical models and the use of effective practical applications. Also ESG topics will be included in the course.

CONTENT SUMMARY

  • BASIS FOR CORPORATE FINANCE:
  • CONCEPT OF VALUE CRATION;
  • FINANCIAL PLANNING NEED
  • INVESTMENTS TO VALUE GENERATION
  • CAPITAL BUDGETING DECISIONS AND PROJECTS SELECTION
  • NET PRESENT VALUE AND INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN
  • ESTIMATING PROJECT RISK AND COST
  • BASICS OF RISK AND RETURN CONCEPT AND RELATIONSHIP IN FINANCE
  • ESG CONCEPTS

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

At the end of the course student will be able to...

At the end of the course, students will have a basic knowledge of:

 

  • financial analysis;
  • value creation;
  • financial planning needs;
  • project contribuiton to value;
  • investment definition;
  • investment selection;
  • criteria for investment choice;
  • risk and return introduction.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

At the end of the course student will be able to...
  • understand and carry out financial analysis based on the financial statements related to a business entity;
  • understand the value creation goal;
  • evaluate and select good investments choice;
  • choose among different projects to maximize the value generation.

Teaching methods

  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises
  • Individual works / Assignments
  • Collaborative Works / Assignments

DETAILS

The all course will be asynchronous and online course and it consists of exercises and lectures.

The material will be available for students at the beginning and during the course and it will remain available after its conclution.

The students are also required to read the suggested material.

Some assignments (no grade) will be available and suggested. they are in the form of short exercises and self-assessment multiple-choice questions.


Assessment methods

  Continuous assessment Partial exams General exam
  • short self assessment
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ATTENDING AND NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS

The course does not have an exam at the end and it is not compulsory.

Some exercises will be available.

There are no evaluated assessments.


Teaching materials


ATTENDING AND NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS

There are no compulsory materials, no compulsory textbooks. 

 

Instructor materials and a suggested book: "Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice, by Pierre Vernimmen, Pascal Quiry, Maurizio Dallocchio, Yann le Fur, Antonio Salvi; 5th edition."

 

All the material will be available in e-learning.

Last change 30/05/2025 10:40