
FINAN511-20B (HAM)
Advanced Corporate Finance
30 Points
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Division of Management
School of Accounting, Finance and Economics
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Convenor(s)
Susanna Lu
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MSB.2.30
susanna.lu@waikato.ac.nz
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Paper Description
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This paper is designed to bring students up to date on current thinking and research in corporate finance. The primary topics to be covered are corporate boards of directors, and managerial incentives and behaviors.
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Paper Structure
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The key components of this paper include students' presentations of the research papers and in-class discussions guided by the lecturer. After developing a sound understanding of the corporate finance research, students are required to develop a research proposal. Students' overall performance will be evaluated by their understanding of the research papers, contribution to the discussions, and the quality of their research proposals and presentations.
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Learning Outcomes
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Students who successfully complete the paper should be able to:
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Assessment
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To be eligible to pass this paper, students must achieve an overall grade of at least 50% in the whole paper. To gain the maximum mark in this paper, students will have to submit all assessments for marking.
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Assessment Components
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The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam.
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Required and Recommended Readings
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Required Readings
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Refer to the Reading List for this paper.
https://rl.talis.com/3/waikato/lists/F15B3EB7-A440-6263-0E8B-58D5CBAB8E71.html?lang=en-US&login=1
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Online Support
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Moodle.
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Workload
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The course has approximately 44 contact hours. The rest of the 300-hour expected workload in this 30-point paper can be distributed as follows (actual distribution depends on individual preference): 125 hours for course readings and preparation of summaries; 50 hours for seminar preparations; 26 hours to prepare comments and questions for other students' seminars; 55 hours for the research proposal.
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Linkages to Other Papers
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Prerequisite(s)
Prerequisite papers: FINA311 or FINAN305
Restriction(s)
Restricted papers: FINA503, FINA511
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