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Title CORPORATE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOR NON-SPECIALIST STUDENTS
Code ACFI213
Coordinator Dr ST Kim
Economics
Seon.Kim@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2019-20 Level 5 FHEQ First Semester 15

Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements):
 

Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite:
 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis:
 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis:
 

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 24

         24

 48
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 102
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Examination There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Semester one  120 minutes.    60       
Mid-term test There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Semester one  60 minutes.    40       
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             

Aims

The aim of the module is to provide an introduction to financial markets and to contextualise the application of mathematical techniques.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Students will be equipped with the tools and techniques of financial management

(LO2) Students will be able to interpret and critically examine financial management issues and controversies.

(LO3) Students will attain the necessary knowledge to underpin the more advanced material on  Quantitative Business Finance.

(S1) Commercial awareness

(S2) Organisational skills

(S3) Problem solving skills

(S4) IT skills

(S5) International awareness

(S6) Numeracy

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description: 1:50 session, split between 1:00 lecture and 0.50 workshop questions
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Notes: Weekly assessment tasks will be set. In addition students will have chapter readings assigned from the course text.
Unscheduled Directed Student Hours (time spent away from the timetabled sessions but directed by the teaching staff): 24

Syllabus
 

An introduction to equities;

Time value of money application to equity pricing;

An introduction to bonds and a time value of money application to bond price;

Modelling asset prices and risk versus return;

Portfolio theory;

Asset pricing models;

Weighted average cost of capital and investment appraisal;

An introduction to FX markets;

An introduction to derivatives;

Hedging and speculation using futures;

Hedging and speculation using options;

Option pricing.

Recommended Texts
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