Corporate Finance and Risk Management

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FIN 8014BEF

Course Guide
CORPORATE FINANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT

FIN 8014BEF

Course Guide

CORPORATE FINANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT

Course Start Date
Spr 2025
Course Level
Postgraduate
Length in Terms
1 term
Credits
6
Language
English
Fees ($) (including lab fees)
Future Terms
Quota and Schedule
Course Start Date
Course LevelLength in TermsCredits
Language
Fees ($) (including lab fees)
Future Terms
Spr 2025
Postgraduate1 term6
English

Course Coordinator

  • Dr LI Ya, BBA (CityU); MSc (Imperial); PhD (HKBU); FRM
  • To be announced

Excluded Combinations and Courses Not Allowed to be Taken Again

Excluded Combinations: FIN 8014BED; FIN 8033BCD; FIN 8033BED; FIN 8033BCF; FIN 8033BEF; FIN 8050BEF; FIN 8062BEF

Courses Not Allowed to be Taken Again: FIN 8014BED

Aims

The course aims to equip students with the analytical tools to solve problems relating to corporate finance and risk management. It helps students acquire the skills necessary for making rational financial and risk decisions.

Contents

The course covers the following topics:

  • Overview of corporate finance
  • Investment decisions: Capital budgeting
  • Cost of capital and capital structure of a firm
  • Corporate financing decisions: Working capital management
  • Corporate financing decisions: Dividend policy and patterns of financing
  • Selected topics in corporate finance
  • Risk management

Contact hours

Normally five hours per week.

Assessment

The continuous assessment portion of the course accounts for 40% of the total course score, while the final examination accounts for the remaining 60% of the total course score. Students are required to submit assignments via the Online Learning Environment (OLE).

Equipment

Students will need access to a personal computer with an Internet connection.

Set book(s)

Jaffe, J. F., Jordan, B. D. Ross, S. A., & Westerfield, R. W. (2022). Corporate finance (International edition, 13th ed.). McGraw Hill.

Lam, J. (2014). Enterprise risk management: From incentives to controls (2nd ed.). John Wiley & Sons.