1. COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course is to equip students with knowledge associated with financial decision making in order to maximize corporation value. Students will be introduced about corporation evaluation, corporation mergers and acquisitions, activities financing and finance allocation.
After the course, the student is expected to accrue skills related to strategic finance decision making and quantitative measurement of those decisions. Furthermore, the course helps students to familiarize with risk management in daily corporation activities.
2. COURSE CONTENTS
No.
Contents
Time Allocation
Contribution to CLO
Hour(s) on the class
Essays, exercise,
Assignments...
(3)
Self-study with teacher’s tutorials
(4)
Lecture
(1)
Practice, Seminar…
(2)
1
Chapter 1: Overview of strategic corporate finance
2
1
2
9
1,8
2-3
Chapter 2: Additional Economic Value and Additional Market Value
4
2
3
13
1,2,8
4-6
Chapter 3: Capital Allocation Strategy
6
3
4
12
3,8
7-9
Chapter 4: Forecast the Cash Flow and Risk Analyzing
6
3
3
12
4,8
10-11
Chapter 5: Income allocation policy
4
2
6
12
1,4,8
12-13
Chapter 6: Bankruptcy and Company restructure
4
2
2
10
5,8
14-15
Chapter 7: M&A
4
2
2.5
14.5
6,8
Total (hour)
30
15
22.5
82.5
3. COURSE ASSESSMENT
- Score ladder: 10
- Type of assessment
Form
Content
Criteria
CLO
Proportion
Formative
Attendance
Attend classes and be prepared for and actively involved in the discussions during the lecture time
The number of attendances and participation in lesson
9
10%
Mid-term assessment
Students will be asked to form groups of 4 or 5. Each group will research one of the real world (suggested by the students or assigned by the lecturer).
Group or individual assignment
1-9
30%
Summative
Final test
There will be two parts: multiple choice (25 minutes) and case study (35 minutes). This is a closed exam, then students are not allowed to use any materials.
MCQ + writing (90 mins)
1-6,8
60%
Total:
100%
Guidance: Base on learning outcomes, what teaching method, learning method and evaluation are needed to achieve these learning outcomes and evaluate the level of achieving learning outcomes. Department should build criteria to assess measuring level of course learning outcomes (according to Rubric)
- Types of assessment
- Requirement for assessment when suggesting assessment method
Value
Measure exactly what is needed to be measured (assessment criteria/factor should be correlative with knowledge/skills demonstrating in respective learning outcomes).
Reliability
Assessment from two teachers/lecturers who evaluate the same task of student or from one teacher/lecturer at different time.
Fairness
Students are provided information about assessment criteria.
Scoring bases on specific criteria.
Students are completely instructed knowledge, skills needed to meet assessment criteria.
- Assessment methods
Performance Based Outcomes
Demonstration, presentation, simulation, role play, work sample, performance test (Trình diễn, thuyết trình, mô phỏng, đóng vai, bài kiểm tra mô phỏng công việc thực tế, thi đánh giá năng lực)
Project, lab test, fieldwork, thesis, practicum, portfolios (Dự án, thực hành ở phòng lab, đi thực địa, luận văn, rèn luyện nghiệp vụ, hồ sơ)
Knowledge Based Outcomes
MCQs, short essay questions, posters (Thi trắc nghiệm, viết bài luận ngắn, posters)
Case studies, long essay questions, critiques, journal/blogs (Nghiên cứu tình huống, viết bài luận dài, bài phê bình, bài báo/blog)
Low Order Thinking Skills (Kỹ năng tư duy cấp độ thấp)
High Order Thinking Skills (Kỹ năng tư duy cấp độ cao)
SUITABLE ASSESSMENT METHODS (knowledge)
Remember
Understand
Apply
Analyse
Evaluate
Create
MCQ
MCQ
Open questions (allow to use materials)
Case study
Evaluate published articles
Create product model
Standardized test
Fill in the blank
Group project
Presentation
Evaluation essay
Thesis, dissertation, poster
Quiz
Quiz
Practice, experiment
Project
Evaluate problems
Compose
Summarize book, documentary
Speaking test
Business model
Case study
Start-up
- Grading rubrics for individual’s/group’s written assignment/report
Criteria
CLO
Weighted Average
Levels of Assessment
Grade
A
B
C
D
F
8,5-10
7-8,4
5,5-6,9
4,0-5,4
<4
Format
7,8,9
20%
All assignment format’s requirements are met with professional look. No spelling & grammar errors; well-presented tables & graphs; and sources are adequately cited.
Assignment format has professional look but may have some format and spelling errors
Assignment has format, spelling and grammar errors. Sources are not adequately cited.
Assignment is sparsely written with many errors of format, spacing, spelling and grammar
Assignment is carelessly written with many format errors; and fails to meet format’s requirements
Writing style
8
20%
Writing is very clear, coherent, logically organized and interesting. Main ideas are well developed and supported throughout the paper.
Writing is good with clear ideas, but some parts are not logical.
Writing is unclear with some incoherent and vague ideas
Substandard writing which lacks logical organization. Ideas are vague with little evidence of critical thinking
Poor writing with mainly “copy and paste” ideas.
Content
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
50%
Content meets assignment requirements very well, and indicates the synthesis, expansion and in-depth analysis of ideas. No sign of plagiarism
Content meets assignment requirements without sign of plagiarism. However, content does not indicate the expansion of ideas.
Content basically meets assignment requirements without sign of plagiarism. But some parts of content are inadequate
Content just meets the minimum requirement of assignment, without sign of plagiarism. But the analysis is underdeveloped and unoriginal.
Content strays from the main topic; or plagiarism is over 20%
Reference
1,2,3,4,5,6,8
10%
A variety of sources are adequately and correctly cited.
A variety of sources are included, but there are some format errors and incorrect citations.
Sources are reasonable but lack diversity. There are quite a few format errors and incorrect citations.
Sources are lack of diversity. There are many format errors and incorrect citations.
The writing does not use adequate research reference. There are many format errors and incorrect citations.
Member contribution
9
Based on peer review
Active and adequate participation. Proactively working to meet deadline set by group.
Quite active and adequate participation. However, there is a delay in meeting group deadlines.
Not really proactive when participating. There is a delay in meeting group deadlines.
Just participate in a small part of group work. Not proactive when participating
Little or no participation. Shows no responsibility with work and often fails to meet deadlines.
Note:
Lecturer instructs group member to conduct peer review on a scale of 1 to 10, based upon the contribution of each member to group work. The grade of each member will be adjusted according to the peer review which reflects this member’s contribution and participation.