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Course title |
Corporate Finance |
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Semester |
112-2 |
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Designated for |
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS |
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Instructor |
YILIN WU |
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Curriculum Number |
ECON3019 |
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Curriculum Identity Number |
303E22410 |
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Class |
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Credits |
3.0 |
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Full/Half
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Half |
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Required/
Elective |
Elective |
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Time |
Thursday 2,3,4(9:10~12:10) |
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Remarks |
Restriction: within this department (including students taking minor and dual degree program)
The upper limit of the number of students: 80. |
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Course introduction video |
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Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
Association has not been established |
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Course Syllabus
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Course Description |
The course provides a broad overview of corporate finance and also case studies. As such, this course will be primarily descriptive and will involve some elementary corporate finance theories. |
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Course Objective |
Primary objectives are:
(1) to familiarize you with the principles and techniques of financial management;
(2) to help you develop and sharpen your analytic abilities in financial management; and
(3) to apply the financial management knowledge and skills in decision-making process in corporations.
(4) to analyze the real-world decision-making of chief executive officers (CEOs) and chief financial officers (CFOs). |
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Course Requirement |
1. QF214101, QF 214102, 財務管理
2. High school math
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Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week) |
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Office Hours |
Note: Thursday 1:10-3:10 pm |
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Designated reading |
1. Textbook (not required): Principles of Corporate Finance, 13th Edition, by Brealey、Myers、Allen, McGraw-Hill, 2019, ISBN 978-1260013900
2. Textbook (not required): Corporate Finance, 3rd edition, by Ivo Welch, Prentice Hall 2014, ISBN 978-0321-587275
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References |
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Grading |
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No. |
Item |
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Explanations for the conditions |
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1. |
Midterm Exam |
30% |
a. Midterm Exam 30%
b. Final Exam 30%
c. Class attendance 30% (students who attended 80% or more of classes get full credit; students who attended 50% or more of classes but less than 80% of classes get 80% of the credit, and students who attended less than 50% of classes, get 50% of the credit)
d. 2 Quizzes 10%
e. Bonus for those who participate in the class discussions
f. As you can see from the grade distribution, you have to work hard THROUGHOUT the course in order to receive a good grade.
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Final Exam |
30% |
a. Midterm Exam 30%
b. Final Exam 30%
c. Class attendance 30% (students who attended 80% or more of classes get full credit; students who attended 50% or more of classes but less than 80% of classes get 80% of the credit, and students who attended less than 50% of classes, get 50% of the credit)
d. 2 Quizzes 10%
e. Bonus for those who participate in the class discussions
f. As you can see from the grade distribution, you have to work hard THROUGHOUT the course in order to receive a good grade.
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3. |
Class participationtion |
30% |
a. Midterm Exam 30%
b. Final Exam 30%
c. Class attendance 30% (students who attended 80% or more of classes get full credit; students who attended 50% or more of classes but less than 80% of classes get 80% of the credit, and students who attended less than 50% of classes, get 50% of the credit)
d. 2 Quizzes 10%
e. Bonus for those who participate in the class discussions
f. As you can see from the grade distribution, you have to work hard THROUGHOUT the course in order to receive a good grade.
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Quizzes |
10% |
a. Midterm Exam 30%
b. Final Exam 30%
c. Class attendance 30% (students who attended 80% or more of classes get full credit; students who attended 50% or more of classes but less than 80% of classes get 80% of the credit, and students who attended less than 50% of classes, get 50% of the credit)
d. 2 Quizzes 10%
e. Bonus for those who participate in the class discussions
f. As you can see from the grade distribution, you have to work hard THROUGHOUT the course in order to receive a good grade.
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Week |
Date |
Topic |
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Week 1 |
02/22/2024 |
Lecture Note 1: Firm Valuation under MM |
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Week 3 |
03/07/2024 |
Lecture Note 2: Dividend and Other Payouts |
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Week 5 |
03/21/2024 |
Lecture Note 3: Options and State Prices |
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Week 6 |
03/28/2024 |
Quiz on Lecture Notes 1-3 (up to where we cover) |
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Week 8 |
04/11/2024 |
Midterm Exam: Lecture Notes 1-3 (or 4) |
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Week 9 |
04/18/2024 |
Lecture Note 4: Real Options |
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Week 9 |
04/18/2024 |
Lecture Note 5: Valuation under Asymmetric Information and Agency Costs |
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Week 10 |
04/25/2024 |
Lecture Note 6: Warrants and Convertibles and Other Hybrid Financing Contracts |
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Week 12 |
05/09/2024 |
Lecture Note 7: IPOs, SEOs, and Venture Capital |
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Week 13 |
05/16/2024 |
Lecture Note 8: Mergers and Acquisitions |
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Week 13 |
05/16/2024 |
Lecture Note 9: Financial Distress and Corporate Restructuring |
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Week 14 |
05/23/2024 |
Lecture Note 10: Corporate Control and International Corporate Governance and Protection of Shareholder’s Interest |
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Week 15 |
05/30/2024 |
Quiz on Lecture Notes 4-10 |
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Week 15 |
05/30/2024 |
Lecture Note 11: Corporate Liquidity Management |
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Week 15 |
05/30/2024 |
Lecture Note 12: Corporate Social Responsibility |
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Week 16 |
06/06/2024 |
Final Exam: Lecture Notes 1-10 |