BUS1005F
- Introduction to Corporate Finance
Welcome
Status:
Second year, first semester, three lectures, one tutorial per week.
Except with the permission of the Head of Department this course may not be
taken in the first year of study.
NOTE: This course is NOT available to Business Science or BCom Students.
Course co-ordinator:
To be advised.
Prerequisites:
Matriculation mathematics or STA1004H Statistics Intensive, or registration
for the Postgraduate Diploma in Management in Enterprise Management,
Marketing, Sport Management or Tourism).
Objective:
This course is designed to provide a general introduction to the study
of the financial function in business, particularly in a South African
environment. The course has two primary objectives: Firstly to expose
students with little or no commercial or financial background to the
fundamentals of the financial aspects of a business and the environment in
which that business operates. The second objective is to afford the students
with the opportunity of gaining as much practical experience as possible in
this area.
Course outline:
Introduction to corporate finance; concepts in finance; the business
environment; basics of accounting; financial intermediaries; forms of
business organisation; financial statements; time value of money; cost
volume profit relationships; capital budgeting; sources of finance;
financial leverage; working capital management; short term financing;
dividends; financial ratios.
Assessment:
Classwork 40%
June examination 60%
DP requirements:
Writing all class tests. Attendance of 80% tutorials. Satisfactory
completion of all assignments. 35% average year mark
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