- International Fees
International fees are typically 3.12 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Course Overview
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with a thorough understanding of the role corporate finance plays in business. Corporate finance primarily deals with how companies manage their money on a daily basis, how companies make long term investment decisions and how companies decide to finance their operations. All decisions are made consistent with managing risk and maximizing their owners’ wealth. This course qualifies as a prerequisite for entrance into the Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) Professional Education Program (PEP).
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
4.0
Domestic fees
$948.65
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Define and discuss the goals and objectives of financial management.
- Compare and contrast corporate ownership forms, macro-economic risks, and primary and secondary financial markets.
- Outline the concepts of risk and return, portfolio diversification, market efficiency, financial and operating leverage.
- Carry out financial analysis using: free cash flows, horizontal/vertical analysis, ratios, scenario/sensitivity/simulation, payback, IRR, and net present value calculations.
- Assess the role of working capital management and its constituent components.
- Evaluate credit policy decisions and short-term financing sources.
- Differentiate between short and long term financial planning.
- Construct cash budgets and pro forma financial statements.
- Assess a company’s medium and long term financing sources.
- Differentiate derivative financial instruments and their use in hedging risk.
- Compare the major elements of a firm’s capital structure decisions and distribution policies.
- Analyze a company’s cost of capital.
- Assess corporate long-term investment decisions.
- Evaluate the purpose and basic approaches to valuation.
- Compare and contrast the types and rationale for corporate finance transactions.
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2015
Related Programs
Corporate Finance Principles (ACCG 6510) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs with a co-op option.
School of Business + Media
- Professional Accounting
Advanced Diploma Full-time/Part-time
Course Offerings
Winter 2025
Below is one offering of ACCG 6510 for the Winter 2025 term.
CRN 84394
Dates
Tue Jan 07 - Tue Apr 15
- 15 weeks
- CRN 84394
- Domestic fees $948.65
Status
Seats Available
This course offering has seats available.
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 07 - Apr 15 | Tue | 18:00 - 22:00 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 208 |
Instructor
Fabienne Delibalta
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Important information
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
- International fees are typically 3.12 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
- This course fulfills the CPA prerequisite for Corporate Finance. This course CANNOT be transferred into the Accounting nor Finance Diploma.
Programs and courses are subject to change without notice.