CORPORATE FINANCE

About this Course

  • 2702 students enrolled
  • 10 instructors

Course Description

This course covers the concepts and applications of several related topics that the financial manager may require at the corporate level. The introduction provide the overview of financial and stakeholders objectives. The basic concepts of return and risk, capital asset pricing model, efficient market hypothesis, cost of capital, capital structure, dividend policy and foreign exchange risk and foreign exchange rate in international finance studied in more detail, refined and applied in various financial situations. This course will require a fair amount of integration of the previous course to develop knowledge and skills expected of a financial manager.

Course Learning Outcomes

1 ) Integrate firm’s investment and financing alternatives in making corporate finance related decision
2 ) Demonstrate managerial skills in making corporate finance related decision.
3 ) Apply knowledge of finance concepts, theories and techniques in making corporate finance related decision

Course Details

STATUS : Open
DURATION : FLEXIBLE
EFFORT : 6 hours per week
MODE : 100% Online
COURSE LEVEL : Beginner
LANGUAGE : English
CLUSTER : Business & Management ( SP )

Join this course

 Syllabus

• Function and Objectives of Corporate Finance
• Stakeholder Objectives and Possible Conflicts
• Agency Problem and Control of the Corporation

• The Return and Risk for Individual Securities and Portfolios
• The Efficient Frontiers / Sets
• The Capital Market Line
• Systematic Risk and Unsystematic Risk
• Diversification and Elimination of Unsystematic Risks
• The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)

• Concepts of Efficient Markets
• Types of Efficient Capital Markets
• Evidence of Efficiency
• Challenges to the Market Efficiency
• Implications of EMH for Corporate Finance

• Cost of Equity
• Cost of Debt
• Overall Cost of Capital
• Circumstances use WACC in Investment Appraisal
• The Application of CAPM in Project Specific Cost of Capital

• Traditional View to Capital Structure
• Modigliani and Miller: Propositions (No Taxes)
• Modigliani and Miller Propositions (With Taxes)
• High Gearing Problems
• Pecking Order Theory

• Basic Forms of Acquisitions
• Determine Synergy from an Acquisition
• Reasons for Merger and Acquisitions
• Payment and Valuation Methods
• Evaluation of Firm before and after Acquisition
• Defensive Tactics

• Spot and Forward Rates
• Types of Foreign Currency Risks
• Causes of Exchange Rate Fluctuations
• Forecast of Exchange Rates using PPPT and IRPT
• Basic Methods of Foreign Risk Management
• Risk Management for Interest Rate

• Dividend Decision
• Dividend Irrelevancy Theory
• Dividend Residual Theory
• Relevance of Dividend
• Dividend Signaling
• Stock Repurchase
• Scrip Dividend or Scrip Issue

Our Instructor

BEDAH BT AHMAD

 Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Puncak Alam

ENYLINA BINTI NORDIN

 Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Alor Gajah

WAN NURUL BASIRAH BT WAN MOHAMAD NOOR

 Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Machang

SITI AZRINA BINTI ADANAN

 Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Alor Gajah

MOHD FAIRUZ BIN ADNAN

 Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Puncak Alam

DR. SHUKRIAH BT SA'AD

 Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Puncak Alam

 Frequently Asked Questions

A1 : Yes, of course, you will be rewarded with the certificate of completion

A2 : It is a value added if you can integrate knowledge from various disciplines

A3 : Fulfill all continuous assessment and final examination

A4 : Any persons who love to learn accounting and finance

A5 : Depends on the student because different students have different ability.