Corporate Finance and Control(Contract education)

4 credit points

Syllabus, The level cannot be classified, 8FE052

Code
8FE052
Level
The level cannot be classified
Subject(s)
Business Studies
Grading system
Pass with distinction (VG), Pass (G), Fail (U)
Finalised
4 April 2006
Responsible department
Department of Business Studies

General provisions

The course is offered to Motorola University, Beijing as contract education.

Entry requirements

Qualified to be registered are students with at least a three-year Bachelor's degree.

Content

Part 1: Financial control problems that are to be treated:

Key ratio analysis

DuPont analysis

Financial leverage

Valuation models

- Valuation models based on discounted dividends

- Valuation models based on discounted abnormal earnings

- Valuation models based on Free Cash Flow

Part 2: Management control problems that are to be treated:

Management connected to different types of strategy

Management connected to resposibility problems

The management control process:

- Strategic planning

- Resposibility centres

- Analysing financial reports

- Performance measurements

- Management compensation

Some information about special management problems as:

- Budget preparation

- Controls for differentiated strategies

- Service organisations

- Multinational corporations

- Control of projects

The balanced scorecard and other ideas developed under later years.

Instruction

The course is taught in English. Teaching is organised as lectures and seminars.

Assessment

The examination consists of a written test and seminar work. Grading according to ECTS system A, B (pass with distinction, VG ) and C, D and E (pass, G).

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