GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
With effective
                 Syllabus for Master of Business Administration, 2nd Semester             from academic
                        Subject Name: Corporate Finance (CF)                              year 2018-19
                                 Subject Code: 4529202
1. Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcome Component            Learning Outcome
Business Environment and Domain  Acquire, interpret, and analyze accounting,
Knowledge (BEDK)                         economic, and financial data to facilitate decision
                                         making in corporate and investment environments
                                         in both personal and professional settings.
Critical thinking, Business Analysis,  Critically evaluate corporate finance techniques
Problem Solving and Innovative
Solutions (CBPI)
Social Responsiveness and Ethics  Make sound and ethical financial decisions in a
(SRE)                                    risky business environment
2. Course Duration: The course duration is of 40 sessions of 60 minutes each.
3. Course Contents:
Module                         Module Content                             No. of     70 Marks
  No:                                                                    Sessions    (External
                                                                                    Evaluation)
          Overview of Financial Management:
           Meaning, Objectives, Scope, Role and Functions of
             Financial Management (Financial Decisions).
           Financial Goal - Profit Maximization versus
             Shareholders’ Wealth Maximization.
          Time value of Money: (theory and numerical)
   I       Concepts, Compounding, Discounting, Annuities.                  10           17
          Sources of Long-Term Finance:
           Introduction to Equity Shares, Preference Shares and
             Debentures, Term loan.
          Valuation of Bonds, Preference shares and Equity.
          (numerical)
          Understanding Investment Decisions (Capital Budgeting
          Decisions):
           Meaning, Features
           Types and Importance of Investment Decisions
                 o Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)
                         NPV, IRR, MIRR, PI, Discounted
   II                      Payback                                          10           18
                 o Non-Discounted Cash Flow Techniques
                         ARR, Payback period
          Capital Rationing (theory and numerical)
          Understanding Dividend Decision:
           Dividend and dividend policy
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             GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
                                                                                   With effective
             Syllabus for Master of Business Administration, 2nd Semester          from academic
                   Subject Name: Corporate Finance (CF)                            year 2018-19
                            Subject Code: 4529202
         Factors affecting dividend payout
         Dividend payment models: (theory and numerical)
             o Dividend relevance model
                      Walter model
                      Gordon model
             o Dividend irrelevance model
                      MM model
      Basics of Decision Tree Analysis (1-level and 2-level)
      (theory only)
      Cost of Capital: (theory and numerical)
       Significance, Concept of the Opportunity Cost of Capital
       Component Costs of Capital - Cost of Debt, Preference
          Capital and Equity Capital
       Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
      Leverage: (theory and numerical)
       Types of Leverage - Operating, Financial and Combined
III                                                                     10        18
         Leverage.
       Point of indifference
      Understanding Financing Decisions (Capital Structure
      Decisions): (theory and numerical)
       NI Approach
       NOI Approach
       MM Theory with and without Taxes
      Working Capital Management:
       Concepts of Working Capital.
       Operating Cycle.
       Determinants of Working Capital.
       Estimating Working Capital Needs. (theory and
         numerical)
       Working Capital Finance Policies.
             o Matching approach, conservative approach,
                 aggressive approach.
IV    Cash Management: (theory and numerical)                           10        17
       Need for Cash Management.
       Cash Management Cycle.
       Cash Forecasting through budgeting.
       Determining the Optimum Cash Balance under Certainty
         (Baumol’s Model) and Uncertainty (The Miller- Orr
         Model).
      Receivables Management:
       Nature and Goals of Credit Policy
       Credit Policy Variables(theory and numerical)
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                    GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
                                                                                              With effective
                    Syllabus for Master of Business Administration, 2nd Semester              from academic
                              Subject Name: Corporate Finance (CF)                            year 2018-19
                                       Subject Code: 4529202
             Application:
              Select suitable organization and study:
                   The role and functions of Finance department;
                                                                                        (30 marks
     V             Select Scrip or bonds and do the valuation of its             ---
                                                                                          CEC)
                      Securities;
                   Study the investment decisions,
                      working capital policy and cash budgeting etc.
4. Pedagogy:
       ICT enabled Classroom teaching
       Case study
       Practical / live assignment
       Interactive class room discussions
5. Evaluation:
   Students shall be evaluated on the following components:
     Internal Evaluation                              (Internal Assessment- 50 Marks)
 A       Continuous Evaluation Component                         30 marks
         Class Presence & Participation                          10 marks
         Quiz                                                    10 marks
 B Mid-Semester examination                           (Internal Assessment-30 Marks)
 C End –Semester Examination                          (External Assessment-70 Marks)
6. Reference Books:
No.          Author                       Name of the Book               Publisher         Year of
                                                                                        Publication /
                                                                                           Edition
         Prasanna Chandra           Financial Management,               McGraw -        Latest Edition
 1
                                     theory and Practice                Hill
 2       I M Pandey                 Financial Management                Vikas           Latest Edition
         M. Y. Khan and P.          Financial Management                McGraw -        Latest Edition
 3
         K. Jain                                                        Hill
         Rajiv Srivastava &         Financial Management                Oxford
 4
         Anil Misra                                                                     Latest Edition
           Ravi Kishore             Financial Management –              Taxmann         Latest Edition
 5
                                    Problems and Solutions
 6        P C Tulasiyani            Financial Management                S. Chand        Latest Edition
          P. V. Kulkarni and B.     Financial Management                Himalaya        14th Revised
 7
          G. Satyaprasad                                                                   Edition
          Eugene F. Brigham         Financial Management:               South            14th Edition
 8                                  Theory and Practice                 Western
                                                                        College
          Vyuptakesh Sharan         Fundamentals of Financial           Pearson           3rd Edition
 9
                                      Management
          R. P. Rastogi             Financial                           Taxmann         Latest Edition
10
                                      Management
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                 GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
                                                                                          With effective
                  Syllabus for Master of Business Administration, 2nd Semester            from academic
                        Subject Name: Corporate Finance (CF)                              year 2018-19
                                 Subject Code: 4529202
       V Pattabhi Ram and S D    Strategic Financial               Snow              Latest Edition
11
       Bala                      Management                        white
       Dr. J.B. Gupta            Strategic Financial               Taxmann           Latest Edition
 12
                                 Management
Note: Wherever the standard books are not available for the topic appropriate print and online
resources, journals and books published by different authors may be prescribed.
7. List of Journals / Periodicals / Magazines / Newspapers / Web resources, etc.
   1. News Paper: Business Standard, Economic Times, Times of India
   2. Journals: Finance India, Global Journal of Finance & Management, Journal of
   Business & Financial Affairs etc.
   3. Websites pertaining to companies, capital market, RBI etc.
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