Corporate Finance Outline

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...