Finance (FNCE) 371
Applications in Corporate Finance (Revision 1)
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Delivery Mode:Individualized study online.
Credits:3
Area of Study:Applied Studies
(Business and Administrative Studies)
Prerequisite:FNCE 370.
Centre:Faculty of Business
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Overview
Corporate finance has undergone tremendous changes in recent years. As new global markets open, there will be even more changes and expanding opportunities. There will be a significant impact on the role of the financial decision makers. In FNCE 370 you worked with the fundamental concepts of corporate finance. In this course, you will apply these fundamental concepts to a variety of issues in corporate finance, such as short-term financial management, lease management, and international corporate finance. With the aid of case studies, you will apply what you learned in FNCE 370 to real-life situations. You will see how corporate finance models are being used in real businesses in which financial or operation managers describe their firm’s financial management systems.
Outline
Lesson 1: Short-term Finance and Planning
Lesson 2: Cash and Liquidity Management
Lesson 3: Credit and Inventory Management
Lesson 4: International Corporate Finance
Lesson 5: Leasing
Lesson 6: Mergers and Acquisitions
Lesson 7: Risk Management (An Introduction to Financial Engineering)
Lesson 8: Options and Corporate Securities
Evaluation
To receive credit for FNCE 371, you must complete all three assignments, one Midterm Examination, and one Final Examination. You must also achieve a minimum grade of “D” (50%) on the Final Examination, and an overall course grade of “D” (50 percent).
If you are taking FNCE 371 in order to transfer credit to one of the accounting organizations, check the organization’s specific requirements. Most accounting organizations require a final grade of “C+” (65%) for transfer credit.
Students who do not complete any one of the assignments or examinations will automatically fail this course. This condition is negotiable only if there is an extreme or dire circumstance, and only with permission of the course coordinator. Such requests must be supported by valid documentation.
The following chart describes the credit weight associated with each course requirement.
| Assignment 1 | Assignment 2 | Assignment 3 | Midterm Exam | Final Exam | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | 10% | 10% | 30% | 40% | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Course Materials
Textbooks
Ross, S. A., Westerfield, R. W., Jordan, B. D., & Roberts, G. S. (2005). Fundamentals of corporate finance (5th Can. ed.). Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson. ISBN 0-07-091659-4
Switzer, J. (2005) Study guide for use with fundamentals of corporate finance. (5th Can. ed.). Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson. ISBN 0-07-092284-5
DeMello, J. (2006). Cases in finance. (2nd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. ISBN 9780070712690
Other Materials
All other materials will be available to students online.
The course materials for this course are shipped as a shrink-wrapped package. If the shrink wrap is broken, the materials are not returnable.
Special Course Features
You will require a type of spreadsheet software (MS Office Excel or other).
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.
Opened in Revision 1, November 5, 2009.
Last updated by SAS 09/10/2013 11:52:40
