EPN-V2

ØABED4000 Corporate Finance Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Corporate Finance
Study programme
Master Programme in Business Administration
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2021/2022
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can sit the exam:

  • participation in all compulsory inspections (up to 4 days)
  • participation in a joint universal design programme in cooperation with the Occupational Therapy programme at HiOA (4 days)
  • participation in laboratory training in the use of software (Fokus Areal or NovaPoint Areal, NovaPoint VA, and, if relevant. GIS) (10 hours)

Required preliminary courses

1) Individual oral exam (60%)

2) Portfolio assessment subject to the following requirements (40%)

Four written assignments:

Part 1: Zoning plan

Part 2: Reports from study trips, inspections and collaborative weeks with the occupational therapy study on universal design

Part 3: Practical exercises in transport planning

Part 4: Individual in-depth report

A pass is required in all parts of the portfolio exam in order to be able to sit the exam in the subject.

Both parts of the exam must be awarded pass in order for the student to pass the course.

Exam part 1) The result of the exam cannot be appealed.

Exam part 2) The result of the exam can be appealed.

Learning outcomes

1) None.

2) All.

Content

  • Risk and return on investment and financial decisions
  • Market efficiency and financing decisions
  • Project analysis and investment strategy
  • Agency problems, performance measurement and incentives
  • Dividend policy, debt policy, debt capacity and enterprise value
  • Financial planning and working capital management
  • Mergers, acquisitions and their impact on enterprise value

Teaching and learning methods

Pass/fail.

Course requirements

Del 1) Two internal eximiner.

Del 2) One internal examiner.

External examiners are used regularly.

Assessment

Ulf Rydningen

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Overlapp

Emnet er ekvivalent (overlapper 10 studiepoeng) med BYTS3400 Areal- og transportplanlegging.

Ved praktisering av 3-gangers regelen for oppmelding til eksamen teller forsøk brukt i ekvivalente emner.

Grading scale

Grading scale A-F.

Examiners

An internal and an external examiner will grade the exam.

A selection of at least 25% of the exam papers will be assessed by two examiners. The grades awarded to exam papers assessed by the external and internal examiner will be used to determine the level of all exam papers.