Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the theoretical underpinning of asset allocation and portfolio management;
- the core areas of equity markets and equity finance;
- the supportive evidence and challenges to market efficiency.
- the forms and motives of mergers, and the defensive tactics in hostile attempts;
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- develop the ability to analyse critically theoretical material and case study evidence on the basis of an informed knowledge;
- obtain the capacity to develop logical and concise arguments and engage in independent enquiry grounded in appropriate source material.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Communicate complex ideas and arguments fluently and effectively in a range of different formats to a variety of different audiences
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Teaching | 24 |
Independent Study | 126 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Brealey, R. and S. Myers (2013). Principles of Corporate Finance. McGraw-Hill.
Fabozzi F. J., F. P. Modigliani, and F. J. Jones (2013). Foundations of Financial Markets and Institutions. Pearson.
Bodie, Z., A. Kane, and A. J. Marcus (2014). Investments. McGraw-Hill.
Bodie, Z., A. Kane, and A. J. Marcus (2013). Essentials of Investments. McGraw-Hill.
Hillier, D.; M. Grinblatt, and S. Titman (2011). Financial Markets and Corporate Strategy: European Edition. McGraw-Hill.
Hillier, D., S. Ross, R. Westerfield, J. Jaffe and B. Jordan (2012). Corporate Finance: European Edition. McGraw-Hill.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Questions and answers
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Exercise questions are provided to students at the end of each topic. Suggested answers are then provided to them 2 weeks following the release of the questions, and the lecturer also discusses the answers in the lectures.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Examination | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Examination | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Individual Coursework | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External