European Master and Certification Program
in Risk Engineering and Management

F6-4:
Principles of Corporate Finance

Course code: 128027
Language of instruction: English
Lecturers: Antonio Vegezzi, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Dirk Linowski (Steinbeis University Berlin), Dr. Stephan Knabe (Dr. Knabe GmbH Steuerberatungsgesellschaft)
Assessment: Defined in the module

Short description

The purpose of this course is to make a bridge between financial principles and actual corporate business operations. Attendees will be introduced to investment calculation for specific projects as well as for overall business development. They will understand the ins and the outs of the different sources available for financing business and become able to assess the adequate capital structure for a given company.

Objectives

The participants will:

- develop skills needed for an investment calculation,

- develop knowledge necessary for assessing different sources for financing different stages of business development,

- acquire knowledge needed for assessing costs of business development and

- acquire knowledge for creating adequate capital structure of company.

Target Attendees / Participants

Students of Steinbeis Master of Business Administration

Course Content by Units

Assessing investment costs

Assessing the costs of business development

Comparison of different sources for financing business

Cost/benefit analysis of business development

Assessing adequate capital structure

Teaching Methods

Classical lecturing

Free and interactive class discussion

Literature

Buchholz, R. (2007): Internationale Rechnungslegung: Die wesentlichen Vorschriften nach IFRS und HGB - mit Aufgaben und Losungen, 6. völlig neu bearbeitete Auflage, Schmidt.

Ross, S., Westernfield,R., Jaffa,J., Jordan, B., Hiller,D. (2010): Corporative finance,McGrew Hill.

Easton, P., Wild,J., Halsey,R., McAnally, (2012): Financial accounting for MBAs.


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(Course profile ID: F6-4:, generated on March 29, 2024)