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“BUSINESS FINANCE I” INDIVIDUAL COURSE DESCRIPTION

|Course Unit Title |Business Finance I |

|Course Unit Code |BUS 307 |

|Type of Course Unit |Compulsory |

|Level of Course Unit |Bachelors Degree |

|Number of ECTS Credits Allocated |3 |

|Theoretical (hour/week) |3 |

|Practice (hour/week) | |

|Laboratory (hour/week) | |

|Year of Study |3rd |

|Semester when the course unit is delivered |5th |

|Name of Lecturer (s) |Assist. Prof. Dr. Adnan HUSHMAT |

|Mode of Delivery |Face to Face |

|Language of Instruction |English |

|Prerequisities and co-requisities | |

|Recommended Optional Programme Components | |

|Work Placement(s) |Internship |

|Objectives of the Course |To introduce the importance of finance in personal and professional lives |

| |To introduce the business problems solved by the finance tools |

| |To understand the basic financial tools like time value of money, capital |

| |budgeting and cost of capital |

|Learning Outcomes |At the end of this course, students will be able to: |

| |Analyze the basic financial problems faced by a business and select appropriate |

| |tool to solve them |

| |Calculate present value, future value of money using the time value of money |

| |compounding and discounting tools |

| |Analyze capital bugeting projects using various tools like NPV, PI, IRR and |

| |Pay-back Period |

| |Calculate appropriate cost of capital for a business |

|Course Contents |Business Finance I is an introductory course, which assumes no previous knowledge|

| |of the subject. This course introduces the basic tools of financial management |

| |such as present value, future value, annuity, NPV, IRR, pay-back period and cost |

| |of capitl. The students will be able to analyze the financial problems faced by a|

| |business and suggest suitable tools to make effective financial decisions. |

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| |WEEKS |TOPICS |

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|Weekly Detailed Course Contents | | |

| | |Main Topic |Contents |

| |1 |Introduction | |

| |2 |Ch. 1 Principles of Finance |Importance of finance in your personal |

| | | |and professional lives |

| | | |Identify the three primary business |

| | | |decisions that financial managers make |

| | | |Key differences among the three major |

| | | |legal forms of business |

| | | |The role of the financial manager and the|

| | | |five principles of finance |

| |3 |Ch 2 Firms and the Financial Market |The structure and functions of financial |

| | | |markets. |

| | | |Distinguish between commercial banks and |

| | | |other financial institutions in the |

| | | |financial marketplace. |

| | | |Describe the different securities markets|

| | | |for bonds and stocks. |

| |4 |Ch 5 The Time Value of |Cash-flow timeline |

| | |Money—The Basics |Future Value |

| | | |Present Value |

| | | |Interest Rates |

| |5 |Ch 6 The Time Value of Money—Annuities |Ordinary Annuity |

| | |and Other Topics |Annuity Due |

| | | |Perpetuity |

| | | |Mixed Cashflow Steams |

| |6 |Revision | |

| |7 |MID-TERM EXAM | |

| |8 |Ch 11 Investment Decision Criteria |sources and types of profitable |

| | | |investment opportunities |

| | | |NPV, PI |

| | | |IRR |

| |9 |Ch 11 Investment Decision Criteria |Payback Period |

| | | |Discounted Payback Period |

| | | |Current Business Practices |

| |10 |Ch 14 The Cost of Capital |Overall cost of capital and the purpose |

| | | |for its calculation |

| | | |Firm’s capital structure, and the |

| | | |relative importance (weight) of each |

| | | |source of financing. |

| | | |After-tax cost of debt, preferred stock, |

| | | |and common equity |

| |11 |Ch 14 The Cost of Capital |WACC |

| | | |Multiple, risk-adjusted discount rates |

| | | |NPV and Floating Cost |

| |12 |Ch 14 The Cost of Capital |WACC |

| | | |Multiple, risk-adjusted discount rates |

| | | |NPV and Floating Cost |

| |13 | | |

| |14 |Revision | |

| |15 |FINAL EXAM | |

|Textbook / Material / Recommended |TEXT BOOK: |

|Readings |Financial Management: Principles and Applications 13ed. |

| |Titman, Keown, Martin |

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| |Additional References |

| |Financial Management by L. J. Gitman |

|ASSESSMENT |

|Semester (Year) Interior Activities |Number | Semester (year) Note the% Contribution to |

|Mid-term Exam |1 |40 |

|Quiz |2 |15 |

|Final |1 |45 |

| |TOTAL |100 |

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|Course Learning, Teaching and Assessment Activities in the Framework Calculation of the workload |

|Activities |Number |Duration (hour) |Total Workload(hour) |

|Theory |14 |3 |42 |

|Course Related Activity |3 |4 |12 |

|Mid term |1 |15 |15 |

|Homework |14 |2 |28 |

|Class work |10 |2 |20 |

|Individual Work | | |39 |

| |13 |3 | |

|Final Exam | | |19 |

| |1 |19 | |

| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hour)=175 |

|AKTS CREDIT COURSE = Total Work Load(hour)/(30 hours/AKTS)= 175/30 = 5,8≅6 |

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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|Learning Outcomes |Programme Outcomes |

|PO 1 |PO 2 |PO 3 |PO 4 |PO 5 |PO 6 |PO 7 |PO 8 |PO 9 |PO 10 |PO 11 |PO 12 | | |LO1 |5 |3 |1 |4 | |4 |2 |5 |5 | |1 | | | |LO2 |4 |2 | |3 | |2 |3 |5 |4 | | | | | |LO3 |5 |4 |2 |3 | |4 |3 |5 |5 |2 | | | | |LO4 |5 |3 |1 |3 |4 |3 |3 |5 |4 |1 |1 | | | |Contribution Level: 1 Very Low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High

Cheating, References, Plagiarism

There will be NO make-up exams without documented medical evidence that should be presented within one week of the exam. Failure to do so will result in a score of zero in the concerned exam.

Any conflicts or emergencies that prevent you from taking an exam must be approved by the instructor prior to the exam.

Any student found cheating or plagiarizing will receive an ‘F’ for the course and will be referred to the Department Chair Person and the Dean for appropriate action.

Students are expected to attend classes regularly and to complete the academic work of their courses in a timely fashion in accordance with the expectations of their instructors. It is the policy of Girne American University that students must attend at least 75% of their scheduled classes.

Information in this syllabus is subject to change. All changes will be announced in class.

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