Corporate Finance

Course Description

This course includes a few topics that deal with the general framework of the study of financing decision, working capital financing, sources of funds, estimating cost of sources of funds, estimating the weighted average cost of funds, considerations governing the acquisition of funds, financing alternatives, measuring the borrowing capacity of the company, theories of optimal capital structure, dividend decision.

Course Aims

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

•  Explain basic concepts in the field of corporate finance.
•  Relate basic concepts and applied practices in the field of corporate finance.
•  Analyze phenomena and problems in the field of corporate finance.
•  Design a framework to solve the problems that occur in the field of corporate finance.
•  Exercises the values of teamwork by designing a plan to implement a research project in the field of corporate finance in cooperation with his colleagues.
•  Applying the principles of scientific research in implementing the research project in the field of corporate finance.

Course Contents:

1. Introduction to Corporate Finance
2. Working Capital Financing Policies
3. Sources of funds
4. cost of capital
5. considerations governing the acquisition of funds
6. financing alternatives
7. Optimal capital structure theories
8. Considerations Governing Distribution Policies
9. Dividend theories

Course ID: FIN288