20360 - CORPORATE FINANCE - PREPARATORY COURSE
Department of Finance
LEONELLA GORI
Suggested background knowledge
Mission & Content Summary
MISSION
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, 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
- 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 | |
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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.