BA5802 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
| Course Code: | 3125802 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Business Administration |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. ÇAĞRI TOPAL |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The objective of this course is to familiarize the students with the world of finance, viewed especially from a corporation’s angle. The technical objectives include teaching about a wide array of concepts ranging from the basics of risk, return, time value of money and valuation to the more advanced discussions of capital budgeting and capital structure. The conceptual objectives include creating awareness about the variety and complexity of the financial decisions that are faced by the manager of a corporation on a daily basis. Finally, the philosophical objectives include demonstrating how the “world of finance” can be fascinatingly interesting and surprisingly challenging in a rather enjoyable way!
Course Content
This course covers examination of special issues in finance incorporating advanced theory and practice with emphasis on investment and financing decisions of the firm. Special references are made to applications in Turkey.
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Understand how the various parts of a business and its environments interact with the financial decisions of the firm
2. Develop skills in financial statement analysis, pro-forma preparation and performance evaluation by using financial statements
3. Understand the fundamental risk/return tradeoff in finance
4. Acquire the state-of-the-art know-how related to asset pricing by learning the chronological evolution of asset pricing models
5. Understand the essentials of bond and stock valuation and learn how to apply the basic framework to valuation in general
6. Learn the project evaluation process; acquire the technical skills for assessing project alternatives financially; understand the practical difficulties in capital budgeting; identify, analyze, and propose reasonable solutions to these problems
7. Understand the strategic financial decisions of a firm by learning about the dividend policy and capital structure choices
8. Develop additional skills in evaluating lease contracts
9. Understand the process of a company going public and the implications of this choice for the company and the financial markets
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | They attain advanced level of knowledge in the functional areas of business administration such as strategic management, marketing, accounting, finance, organization management, human resources, and operations management. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | They are capable of synthesizing the knowledge that they attained in the area of business administration with the knowledge base that they developed in their undergraduate specialisms. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | They are capable of identifying and analyzing legal, environmental and social factors, which influence the basic functional areas of the business administration. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | They understand and implement rational, systematic and scientific approaches effectively in problem solving and decision-making processes. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | They are capable of applying, analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating the knowledge they developed in diverse fields efficiently. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | They are capable of transferring information by using efficient verbal and written communication techniques. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | They are capable of performing professional communication effectively also in English. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | They know methods of performing efficient teamwork. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | They are capable of understanding and synthesizing academic and scientific research in their areas and able to transform such research into useful knowledge. | ✔ | |||
| 10 | They have competence in all of the stages of scientific research and processes. | ✔ | |||
| 11 | They are knowledgeable in the areas of professional ethics and responsibility. | ✔ | |||
| 12 | They are capable of utilizing their knowledge and skills efficiently in global and multicultural contexts. | ✔ | |||
| 13 | They are knowledgeable in the issues of environment, social responsibility, social justice, quality and cultural values. | ✔ | |||
| 14 | They have a creative, innovative and critical perspective. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution