NATIONAL ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

SCHOOL OF ADVANCED EDUCATION PROGRAMS Independence – Freedom – Happiness

SYLLABUS

1. GENERAL INFORMATION
Course name: CORPORATE FINANCE
Course code: NHTC_1104E
General Education courses
Credit: 3
Prerequisite: none
2. LECTURER’S INFORMATION
Full name:
Address:
Phone number:
Email:
Faculty/ Institute:
3. COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
This course provides a broad background of the concepts and practices of
contemporary finance. Topics include role of finance in the management, working with
financial statements, cash flows, financial planning, time value of money, discounted
cash flows, the valuation of bond and stocks, capital budgeting. To provide students
with the principal theoretical concepts and basic analytical tools of corporate financial
management. The course is designed to lay a solid foundation in the area of financial
management for non-finance concentration.

4. LEARNING RESOURCES : COURSE BOOKS, REFERENCE BOOKS, AND

SOFTWARES
1. Textbook: Fundamental of Corporate Finance (10th edition) by Ross,
Westerfield, and Jordan (Publisher: McGraw-Hill Irwin)

2. Financial calculator: You can download Apps on android or iOS: Texas

Instruments BA II Plus

5. COURSE GOALS
To provide students with the principal theoretical concepts and basic analytical
tools of corporate financial management.

Course Goal Description Program Level of

Goals Learning competence
Outcomes

1
 (PLO)
[1] [2] [3] [4]
Identifying and distinguishing important
G1 concepts, principles and theories of corporate 1.1.2 I, II
finance
Applying these concepts, principles, and
G2 theories to develop long-term financial 1.2.1 III
planning and growth
Applying these concepts, principles, and
G3 theories to financial decision making in 1.2.1 III, IV
hypothetical situations of business enterprises

6. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLO)

Course Level of
CLO Descriptions
goals competence
[1] [2] [3] [4]
CLO Remember important concepts, principles, and
I
1.1 theories of corporate finance
G1
CLO Identifying and distinguishing the financial
II
1.2 statements, Taxes and Cash Flow
CLO Be able to identify how to compute and interpret
III
2.1 important financial ratios
G2
CLO Be able to develop a financial plan using the
III
2.2 percentage of sales approach
CLO Identifying financial issues in different practical
III
3.1 situations of business enterprises
CLO Be able to use a financial calculator to solve time
G3 III
3.2 value of money problems
CLO Be able to compute the present value of multiple
IV
3.3 cash flows

7. COURSE ASSESSMENT

Assessment Assessment Percentage

Description Time CLO
methods indicators (%)

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Written
CLO 1.1 exam
Mid-term The exam will
Week 6 CLO 1.2 /multiple- 20%
Tests 1 cover chapter 1-3
CLO 2.2 choice
questions
Mid-term The exam will Week 14 CLO 3.1 Written 20%
2
 exam/multiple-
Tests 2 cover chapter 5-14 CLO 3.2 choice
CLO 3.3 questions

Final exam of 90
CLO 1.1
minutes. Students
have permission to CLO 1.2 Written
take the final exam CLO 2.1 exam
University
Final Exam when they attend at CLO 2.2 /multiple- 50%
schedule
least 80% of the CLO 3.1 choice
total classes. Make- CLO 3.2 questions.
up exams will not CLO 3.3
be offered.

8. LESSON PLAN
Tentative Course Outline: The schedule and lecture contents will be revised depending on
progress and students’ learning in classes. The course takes place in 12 sessions onward
with the following structure:

Wee Chapte Activity

Note
k r
1st Syllabus Introduction to Corporate Finance
Ch.1

2nd Ch.2 Financial Statements, Taxes and Cash Flow

3rd Ch.2 Financial Statements, Taxes and Cash Flow

4th Ch.3 Working with Financial Statements

5th Ch.3 Working with Financial Statements
6th Ch.1-3 1st Exam
7th Ch.5 Introduction to Valuation: The Time Value of
Money (single cash flow)
8th Ch.6 Discounted Cash Flow Valuation (multiple cash
flows)
9th Ch.7 Interest Rates and Bond Valuation
10th Ch.8 Stock Valuation
11th Ch.9 Net Present Value and Other Investment Criteria
12th Ch.9 Net Present Value and Other Investment Criteria

3
13th Ch.14 Cost of capital
14th Ch. 5- 2nd Exam
14
15th Review
Final Exam University
schedule
9. COURSE REQUIREMENT & EXPECTATION
Some questions in Questions and Problems at the end of each chapter are assigned
and will be solved in classes.
Assignment and Exam
There are 2 assignments and 1 final exam. Each individual assignments account for
20% of the total grade and one final exam of 90 minutes accounts for 50% of the total
grade. Students have permission to take the final exam when they attend more than 80% of
the total classes. Make-up exams will not be offered.
The key to success in this course is consistency of effort because the course is
quantitative and cumulative in nature. The lecture will be much easier to understand if you
do the reading prior to the lecture covering the material. Thus it is expected that students
read relevant chapters.

Grading Policy: Grades will be determined by the percentages listed below.

Class Participation 10%
1st Exam 20%
2nd Exam 20%
Final Exam (90 mins) 50%
Students who are caught in cheating and copying others will receive “F”
regardless of any reason
Class Participation
Class participation points will be based on general class attendance, contribution in class
and submit mini case on Turnitin. Poor class attendance, little contribution in class will
result in a lower-class participation grade.
Below are class rules:
1. Arrive on time and be seated and ready to begin when the class begins. If you do
arrive late for more than 30 minutes, you will not be counted for that class.
2. Prepared – read the readings assigned.
3. Turn off cell phones during classes.
4. Do not engage in individual discussions
5. No food in class time
6. Participate by contributing comments and questions during the discussions. The
instructor will call on students randomly during the class if participants do not
volunteer.

4
 Communication:
You can communicate during office hours, email or in class discussions. You also
are welcome to make separate appointments. I will be available before and after class, but
only for short questions. I also encourage feedback on the classes, lectures, teaching and
reading material. We enhance the class every semester and your thoughts are valuable in
the process
Intellectual Property:
All materials presented in class lectures including PowerPoint presentations and
those materials given are intellectual property of the instructor unless otherwise
copyrighted. Any reproduction or publication of this material without prior written
permission is strictly forbidden.
10. DATED: …………………….
FACULTY LECTURER
SCHOOL OF ADVANCED
EDUCATION PROGRAMS