CORPORATE FINANCE | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

COX4131

Course Credit Units:

3

Semester:

Semester 1

Year of Study:

Year 4

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

Academic Programs:

Bachelor Of Commerce External

College:

College of Business and Management Sciences

School:

School of Business

Course Description & Objectives:

Corporate finance and investment decisions deals with advanced financial management skills needed in larger corporations. It considers the use of further investment appraisal techniques and share valuations in listed corporations. Objectives or Aims:The course is designed to make students understand different categories of corporate stakeholders, financial objectives, capital structure theories and cost of capital, further aspects of investment appraisals, mergers and takeovers of business corporations, share/bond valuations and financial distress.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to complete the following key tasks:

Describe corporate stakeholders, financial objectives and reconciling multiple objectives.
Discuss theories of capital structure.
Determine cost of capital of any given business venture.
Describe further aspects of investment appraisal like use of sensitivity analysis and expected values, inflation and interest rates and issues of capital rationing.
Discuss various aspects of business mergers and takeovers
Explain aspects of share/bond valuations.