Making Financial Decisions

Synopsis

Making Financial Decisions builds on the foundation developed in Managing Finance in an Organisation, focusing on three areas of complex financial decisions: How to evaluate complex investments? How to set and execute financial policies within a firm? How to integrate the financial decisions faced by firms? The main objective of the course is to train students do make important financial decisions in a complex corporate environment and to apply the analytical tools in a variety of settings. It goes beyond deploying traditional tools of financial analysis to incorporate recent developments in the application of finance theories to provide a better understanding of decision making in the world of corporate finance.

Level: 5
Credit Units: 2.5
Presentation Pattern: Every July

Topics

The functions of financial markets and institutions
Valuation of financial assets and businesses
Capital structure and dividend policy
Working capital management
Financing strategy
Financial distress and restructuring

Learning Outcome

Appraise the functions of financial markets and institutions
Construct appropriate valuation methods to value financial assets and businesses
Compare various dividend policies and choose the appropriate dividend policy
Evaluate working capital management and working capital effectiveness of a company
Evaluate various short-term and long-term financial strategies and their effectiveness in financial planning
Analyse the cause and consequence of financial distress and evaluate financial restructuring decision
Apply appropriate valuation tools to make investment and financing decisions
Demonstrate the essential knowledge and interpersonal skills to through discussion and case study

Part-time Programmes

Singapore University of Social Sciences

Making Financial Decisions