ØABED4000 Corporate Finance Course description

Managers have to make three types of key decisions in the financial area, namely decisions about:

• Investments
• Funding
• Dividends

This course develops the students' ability to make good decisions and identifies incentives that stimulate managers to make decisions that are in the owner's best interests. The course builds on compulsory bachelor's degree level investment and finance courses.

Alle hjelpemidler er tillatt så lenge regler for kildehenvisning følges.

After completing the course, students will acquired the learning outcomes defined in knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student has

• in-depth knowledge of theory and practice in strategic corporate finance
• detailed knowledge and understanding of enterprise value and how it can be influenced by the enterprise¿s investments, finances and decisions to declare dividend
• insight into financial markets, their influence on financial decisions and internal and external investment strategies

Skills

The student is capable of

• analysing complex financial decisions
• identifying incentives capable of encouraging managers to make decisions that are in line with the best interests of the owners

Det benyttes en intern og en ekstern sensor til sensurering av besvarelsene. Et uttrekk på minst 25 % av besvarelsene sensureres av to sensorer. Karakterene på de besvarelsene som er vurdert skal danne grunnlag for å fastsette nivå på resten av besvarelsene.

In order to be able to register for the exam, the student must have the following approved work requirements:

A written assignment (approx. 10 pages). Problem set may be submitted individually or in groups of up to four students. If the assignment is not approved, the student will be given one opportunity to submit an improved version. The lecturer will inform students of deadlines for submission.

Written school exam (4 hours).

Calculator (see separate regulations).

All handwritten and printed support material is allowed.

Grading scale A-F.

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.