IF4420 Mergers and AcquisitionsBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs SOFTWARE ENGINEERINGGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
IF4420 Mergers and Acquisitions Spring 3 0 3 9
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Assist. Prof. BAHAR KÖSEOĞLU
Course Lecturer(s): Assist. Prof. UMUT UĞURLU
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: The course is divided into two discrete sections: (1) developing an in-depth understanding of how and when to apply the appropriate tools and skills to successfully complete an M&A transaction and (2) the application of what has been learned to solving “real” world M&A problems. All major elements of the acquisition process will be discussed in the context of a logical process.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The student who have succeeded in this course;
I. will have a thorough knowledge of the value drivers of a company
II. will be able to assess a company within the context of its competitive advantage and the industry it operates in
III. will learn the process of M&A of a company
IV. will know the difference of the M&A process from the buyer or seller perspectives
V. will be able to do basic company valuation
VI. have an insight to the participants of the M&A process, negotiation process and the legal documents involved in M&A process.

Course Content

Valuation, valuation techniques, M&A process, Negotiations
Teaching methods of the course are “Lecture, Individual Study, Reading, Problem Solving, Case Study, Discussion, Project Preparation”

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Course Overview
2) Introduction to M&A
3) The M&A Process
4) Firm Valuation: Risk Premiums, Cost of Debt and Equity, WACC
5) Firm Valuation: Estimating Cash Flows and Growth Rates
6) Firm Valuation: Free Cash Flow to Equity & Free Cash Flow to Firm Discount Models
7) Valuation in Mergers & Acquisitons
8) Valuation in Mergers & Acquisitons
9) Deal Structuring
10) Private Equity & Leveraged Buyouts
11) The Corporate Takeover Market
12) Presentations
13) Presentations
14) Presentations

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Mergers, Acquisitions and Other Restructuring Activities (DePamphilis, D. M., 10th ed., Elsevier/Academic Press, 2019, ISBN: 9780128150757)
Investment Valuation: Tools and Techniques for Determining the Value of Any Asset (Damodaran, A., 3rd ed., Wiley, 2012, ISBN: 9781118011522)

References: Mergers, Acquisitions and Other Restructuring Activities (DePamphilis, D. M., 10th ed., Elsevier/Academic Press, 2019, ISBN: 9780128150757)
Investment Valuation: Tools and Techniques for Determining the Value of Any Asset (Damodaran, A., 3rd ed., Wiley, 2012, ISBN: 9781118011522)

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Project 1 % 45
Final 1 % 55
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 0
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 100
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 13 3 39
Study Hours Out of Class 14 12 168
Project 2 9 18
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 227

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Be able to specify functional and non-functional attributes of software projects, processes and products.
2) Be able to design software architecture, components, interfaces and subcomponents of a system for complex engineering problems.
3) Be able to develop a complex software system with in terms of code development, verification, testing and debugging.
4) Be able to verify software by testing its program behavior through expected results for a complex engineering problem.
5) Be able to maintain a complex software system due to working environment changes, new user demands and software errors that occur during operation.
6) Be able to monitor and control changes in the complex software system, to integrate the software with other systems, and to plan and manage new releases systematically.
7) Be able to identify, evaluate, measure, manage and apply complex software system life cycle processes in software development by working within and interdisciplinary teams.
8) Be able to use various tools and methods to collect software requirements, design, develop, test and maintain software under realistic constraints and conditions in complex engineering problems.
9) Be able to define basic quality metrics, apply software life cycle processes, measure software quality, identify quality model characteristics, apply standards and be able to use them to analyze, design, develop, verify and test complex software system.
10) Be able to gain technical information about other disciplines such as sustainable development that have common boundaries with software engineering such as mathematics, science, computer engineering, industrial engineering, systems engineering, economics, management and be able to create innovative ideas in entrepreneurship activities.
11) Be able to grasp software engineering culture and concept of ethics and have the basic information of applying them in the software engineering and learn and successfully apply necessary technical skills through professional life.
12) Be able to write active reports using foreign languages and Turkish, understand written reports, prepare design and production reports, make effective presentations, give clear and understandable instructions.
13) Be able to have knowledge about the effects of engineering applications on health, environment and security in universal and societal dimensions and the problems of engineering in the era and the legal consequences of engineering solutions.