The goal of this course is to develop the analytical skills for making corporate investment with regards to financial decisions and risk analysis. This course will examine various theories including the concept of present value, the opportunity cost of capital, discounted cash flow analysis, a consortium of valuation techniques, issues between short & long term financial management, risk and return, capital asset pricing model, capital budgeting, corporate capital structure and financing decisions, dividend policy, investment and financial decisions in the international context, including exchange rate/interest rate risk analysis, and issues of corporate governance and control. In essence, we will explore the very patterns of corporate finance that has shaped the familiar yet complex terrain of today’s global economy.
An equally important component of this course is its emphasis on developing your critical auditory and erudite writing skills to a level that is commensurate with university standards. The course teaching methodologies will be composed of lectures, homework assignments and a group project.
- Lecturer: Msongelwa Ndlovu