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Module Title LH Corporate Finance
SchoolBirmingham Business School
Department Finance
Module Code 07 14512
Module Lead Hafiz Hoque
Level Honours Level
Credits 10
Semester Semester 1
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions BEng Engineering with Business Management - Comp
MEng Engineering with Business Management - Comp


Other `with Business Management¿ programmes.
Contact Hours Lecture-21 hours
Seminar-10 hours
Guided independent study-69 hours
Total: 100 hours
Exclusions
Description The aim of the module is to enable students to understand and apply aspects of corporate finance, especially on how technical methods can be applied.

Syllabus

Company dividend policy
Mergers and acquisitions
Capital instruments available for raising finance
Financial derivatives and hedging risk
Learning Outcomes D3 Identify and manage cost drivers

S4 Awareness of the framework of relevant legal requirements governing engineering activities, including personnel, health, safety, and risk (including environmental risk) issues.

S5 Understanding of the need for a high level of professional and ethical conduct in engineering.

P4 Understanding use of technical literature and other information sources.

P5 Awareness of nature of intellectual property and contractual issues.P6 Understanding of appropriate codes of practice and industry standards
Assessment 14512-01 : Coursework : Coursework (25%)
14512-02 : Exam : Exam (Centrally Timetabled) - Written Unseen (75%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions Assessment: Written examination (2 hours) 50% and Group based coursework 50%.
Other
Reading List Lumby, S and Jones, C. 2004. Corporate Finance theory and practice. 7th edition: Thomson.