AØKA08012U Corporate Finance and Incentives (F)
MSc programme in Economics – elective course
Bacheloruddannelsen i økonomi – Prioriteret valgfag på 3. år
The Danish BSc programme in Economics - prioritized elective at the 3rd year
Sidefagsuddannelsen i Økonomi-Erhvervsøkonomi - valgfag på KA delen
The course is part of the Financial line at the MSc programme in Economics, symbolized by ‘F’.
MSc programme in mathematics-economics
This is the Economics programme’s central course on Finance, giving a broad insight into the core matter of the field. Building on earlier relevant courses from the Bachelor’s programme in Economics, it provides the common ground for later elective Finance courses.
The course develops your understanding of the different asset classes in financial markets, including bonds, stocks, forwards, futures and options. Based on considerations of investor demand, standard asset pricing methods are introduced. The pricing methodology is used to analyse the choice of investment projects inside firms, including the management of real options. Turning to classic corporate finance issues, the course explores the optimal capital structure of the firm, its optimal dividend policy, risk management, and the incentives of the firm’s management.
The asset pricing models include the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), the Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT), risk-neutral pricing, and the Black-Scholes formula. Excel is used to solve problems in these areas. Market efficiency and investor behaviour is discussed.
After completing the course, the student should be able to:
Knowledge:
Understand, account for, define and identify the main methodologies, concepts and topics in Finance
Solve standard problems in Finance, partly using Excel
- Criticize and discuss the main models in Finance, relating them to current issues in financial markets and corporate finance
Skills:
Manage the main topics and models in Finance
Organize material and analyze given problems, assessing standard models and results
Argue about financial topics, putting results into perspectivem drawing on the relevant knowledge of the field
Competencies:
Bring into play the achieved knowledge and skills on new formal problems, and on given descriptions of situations in financial markets or corporations
Be prepared for more advanced models and topics in Finance
The main textbook for the course:
Jonathan Berk and Peter DeMarzo: Corporate Finance, Fourth Edition, Global Edition, Pearson. http://catalogue.pearsoned.co.uk/educator/product/Corporate-Finance-Global-Edition-4E/9781292160160.page
Some supplementary shorter texts and current media clippings are supplied through Absalon.
Peter Norman Sørensen (2017): “Lecture Notes on Asset Pricing,” will be available through Absalon.
Academic qualifications equivalent 1st and 2nd year of the Bachelor's programme in Economics
This course also offers exercise classes meeting every week. Weekly exercise sets will become available through Absalon. Students consider how to solve the exercises before the class meets – working with the exercises provides the best chance to deeply understand the course material. Problem solving helps to realize which parts of the syllabus are harder to learn.
Most exercise sets contain a mandatory exercise. The solutions to a number of such exercises must be approved as a condition for the final exam.
2 hours lectures 1 to 2 times a week from week 36 to 50 (except week 42).
2 hours exercise classes a week from week 36/37 to 50 (except week 42).
The overall schema for the BA 3rd year can be seen at https://intranet.ku.dk/polit_ba/undervisning/Lektionsplan-E17/skemaer/Sider/default.aspx
or the Master at https://intranet.ku.dk/economics_ma/courses/CourseCatalogue-E17/Courseschema/Pages/default.aspx
Timetable and venue:
To see the time and location of lectures and exercise classes please press the link/links under "Se skema" (See schedule) at the right side of this page. E means Autumn. The lectures is shown in each link.
You can find the similar information partly in English at
https://skema.ku.dk/ku1718/uk/module.htm
-Select Department: “2200-Økonomisk Institut” (and wait for respond)
-Select Module:: “2200-E17; [Name of course]””
-Select Report Type: “List – Weekdays”
-Select Period: “Efterår/Autumn – Weeks 31-5”
Press: “ View Timetable”
Please be aware regarding exercise classes:
- The schedule of the exercise classes is only a pre-planned schedule and can be changed until just before the teaching begins without the participants accept. If this happens it will be informed at the intranet or can be seen in the app myUCPH and at the above link
- That the study administration allocates the students to the exercise classes according to the principles stated in the KUnet.
- If too many students have wished a specific class, students will be registered randomly at another class.
- It is not possible to change class after the second registration period has expired.
- If there is not enough registered students or available teachers, the exercise classes may be jointed.
- The student is not allowed to participate in an exercise class not registered, because the room has only seats for the amount of registered student.
- The teacher of the exercise class cannot correct assignments from other students than the registered students in the exercise class except with group work across the classes.
- That all exercise classes will be taught in English.
- Category
- Hours
- Class Instruction
- 28
- Exam
- 3
- Lectures
- 42
- Preparation
- 133
- Total
- 206
for enrolled students. More information about registration, schedule, rules etc. can be found at the intranet for Master students (UK) , Master students (DK) and Bachelor students (DK).
Registration and information for students not enrolled please find more information at Study Economics.
Læs om tilmelding, uddannelsen, studieordning mm på Åbent Universitet, Merit og uddannelse i økonomi.
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written examination, 3 hours under invigilationindividual closed book exam at the computers of Copenhagen University.
The exam assignment is given in English and can be answered in English or in Danish. Language must be chosen at the course or exam registration. - Exam registration requirements
3 out of 4 hand-ins must be approved in order for the student to be eligible to take the exam.
- Aid
- Without aids
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
if chosen by the Head of Studies.
- Exam period
for the autumn semester 2017:
21 December 2017
The written exam takes place in the exam venues of the university
The exact time and room will be informed in the Self-Service at KUnet
For enrolled students more information about examination, rules, exam schedule etc. is available at the intranet for master students (UK) , master students (DK) and bachelor students (DK).
- Re-exam
for the autumn semester 2017:
12 February 2018
The written exam takes place in the exam venues of the university
The exact time and room will be informed in the Self-Service at KUnet
If only a few students have registered the reexam it might change to oral including the date, time and place, which will be informed in KUNet or by the Examination Office.
More information about reexamination, rules, schedule etc. is available at the intranet for master students (UK) , master students (DK) and bachelor students (DK).
Criteria for exam assesment
Students are assessed on the extent to which they master the learning outcome for the course.
To receive the top grade, the student must be able to demonstrate in an excellent manner that he or she has acquired and can make use of the knowledge, skills and competencies listed in the learning outcomes.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- AØKA08012U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree MasterBachelor,Full Degree Master choice
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- and venue:
Go to "Remarks"
Exam and re-sits: Go to "Exam" - Continuing and further education
- Price
Information about admission and tuition fee: Master and Exchange Programme, credit students and guest students (Open University)
- Study board
- Department of Economics, Study Council
Contracting department
- Department of Economics
Course Coordinators
- Peter Norman Sørensen (21-7469786976327273767165723277737669727769724469677372326f7932686f)
Lecturers
Lecture: See Course responsibles
Teachers of exercise classes:
Autumn 2017:
Ex. Class 1: Oliver Grinderslev
Ex. Class 3: Mathias Jelletoft
Ex. Class 4: Morten Anthonsen
Ex. Class 5: Peter Faxøe
It is not decided, how many exercise classes will be created. So
the schedule of the exercise classes can be changed up to the start
of the semester.