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NHTC1104 — Corporate Finance 1 | Chương trình đào tạo NEU

NHTC1104 — Corporate Finance 1

Credits
3
Self-study hours
6
Showing intake
K68-2026

Course description

This course is designed to give a basic knowledge of corporate finance, enable students to apply in the practice on the aspects of financial managers and corporate decision makers. The main contents of the course are as follows :

Understanding the roles and goal of corporate finance.

Understanding companies’ financial statements.

Analyzing companies’ financial situation.

Understanding time value of money.

Evaluating the price of corporate bonds and stocks.

Course requirements

Requirements for taking final /terminal exams

Students are allowed to take the final exam if their attendance score reaches 5 points or more (on the scale of 10).

Requirements for attending classes

Students are responsible for attending all classes. In case of absence from school due to force majeure reasons, sufficient and reasonable proofs must be provided. For each absence, 1 point will be deducted 1 point. Students who miss any classes more than 3 times, with or without reason, will be considered as failing to complete the course and have to re-register.

Students will be awarded points for constructive comments these points are added to attendance points and group assignments.

Groups who do not submit the group work will receive a score of 0 (zero). Late submissions will be deducted for each day of late submission.

Requirements for in-class behaviour

The course is conducted on the principle of respecting learners and lecturers. Any behaviour that affects the teaching and learning process is strictly prohibited.

Students must come to class on time. Students who are late more than 10 minutes after class starts will not be allowed to attend the class. Do not make noise and affect others during the learning process.

Laptops and tablets are only used for the purpose of taking notes for and calculating for lectures and exercises, absolutely forbidden to use for other purposes.

Lecturers

  • Assoc. Prof. Le Duc Hoang
  • Dr. Tran Phi Long

Teaching plan

Week 1

Chapter 1: Introduction of Corporate Finance 1.1. Corporate Finance and the Financial Manager 1.2. Forms of Business Organization 1.3. The goal of Financial Management 1.4. The Agency Problems 1.5. Financial Markets
References
RWJ chapter 1
Activities
- Introducing about the structure of the course, the group presentation and the exams. - Lecturing - Discussion at class
Assessment
Rubrics 1, 2, 4

Week 2

Chapter 2: Financial Statements and Cashflow 2.1. The balance sheet 2.2. The income statement 2.3. Cash flow of the firm
References
RWJ chapter 2
Activities
- Lecturing - Discussion at class
Assessment
Rubrics 1, 2, 4

Week 3

Chapter 2: Financial Statements and Cashflow (cont.) 2.1. The balance sheet 2.2. The income statement 2.3. Cash flow of the firm
References
RWJ chapter 2
Activities
- Lecturing - Discussion at class - Doing exercises

Learning resources

  • Text Books/Lecture Notes:
  • Additional references:
  • Fundamentals of Financial Management — Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston, 16th Edition, 2022
Assessment
Rubrics 1, 2, 4

Week 4

Chapter 3: Financial Statement Analysis 2.1. The roles of financial statement analysis 2.2. Liquidity ratios 2.3. Asset management ratios 2.4 Solvency ratios 2.5. Profitability ratios 2.6. Dupont analysis
References
RWJ chapter 3
Activities
- Lecturing - Discussion at class
Assessment
Rubrics 1, 2, 4

Week 5

Chapter 3: Financial Statement Analysis (cont.) 2.1. The roles of financial statement analysis 2.2. Liquidity ratios 2.3. Asset management ratios 2.4 Solvency ratios 2.5. Profitability ratios 2.6. Dupont analysis
References
RWJ chapter 3
Activities
- Lecturing - Discussion at class - Doing exercises
Assessment
Rubrics 1, 2, 4

Week 6

Chapter 4: The time value of money and discounted cash flow valuation 4.1. Future value and compounding 4.2. Present value and discounting 4.3. future and present value of multiple cash flows 4.4. Annuities and perpetuities 4.5. Comparing rates: The effect of compounding 4.6. Loan amortization
References
RWJ chapters 5, 6
Activities
- Lecturing - Discussion at class
Assessment
Rubrics 1, 2, 4

Week 7

Chapter 4: The time value of money and discounted cash flow valuation (cont.) 4.1. Future value and compounding 4.2. Present value and discounting 4.3. future and present value of multiple cash flows 4.4. Annuities and perpetuities 4.5. Comparing rates: The effect of compounding 4.6. Loan amortization
References
RWJ chapters 5, 6
Activities
- Lecturing - Discussion at class - Doing exercises
Assessment
Rubrics 1, 2, 4

Week 8

Mid-term exam
Assessment
Rubric 2

Week 9

Chapter 5: Interest rate and bond valuation 5.1. Bonds and bond valuation 5.2. Bond features 5.3. Bond ratings 5.4. Different types of bonds 5.5. Bond markets 5.6. Inflation and interest rates 5.7. Determinants of bond yields
References
RWJ chapter 7
Activities
- Lecturing - Discussion at class
Assessment
Rubrics 1, 4

Week 10

Chapter 5: Interest rate and bond valuation (cont.) 5.1. Bonds and bond valuation 5.2. Bond features 5.3. Bond ratings 5.4. Different types of bonds 5.5. Bond markets 5.6. Inflation and interest rates 5.7. Determinants of bond yields
References
RWJ chapter 7
Activities
- Lecturing - Discussion at class - Doing exercises
Assessment
Rubrics 1, 4

Week 11

Chapter 6: Stock valuation 6.1. Some features of common and preferred stocks 6.2. Stock valuation 6.3. The stock markets
References
RWJ chapter 8
Activities
- Lecturing - Discussion at class
Assessment
Rubrics 1, 4

Week 12

Chapter 6: Stock valuation (cont.) 6.1. Some features of common and preferred stocks 6.2. Stock valuation 6.3. The stock markets
References
RWJ chapter 8
Activities
- Lecturing - Discussion at class - Doing exercises
Assessment
Rubrics 1, 4

Week 13

Group presentation and review
Activities
- Group presentation - Discussion - Review
Assessment
Rubrics 1, 3
Final exam
Activities
Students take exams according to given schedule
Assessment
According to the exam requirement (the final exam will include multiple choice, writing, and calculation questions)