- International Fees
International fees are typically 3.12 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Course details
The purpose of the course is to give the student an understanding of the role finance plays in business and industry. Corporate finance is a tool that helps managers maximize the financial performance of a company for the long-term benefit of its shareholders. In this course students learn how firms can efficiently allocate their resources and how they can raise funds to pay for those resources on as favourable terms as possible.
Credits
3.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Understand the conceptual framework of corporate finance and the role of the financial manager in maximizing the value of the firm. Appreciate the role corporate finance plays in enabling a firm to survive in an environment of accelerating change and competition.
- Understand the role and basic structure of the Canadian financial system.
- Understand the relationship between accounting and finance and the uses and limitations of financial statements. Demonstrate an ability to prepare and analyze basic financial statements.
- Explain the importance of cash flow and the effect of corporate tax considerations on after-tax cash flow.
- Understand the impact that short-term financial management policy has on the value of a firm. Measure a firm's level of liquidity by determining its cash conversion cycle. Determine a firm's optimal mix of working capital, i.e. cash, receivables, inventory and short-term debt.
- Compute the time value of money and be able to apply these techniques to solve various financial problems.
- Determine the value and yields of corporate bonds and stocks. Understand the relationship between market interest rates and bond prices. Understand how actual and expected rates of return are measured and their relevance to financial management.
Effective as of Fall 2007
Related Programs
Business Finance 1 (FMGT 3550) is offered as a part of the following programs:
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School of Business + Media
- Global Trade and Transportation Management
Diploma Full-time
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