Business finance

Subject	Business finance
Semester	4th semester (spring)
Type	compulsory
ECTS	6 ECTS
Study programme:	Economics / 1st Bologna cycle
Primary language:	Slovene

Introduction
The course is delivered in Slovenian and is a compulsory (UNI) or elective (MA) course in accordance with the officially approved curriculum of the undergraduate and master's study programmes in Business Studies.
 
Prerequisites
Students must have an intermediate command of mathematics and statistics in order to follow the lectures and to understand the study materials used in the course.

Content (Syllabus outline)

1. Introduction to finance
2. The company and finance
3. The finance function, the finance professional
4. The time value of money
5. Cash flow
6. Financing a company with equity
7. Dividend policy
8. Financing a company with debt, the role of banks
9. Risk and return
10. Securities, the role of stock exchanges
11. The cost and structure of capital
12. Investment decisions
13. Leasing
14. New forms of financing (ICO, blockchain)

Objectives and competences
To acquaint the student with the fundamental theoretical concepts and applied examples in the field of corporate finance and financial management. To acquaint the student with the principles and basic tools required in the finance function of a company.

Intended learning outcomes
Competences Acquisition of knowledge and understanding of the basic principles of the finance function and of the role of the CFO in a company. Understanding of the financing of a company. Understanding of the time value of money, return, risk, cash flow, methods of financing and the allocation of financial resources. The ability to recognise financial processes. The ability to analyse and optimise financial operations. The ability to plan and evaluate the future financial effects of a company's operations. Learning outcomes The student will acquire in-depth knowledge in the fields of finance and corporate finance, which will make it easier to understand the workings of the financial world and will enable financial decision-making and action in a financial or non-financial company.

Learning and teaching methods

Forms and methods of work

Frontal teaching

Discussion of case studies

Group work

Individual work on cases

Assessment

Assessment consists of: homework (30% weight in the overall grade) and a written examination (70% weight).

Readings

• Obvezna literatura
• Brigham, E. F. in Houston, J. F. (2016). Fundamentals of financial management. Boston: Cengage Learning.

Office hours

• Before and after lectures
• By arrangement