Decision Making for Financial Managers

Singapore University of Social Sciences

Decision Making for Financial Managers (FIN304)

Applications Open: 01 October 2024

Applications Close: 15 November 2024

Next Available Intake: January 2025

Course Types: Modular Undergraduate Course

Language: English

Duration: 6 months

Fees: $1392 View More Details on Fees

Area of Interest: Finance

Schemes: Alumni Continuing Education (ACE)

Funding: To be confirmed

School/Department: School of Business

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Synopsis

FIN304 Decision Making for Financial Managers introduces important concepts in finance such as time value of money and risk, and it requires students to apply these concepts to make sound business finance decisions. These decisions include how a firm decides on its capital expenditures, sources of financing, and how it chooses from amongst alternatives as well as how it manages its short-term cash flows and hedge risk.

Level: 3
Credit Units: 5
Presentation Pattern: EVERY REGULAR SEMESTER

Topics

Time value of money
Notion of risk and return
Notion of cost of capital
Project evaluation methods
Project cash flow estimation
Sources and methods of financing
IPOs and rights offerings
Venture capital and crowd funding
Operating and financial leverage
Working capital management
Options in financial decisions
Hedging using options

Learning Outcome

Calculate and discuss values of stocks and bonds using time value concepts
Analyse risk and appraise firm and project costs of capital
Compare different project evaluation techniques
Distinguish different sources of financing and compare different methods of financing
Discuss the firm’s working capital management
Examine how options are valued and used to hedge risk
Analyse the attractiveness of business investment opportunities
Appraise financing needs and recommend funding strategies