Management Finance

Code:

LEC401

Acronym:

FE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Business Sciences

Instance: 2005/2006 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Management
Course/CS Responsible:	ECONOMICS

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
ECO	425	Official Curricular Structure since 2004	4	3		-

Objectives

The course begins with a brief review of techniques that are used in corporate finance.
The aims of this course are providing an excellent theoretical and empirical ground in corporate finance. The course brings together academic thinkers and financial practitioners to address topics driving corporate finance.

Program

The course is structured around fourteen chapters. Each has been selected to illustrate a particular type of matter of corporate finance that figure below.
The course covers a range of topics, including:
1. Introduction;
2. Information analysis;
3. Financial analysis;
4. Risk analysis;
5. Portfolio management;
6. Financial structure;
7. Dividends policy;
8. Valuation of stocks;
9. Restructuring of firms;
10. Valuation of options;
11. Valuation of futures;
12. Valuation of corporate bonds;
13. Corporate strategy.
14. Corporate governance

Main Bibliography

Elísio BRANDÃO
Finanças, 3ª edição, 2003 (Setembro)
Distribuidor: Porto Editora

LEVASSEUR M. e QUINTART A.
“Finance”, 3ª edição, 1998 (Agosto)
Económica

ROSS S., WESTERFIELD R. e JAFFE J.
“Corporate Finance”, 5ª edição, 1999
McGraw-Hill

BRIGHAM E. e GAPENSKI L.
“Intermediate Financial Management”, 5ª edição, 1996
The Dryden Press

Complementary Bibliography

The Journal of Finance

Review of Finance

Finance

Teaching methods and learning activities

Classes will consist of lectures, presentation of cases and their discussion.

Software

SPSS; Stat; Eviews; Gauss

Evaluation Type

Eligibility for exams

We expect you to have a full understanding of the writing material that is provided to you.

Observations

Instructors:
This course is team-taught by the Professors Elísio Brandão and António Cerqueira, and by the Assistant Rui Padrão.
Elísio Brandão:
Email: ebrandao@fep.up.pt;
Telephone: 225 5571 100; Office: 108.
António Cerqueira:
Email: amelo@fep.up.pt;
Telephone: 225 571 100; Office: 239.

Honor Code
We expect you to have a full understanding of the writing material that is provided to you.

Attendance
We expect you to attend every class session. Please be on time at the start of the class. The students can not miss more than 3 sessions for having a continuous evaluation.