Course Syllabus: Problems In Corporate Financial Policy

Jose M. Liberti, DePaul University

Abstract

The main aim of this course is to enable you to apply the theoretical concepts in finance, covered in the basic finance course (FIN 555: Financial Management), to problems in the area of corporate finance with all the complexities that the real world entails.

Through cases and discussion of topical issues, the course will give you the opportunity to analyze practical financial situations and problems, on the assumption that you are already familiar with fundamental ideas from previous finance courses such as valuation methods (Weighted Average Cost of Capital, Free Cash Flow and Capital Cash Flow, Adjusted Present Value, Trading and Transaction Multiples), portfolio selection, CAPM and in-depth capital structure analysis.

We will use the case method to motivate our discussion to close the gap between rigorous finance theory and its application to practical problems in corporate finance, and the thought-process required when faced with this gap.