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Course Description
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Course Name
Corporate Finance
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Host University
Anglo-American University
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Location
Prague, Czech Republic
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Area of Study
Business Analytics, Finance
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Course Level Recommendations
Upper
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ECTS Credits
6 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits3
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units4
Hours & Credits
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Overview
Course Description
This is an introductory course on corporate finance. The course will focus on how corporations structure funds, manage internal finances, and evaluate investment projects. Other topics covered will be the time value of money, valuation of stocks and bonds, capital market theories, the cost of capital and corporate cash management.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Appreciate the role of finance and financial planning in a corporation;
- Understand and be able to make present value and future value calculations;
- Comprehend the role and use of corporate capital budgeting and investment decision making;
- Understand basic theories of the risk and return relation and be able to analyze the company risk;
- Understand the implications of capital structure and costs of capital;
- Comprehend the role of mergers and acquisitions including price reaction and synergy effect;
- Appreciate the effect of financial derivatives in corporations’ lives.
Course Disclaimer
Courses and course hours of instruction are subject to change.
Eligibility for courses may be subject to a placement exam and/or pre-requisites.
Some courses may require additional fees.
Credits earned vary according to the policies of the students' home institutions. According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, students must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by their home institutions, for the duration of the program.
ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) credits are converted to semester credits/quarter units differently among U.S. universities. Students should confirm the conversion scale used at their home university when determining credit transfer.