1. Introduction to corporate finance, financial statement analysis, valuation of cash flows.
2. Security valuation for stocks and bonds including time-value of money, discounting, expected risk/return, Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and diversification.
3. Cost of capital for project decision making, including working capital and discounted cash flow analysis.
4. Financing decisions including; capital structure; debt and dividend policy decisions; mergers and acquisitions.
Material will be presented within a lecture/discussion environment and may include online work.
| Term Tests (Minimum 2) | 40-50% |
| Final Examination | 30-40% |
| Assignments (Minimum 2) | 10-15% |
| Projects | 0-10% |
| Total | 100% |
Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy.
No single assessment will be worth more than 40%.
Students must achieve a minimum grade of 50% on the combined invigilated components to pass the course.
Students may conduct research as part of their coursework in this class. Instructors for the course are responsible for ensuring that student research projects comply with College policies on ethical conduct for research involving humans, which can require obtaining Informed Consent from participants and getting the approval of the Douglas College Research Ethics Board prior to conducting the research.
At the end of the course, the successful student should be able to:
1. Describe the financial environment within which the financial manager must operate;
2. Analyse financial statements to determine a company's performance relative to its industry or competitors;
3. Apply time value of money concepts, cash flow valuation, and risk premiums in making financing and capital budgeting decisions;
4. Apply cost of capital (before and after tax) and net working capital analysis (before and after tax), as well as debt versus equity financing considerations (including projected interest and foreign exchange rates) in financial management decisions;
5. Demonstrate a broad understanding of the theory of capital structure and its impact on management decision-making including corporate restructuring activities; and
6. Assess valuations of stocks and bonds.
Textbooks and materials to be purchased by students
1. Ross, S.; Westerfield, R.W. et al, Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, latest Canadian Edition, McGraw Hill
or Berk, J; DeMarzo, P.: et al. Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, latest Canadian Edition, Pearson
or alternate textbook determined by the department.
2. Calculator: Texas Instruments BA II Plus or as approved by Department.
PBD Accounting
PBD Accounting and Finance
PBD Finance
PDD Accounting
PDD Financial Planning
PDD Financial Analysis
PDD Global Banking and Economics
No corequisite courses.
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
| Institution | Transfer Details for FINC 2340 |
|---|---|
| Athabasca University (AU) | AU FNCE 370 (3) |
| Camosun College (CAMO) | CAMO FIN 210 (3) |
| Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU BFIN 241 (3) |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU ACCT 3380 (3) |
| Langara College (LANG) | LANG FMGT 2474 (3) |
| North Island College (NIC) | NIC BUS 244 (3) |
| Okanagan College (OC) | OC BUAD 195 (3) |
| Simon Fraser University (SFU) | No credit |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU FNCE 2120 (3) |
| Trinity Western University (TWU) | No credit |
| University of Northern BC (UNBC) | UNBC COMM 220 (3) |
| University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV BUS 349 (3) |
| University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC COM 240 (1.5) |
| Vancouver Community College (VCC) | VCC MGMT 2014 (3) |
| Vancouver Island University (VIU) | VIU FNCE 2nd (3) |
| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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CRN
12292
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Tue | Instructor Last Name
Dong
Instructor First Name
Zaidong
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Course Status
Open
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| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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CRN
13049
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Tue | Instructor Last Name
Dong
Instructor First Name
Zaidong
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Course Status
Open
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| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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CRN
14060
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Mon | Instructor Last Name
Xue
Instructor First Name
Stephen
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Course Status
Open
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| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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CRN
14834
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Wed | Instructor Last Name
Yamamoto
Instructor First Name
Cleusa
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Course Status
Open
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