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Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
IB2221	Corporate Finance	Spring	3	0	3	7

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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 :	Prof. Dr. NİYAZİ BERK
Course Lecturer(s):	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi HAKKI ÖZTÜRK
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	This is the first course of two consecutive corporate finance courses in the second year which aims to provide the student with the basic tools for making financial decisions. This course will introduce the student to basic financial theory and concepts of corporate finance. This course will also ensure an understanding of relationship between financial theory and its practices. It will cover some of the theory and practice of decision-making within the corporation More of the emphasis will be on financial valuation, capital budgeting and cash flow analysis.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
I.To be able to understand what corporate finance is and how financial managers decide.

II.To be able to analyze the financial statements of a firm.
III.To be able to identify market cap, financial leverage and operating leverage.
IV.To be able to figure out the essentials of short term financial policy.
V.To be able to understand the logic behind the pricing of securities.
VI.To be able to understand weighted average cost of capital
VII.To be able to evaluate investment projects with capital budgeting methods.

Course Content

1st Week: Introduction to Corporate Finance, What is Corporate Finance, The Goal of Financial Management, Financial Management Decisions, Capital Budgeting, Capital Structure, Working Capital Management.

2nd Week: Overview of Financial Statements: The Balance Sheet: Assets, Liabilities and Owners’ Equity, Net Working Capital, Debt versus Equity, Income Statement.

3rd Week: Some Primary Concepts: Market Value, Book Value, Nominal Value, Asset Value, Net Asset Value. Financial Leverage, Operating Leverage.

4th Week: Short Term Financial Management and Working Capital Management: Short Term Financial Planning, Some Aspects of Short-Term Financial Policy.

5th Week: Short Term Borrowing, Cash Management, Credit and Receivables, Inventory Mangement: The Economic Order Quantity Model

6th Week: Time Value of Money, Present Value, Future Value, Annuity, Perpetuity. Concepts of Risk, Return and Discount Factor

7th Week: Introduction to Valuation: Bonds and Bills. Differences Between Bonds and Bills. Pricing of Bonds and Bills

8th Week: The Relationship Between Bond Prices and Interest Rates Duration, Modified Duration and Bond Price Volatility, Trading Strategies.

9th Week: Valuation of Common Stocks: Basic Characteristics of Stocks, Capitalization Rate, The Basic Issues About Common Stock Valuation, Dividend Based Stock Valuation Models (DDM)

10th Week: Cost Of Capital: Cost of Debt, Cost of Equity, Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)

11th Week: Capital Budgeting: Project Appraisal Essentials, Free Cash Flow Concept, Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT), Corporate Tax, Non-Cash Net Working Capital, Depreciation, Amortization, Capital Expenditures (Capex)

12th Week: The Process of Evaluating Capital Budgeting Projects: Payback Rule, Accounting Rate of Return (ARR), Discounted Payback, Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Profitability Index, Conflicts Between NPV and IRR and How to Resolve These Conflicts.

13th Week: The Process of Evaluating Capital Budgeting Projects: Payback Rule, Accounting Rate of Return (ARR),Discounted Payback, Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Profitability Index, Conflicts Between NPV and IRR and How to Resolve These Conflicts.

14th Week: Cash-Flow Analysis: Preparing a Cash-Flow Chart, Project Feasibility Analysis with DCF, Sensitivity Analysis, Break-Even Analysis.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	1st Week: Introduction to Corporate Finance, What is Corporate Finance, The Goal of Financial Management, Financial Management Decisions, Capital Budgeting, Capital Structure, Working Capital Management.
2)	2nd Week: Overview of Financial Statements: The Balance Sheet: Assets, Liabilities and Owners’ Equity, Net Working Capital, Debt versus Equity, Income Statement.
3)	3rd Week: Some Primary Concepts: Market Value, Book Value, Nominal Value, Asset Value, Net Asset Value. Financial Leverage, Operating Leverage.
4)	4th Week: Short Term Financial Management and Working Capital Management: Short Term Financial Planning, Some Aspects of Short-Term Financial Policy.
5)	5th Week: Short Term Borrowing, Cash Management, Credit and Receivables, Inventory Mangement: The Economic Order Quantity Model
6)	6th Week: Time Value of Money, Present Value, Future Value, Annuity, Perpetuity. Concepts of Risk, Return and Discount Factor
7)	7th Week: Introduction to Valuation: Bonds and Bills. Differences Between Bonds and Bills. Pricing of Bonds and Bills
8)	8th Week: The Relationship Between Bond Prices and Interest Rates Duration, Modified Duration and Bond Price Volatility, Trading Strategies.
9)	9th Week: Valuation of Common Stocks: Basic Characteristics of Stocks, Capitalization Rate, The Basic Issues About Common Stock Valuation, Dividend Based Stock Valuation Models (DDM)
10)	10th Week: Cost Of Capital: Cost of Debt, Cost of Equity, Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
11)	11th Week: Capital Budgeting: Project Appraisal Essentials, Free Cash Flow Concept, Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT), Corporate Tax, Non-Cash Net Working Capital, Depreciation, Amortization, Capital Expenditures (Capex)
12)	12th Week: The Process of Evaluating Capital Budgeting Projects: Payback Rule, Accounting Rate of Return (ARR), Discounted Payback, Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Profitability Index, Conflicts Between NPV and IRR and How to Resolve These Conflicts.
13)	13th Week: The Process of Evaluating Capital Budgeting Projects: Payback Rule, Accounting Rate of Return (ARR),Discounted Payback, Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Profitability Index, Conflicts Between NPV and IRR and How to Resolve These Conflicts.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Essentials of Corporate Finance by Ross, Westerfield and Jordan, 6th Edition.
References:	Principles of Corporate Finance by Brealey and Myres, 7th Edition. Berk,N. Finansal Yönetim, 10. baskı, İstanbul.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 50
Total		% 90
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 90

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	14	41
Study Hours Out of Class	15	28
Final	1	28
Total Workload		97

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)	To be able to critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication.
2)	To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level.
3)	To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them.
4)	To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends.
5)	To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner.
6)	To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents.
7)	To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content.
8)	To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit.
9)	To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication.
10)	To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels.