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FINA20116T(HAM) Finance 20Points WaikatoManagementSchool TeRaupapa DepartmentofFinance

STAFFCONTACTDETAILS CONVENOR(S) LeonLi Phoneext:5650 Room:MSB.2.28 OfficeHours:9:00amto12:00pm,Tuesday Email:[email protected]

ADMINISTRATOR(S) DeniseMartin:[email protected] TUTOR(S) FrancisAgyekum:[email protected] JayasuriyaFernando:[email protected] LIBRARIAN(S) CliveWilkinson:[email protected] JessicaHowie:[email protected]

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PAPERDESCRIPTION Thestudyofthispaperconsistsoftwofundamentalandinterrelatedareas:Corporatefinanceandinvestment.Corporatefinancedeals withdecisionsthatallfirmsmakeconcerningtheircashflows.Thedutiesencounteredincorporatefinanceincludecapitalbudgeting, capitalstructureandworkingcapitalmanagement.Theareaofinvestmentfocusesonthedecisionsmadebybusinessesand individualsastheychoosesecuritiesfortheirinvestmentportfolios.Themajorfunctionsintheinvestmentarearangefromdetermining thevalues,risksandreturnsassociatedwithfinancialassets,suchasstocksandbonds.

PAPERSTRUCTURE Lectures Providequickaccesstothewhysandhowsofdealingwiththequestionsinfinance.Provideeasytounderstandinformation,including equationsandexamplesthatcanbequicklyappliedtotheproblemsoffinance. Tutorials Allstudentsshouldattend1tutorial(2hoursx1)perweek. FinalTest ALLSTUDENTSshouldnotethenecessitytoattendthefinaltestasscheduled.Thefinaltestisclosedbook. TheFinalTestwillincludethreesections:Multiplechoicequestions(40%),calculationquestions(30%)andshortessayquestions (30%). MobilePhonesandCrossChats Asacourtesytoothers,studentsarestronglyurgednottodisruptlecturesessionsbyusingthemobilephonesandcrosschatting duringthesesessions.Studentsareadvisedtodisabletheirmobilephonesduringlectures.

LEARNINGOUTCOMES Studentswhosuccessfullycompletethecourseshouldbeableto: IntroductiontoFinance[LO1] UnderstandwhatFinanceisandrealisethetwogeneralareasofFinance:CorporateFinanceandInvestment.Understandthethree keyconceptsinfinance:Risk,liquidityandvaluationandlearnhowtheseconceptsarekeyinmakingfinancedecisions. Analysisoffinancialstatements[LO2] Realisehowtodetermineafirm’scashflows.Beawareofwheretofindtheinformationtocalculatecashflow.Understandthe differencesbetweenaccountingincomeandcashflow. Timeandmoney[LO3] Explainandunderstandthetimevalueofmoney.Realisewhythecashflowsatdifferenttimepointscouldnotbecomparedand aggregateddirectly. Valuationoffinancialassets[LO4] Understandhowtovaluebondandstock,andrealisethedifferencesbetweenthem. Capitalbudgetingtechniques[LO5] Realisehowtousethenetpresentvalueandotherinvestmentcriteriatomakecapitalbudgetingdecision.

ASSESSMENT INTERNALLYASSESSEDCOMPONENTS Theinternalassessment/examratio(asstatedintheUniversityCalendar)is1:0.Thereisnofinalexam. Page{CrtPage}of{PageCount}

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DueDate

Time

Percentage ofinternal mark

1.AssignmentI

20Nov2016

5:00PM

25

Online:MyWeb

2.AssignmentII

4Dec2016

5:00PM

25

Online:MyWeb

14Dec2016

12:00PM

50

InClass:InLecture

ComponentDescription

3.FinalTest InternalAssessmentTotal:

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100

SubmissionMethod

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Compulsory

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FailingtocompleteacompulsoryassessmentcomponentofapaperwillresultinanICgrade

REQUIREDANDRECOMMENDEDREADINGS REQUIREDREADINGS Textbook:FundamentalsofCorporateFinancebyRoss,Westerfield,andJordan.(ISBN:9780077479459). RECOMMENDEDREADINGS Ross,S.A.,Westerfield,R.W.andJaffe,J.(2010),CorporateFinance,8thEdition,USA:McGrawHill.

ONLINESUPPORT PPT,assignmentquestions,markingguideline,samplequestionsforfinaltestandrelatedteachingmaterialswillbeavailablein MyWeb.

WORKLOAD Thecoursehasabout36(6X6)contacthours(lecturesandtutorials).Therestofthe200hourexpectedworkloadinthis20pointpaper canbedistributedasfollows:40hourstocompletetheAssignmentI,40hourstocompletetheAssignmentIIand84hourstostudyfor andsitintheFinalTest.

LINKAGESTOOTHERPAPERS Iliketopointouttheinterrelationshipbetweenfinanceandnonfinanceareas.First,financeandaccountingarerelatedsince accountinginformationisneededforfinancedecision.Second,financeandeconomicsarerelatedbecauseeconomicactivityand policyaffectfinancedecisions,andviceversa.Financeandmanagementarerelatedbecausethemanagementdecisions,suchas settingsalary,hiringnewstaffandpayingbonusmustbecoordinatedwithfinance.Financeandinformationsystemarerelatedbecause financedecisionsrelyoninformation.Lastbutnotleast,therearefourpsofmarketing,product,price,placeandpromotion.Clearly,the priceandpromotion,e.g.,advisementarerelatedtofinance. RESTRICTION(S) FINA202

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