Unit code: Accg 808
Unit Name: Corporate Finance
Semester Two
Year 2010
Department of Accounting and Finance
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
UNIT OUTLINE
Year and Semester: 2010 Semester 2
Unit convenor: Siang Chang
Prerequisites: Financial Management or Equivalent
Credit points: 4 Credit Points
Students in this unit should read this unit outline carefully at the start of semester. It contains important information about the unit. If anything in it is unclear, please consult the lecturer.
About this unit
The objective of this unit is to explore the theory and application of corporate finance issues at an advanced level, and to equip students with the required depth of knowledge and skill expected of a professional.
The unit will revise basic financial concepts, valuation techniques and topics covered in earlier finance courses. This will prepare the students to learn more complicated theoretical issues and analytical techniques, and enable them to apply their knowledge to a real life corporate finance project.
Teaching staff
Siang CHANG Mobile: 0411 954 519
SiangChang@Bigpond.com
Consultation times
By arrangement via email.
Classes
There will be eleven lectures and two exams.
The lectures will be:
Mon Room E4B 314, 2pm to 5pm
Wed Room E4B 314, 2pm to 5pm
Wed Room E4B 314, 6pm to 9pm
Prizes
Student with the highest overall mark in Corporate Finance will be recommended to receive a prize from the Department of Accounting and Finance
Required and Recommended texts and/or materials
ACCG808 Corporate Finance, 2nd Edition (ISBN: 978007028830-0), Custom Publication prepared by Siang Chang
The custom publication is compiled from the chapters as follows:
Principles of Corporate Finance by Brealey, Myers and Allen, McGraw Hill Irwin,
9th Edition-Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 20, 21, 22 (The contents of these...