BUSINESS FINANCE I

Course Description

The material covered in this course can be summed up as a “Guide Book for New entrepreneurs”. It has seven basic objectives: to introduce the business environment as an important factor in the birth and survival of new businesses, to emphasize the importance of the business idea, to familiarize the student with the sources of initial capital, to review the basic financial tables and tools, to have the student draw up and write his own realistic business plan, and to acquaint the student with the procedures linking businesses with banks and other institutions of the financial markets, help to prepare students with a conceptual frame work for understanding and analyzing decision took by management.

BUSINESS FINANCE I

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

Course outcomes

1. 01 1. Identify the key themes in corporate finance
2. 02 2. Explain the role of finance in an organisation
3. 03 3. Develope financial statements and balance sheets
4. 04 4. Analyse the relationship between strategic decision making and corporate financing decisions
5. 05 5. Define bonds and stock prices in light of time value of money and interest rate
6. 06 6. Assess the external and internal influences on a corporation’s capital structure, payout policy and policy in respect of risk management (via insurance, derivatives, and other instruments).
7. 07 7.3. Explain the role of the organisation’s financial managers in realising these strategic objectives.

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Ross, S., Westerfield, R., Jordan, B. and Bley, J. 2015 Fundementals of Corporate Finance Second Middle East Edition.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 1. Identify the key themes in corporate finance
2. L02 2. Explain the role of finance in an organisation
3. L03 3. Develope financial statements and balance sheets
4. L04 4. Analyse the relationship between strategic decision making and corporate financing decisions
5. L05 5. Define bonds and stock prices in light of time value of money and interest rate
6. L06 6. Assess the external and internal influences on a corporation’s capital structure, payout policy and policy in respect of risk management (via insurance, derivatives, and other instruments).
7. L07 7.3. Explain the role of the organisation’s financial managers in realising these strategic objectives.

Program Outcomes

1. P01 PO1 Been able to demonstrate their learned skills and knowledge regarding business related issues and research which they can use continuously in their personal and business life.
2. P02 PO2 Obtained theoretical and practical information from the courses that allowed students to learn and work independently.
3. P03 PO3 Been ensured that they learnt by increasing their level of knowledge and skills which are necessary in their field.
4. P04 PO4 Increased their creativity and analytical thinking and developed crucial skills which are needed to be applied both in their studies, research, and future careers.
5. P05 PO5 Adopted and implemented ethical principles and moral values regarding the use of technology in their studies and professional lives by creating an awareness on using the technological imperatives.
6. P06 PO6 Designed their theoretical and practical knowledge in a way that they could make use of in a collaborative usage and various working contexts.
7. P07 PO7 Enrolled in intercultural or international projects which could provide opportunities to develop their skills and implement them successfully in their studies, research and future careers.
8. P08 PO8 Improved their communication skills successfully and been able to implement them in various international education, research and work context by increasing their social capital.
9. P09 PO9 Been able to implement their learnt knowledge and research skills into practice through scenarios, case studies, empirical articles and real-life observations.
10. P10 PO10 Created awareness and developed ethical undertaking by incorporating the learnt theories with environmental approaches to be further implemented into their research and careers.

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