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UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA
BBA Program 18th Batch
3202: Corporate Finance
Semester: June November 2014
Class Days: Sunday & Thursday
Faculty: Prof. Md. Maksudur R. Sarker, FCMA
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Room # Academic BLDG, 1 Floor
Tel: 9661900 70 / Ext. 7911
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Course Descriptions:
This course is an introduction to basic concepts of corporate finance and their
application to the valuation, the management of long term investments, the cash flow
analysis, the financial structure and the dividend policy.
The aim of this course is to assist students to develop conceptual, analytical and
decision making skills for the formulation and implementation of financial policies and
strategies for the management of a corporation. This course introduces how corporations
make financial decisions. After studying the course the students will be able to take
decisions in the following major areas:
1. The Investment Decision: How should corporation take decisions where to invest?
2. The Financing Decision: How should the cash required for the investment be
raised?
3. The Dividend Decision: How much dividend should be paid and in what form?
The course requires that you know basics of the time value of money, accounting and
business statistics and are familiar with spreadsheet application, e.g. MS Excel.
Course Objectives:
Objective of this course is to understand the concepts of Finance from the
perspective of corporations as well as from the market. Course contends include class
lecture, individual assignment, group project, presentation, and selected reading material
to understand the issues of corporate finance and the ways to perform empirical analysis
of the issues. Courses on Financial Management, Business Math, Business Statistics,
Economics and Financial Accounting are the pre-requisites for this course.
Required Text:
Corporate Finance, 9/e, by Stephen A. Ross, Randolph W. Westerfield, Jeffrey
Jaffe, McGrawHill (2013)
Reference Books:
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, by Richard A. Brealey, Stewart C. Myers and
Alan J Marcus, McGraw-Hill
Corporate Finance Theory and Practice, by Aswath Damodaran, McGrawHill
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Lecture Sessions:
Students are expected to have read the assigned chapters of the text, and
recommended readings before the start of each class. In addition, student should attempt
to be well informed on current corporate issues through reading the financial press and
publications.
Grading Policy:
The success of this course is dependent upon each student being fully prepared for
each class period and entering into the class discussion. The instructor will be an active
member of the discussion group. Independent thinking is encouraged and friendly
disagreements are anticipated.
The final course grade will be based on:
Course requirements
1st Mid-term
15%
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2 Mid-term
15%
Class Participation, Quiz, Case Analysis, Presentation, Assignment
10%
Final Exam
60%
Total
100%
There will be some bonus marks for active class participation, assignments,
presentation and quizzes for the deserving students.
Grading Scales:
We shall follow official grading policy of the University of Dhaka. Please contact
with the Department or BBA Program office for detail.
Mid-term Exams:
There will be two mid-term exams. You can expect short and/or multiple choice
questions including theory and quantitative problems in the mid-term exams. The first
and second mid-term exam will be held on the 6th and the 12th week of the semester
respectively. The detail will be announced in due time. Due to any unavoidable reason
(s), the same exam will be held on the immediate next week without any further notice.
Final Exam:
A comprehensive final exam will be held at the end of the semester. You can
expect both short type and essay type questions including theory and quantitative
problems in the final exam. The detail will be announced in due time.
Note:
No make-up exam will be given without prior arrangement with the instructor. Any
missed exam / paper will earn zero point. Academic dishonesty, such as cheating on the exam,
copying another students exam / paper or letting another student copy your exam / paper may
result in your receiving an F grade in the course.
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