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HAS FIMA - Finance Management* CLOSED FOR FURTHER ENROLLMENT

Faculty
Jørgen Vinding
Course Coordinator
Lise Lyck
Prerequisite/progression of the course
The course is part of the BSc in Business Administration & Service Management at CBS. However, students from other universities can take this course as an elective according to the prevailing rules. The students are expected to have a level in English equal to TOEFL 575 and a level in mathematics equal to Danish level B.
Course content, structure and teaching
The course focuses on:
  • The scope and environment of financial management
  • Valuation of financial assets
  • Capital budgeting and cost of capital
  • Managing for shareholder value
  • Corporate restructuring
Teaching is based on lectures, case analyses and discussions. Active participation by the students is a must.
The course's development of personal competences
  • The student shall master the main models within financial management
  • The student shall master and understand financial ratios
  • The students shall gain knowledge and understanding on how to make basic financial analysis of competitors
  • The student shall be able to apply the instruments of financial management
  • The student shall be able to evaluate and calculate investments in a corporation
  • The student shall master capital budgeting
  • The student shall be able to apply financial management in a context of national as well as international competitors, state intervention, and technological challenges.
Learning Objectives
To give the students a basic introduction to finance management both theoretically and applied to business in the service sector.
Learning purposes to achieve:
To gain knowledge of the core concepts and basic models related to the course and to be able to apply the models and financial tools.
Type of examination, exam aids and assessment
A mini project of 10 pages and an individual oral exam of 20 minutes. The topic for your mini project must be approved by Jørgen Vinding on mail: vinding-privat@mail.dk.
The mini project must be handed in on the 17th of November before 12:00 (noon) to Susanne Faurholdt, TCM, Centre for Tourism and Culture Management, Solbjerg Plads 3, 5th floor in section C. You must hand in 3 copies of the mini project.
The oral exams will be tentative planned for week 48,49.
Approximately 5 minutes will be used for a short introduction to the mini project.
The grade will be based on an overall impression of the student’s academic qualifications within the following areas: The written project, the presentation and discussion of the project and the answers to questions within the curriculum.
Re-examination is held according to the same examination regulations as the regular examination. Re-examination is based on the mini project + a supplementary piece – a 5 page critique of the mini project itself and of the presentation at the regular oral exam including suggestions of improvement. Questions from Curriculum should be expected.
Recommended literature
“Financial Management: Principles and applications”
By: Arthur J. Keown, John D. Martin, J. William Petty, and David F. Scott Jr.
Published by Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005, 10th edition
ISBN: 0-13-127318-3
Note, new edition is expected

Last updated by Henriette Andersen 31/08/2010