Wintersemester 19/20

Vorlesung
Corporate Finance
- Dozent:
- Prof. Dr. Heiko Jacobs
- Ansprechpartner:
- Semester:
- Wintersemester 2019/2020
- Turnus:
- Wintersemester
- Termin:
- mittwochs, 14:15 - 15:45 Uhr
- Raum:
- T03 R02 D39
- Beginn:
- 16.10.2019
- Ende:
- 29.01.2020
- Sprache:
- englisch
- Moodle:
- Veranstaltung in Moodle
- LSF:
- Veranstaltung im LSF
- Hörerschaft:
- Verknüpfte Veranstaltungen:
Beschreibung:
Structured presentation of the theory and practice of how corporations make financial decisions
Qualifikationsziele:
Students
- get familiar with modern concepts and methods of analyzing optimal financial decision making in corporations,
- can evaluate the empirical validity of leading models and apply them to solve real-world problems in corporate financial decision making,
- are able to understand and explain discrepancies between the theory and the practice of corporate finance,
- can evaluate scientific studies accurately, understand the methodology used in leading papers of the field, can interpret estimation results correctly and analyze them critically,
- can communicate and debate topics of the lecture in a structured and professional way.
Gliederung:
- Statement Analysis
- Investments Capital Budgeting, and DCF Valuation
- Valuation of Bonds and Stocks
- Risk and Return
- Capital Market Equilibrium and Cost of Capital
- Project Analysis and Real Options
- Capital Structure and Payout Policy
- Behavioral Corporate Finance
Literatur:
- Brealey/ Myers / Allen: “Principles of Corporate Finance”, McGraw-Hill, New York.
- Ross/Westerfield/Jaffe: “Corporate Finance”, McGraw-Hill, New York.
- Berk/DeMarzo: “Corporate Finance”, Pearson Prentice Hall, Boston.
Prüfungsart:
The module-related examination is performed by a written test (usually 60-90 minutes).
Formalia:
Students are assumed to have undergraduate level knowledge of finance and economics. Some basic knowledge of statistics/econometrics is helpful to understand empirical research conducted in the research papers. A sufficient level of spoken and written English language skills is necessary.