CO5109 - Corporate Finance

Credit points:	03
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	School of Business

Available to GuangZhou students - As outlined in the JCU/GuangZhou University agreement. Available to the Townsville students - as outlined in the Master of Professional Accounting course.

This subject develops skills and knowledge in areas of financial management. Emphasis will be on: consumption and investment decision under certainty; valuation of corporate securities; capital budgeting under certainty and uncertainty; concept of risk; portfolio theory; capital asset pricing theory; cost of capital; corporate capital structure decision; dividend decision and policy and options and coporate finance.

Learning Outcomes

• To understand pro-forma statements, ratio analysis, discounted cash flow valuation and risk analysis;
• To understand the notion of market efficiency, the valuation of options and other derivatives;
• To understand fixed-income and stocks valuation, the capital budgeting process and how to select investment projects;
• To determine the optimal capital structure of the firm and how it is affected by taxes.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to calculate, produce, interpret and communicate numerical information;
• The ability to select and use appropriate IT tools.

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Coordinator:	Professor Brendan O'Connell
Contact hours:	40 hours lectures - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (45%); other exams (45%); as per the subject study guide (10%).
Cairns, Block, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Face to face teaching 10-Aug-2007 to 07-Oct-2007
Coordinator:	Professor Brendan O'Connell
Contact hours:	40 hours lectures - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (45%); other exams (45%); as per the subject study guide (10%).
Guangzhou, Block, Study Period 23
Census Date 14-Dec-2007
Face to face teaching 25-Dec-2006 to 27-Jan-2007
Contact hours:	48 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (45%); other exams (45%); class participation (10%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Coordinator:	Professor Brendan O'Connell
Contact hours:	36 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (45%); other exams (45%); class participation (10%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23
Census Date 14-Dec-2007
Coordinator:	Professor Brendan O'Connell
Contact hours:	36 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (45%); other exams (45%); class participation (10%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.