Corporate Finance

(4 Credits)

This course analyzes the major financial decisions made by corporate managers. The major topics include the objective of the firm, investment valuation and capital budgeting, risk management, capital structure and dividend policy. Insights from behavioral corporate finance that help better understand corporate decisions in practice will also be discussed. There will be emphasis on both developing the tools and mindset of the financial practitioner as well as examining specific applications in the form of examples, case discussions, and classroom simulations. Prerequisite: BUSF-SHU 202 Fulfillment: This course satisfies BUSF core: BUSM Business elective; Data Science concentration in Finance; IMB Business elective.