B4943 - PRINCIPLES OF CORPORATE FINANCE.

Academic Year 2026/2027

  • Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
  • Campus: Rimini
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Fashion Studies (cod. 6780)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the Course the student will have learned: corporate finance analysis the concept of the time value of money the main capital budgeting models the main models for determining the cost of the financial structure.

Course contents

The course starts presenting what we believe to be the objective of a company management: the maximization of the capital share value (“the value for the shareholders”).


To give concreteness to the principle will primarily be presented the basic technique of corporate finance: calculation of net present value of an investment.


Lessons on the analysis of balance sheet and financial planning have the purpose to give the students a common language and technical basis.

Students with SLD or temporary or permanent disabilities. It is suggested that they get in touch as soon as possible with the relevant University office (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en ) and with the lecturer in order to seek together the most effective strategies for following the lessons and/or preparing for the examination.

Readings/Bibliography

Essential text: R. Brealy, S. Myers, F. Allen, A. Edmans, Principles of Corporate Finance , McGraw Hill, 2025 Release.


Supplementary text:Corporate Finance: Principles and Practice. By D. Watson, A. Head and D. Chan, 9th ed. Pearson (Intl), 2023.

Teaching methods

Lectures in class


Problem sets

Assessment methods

Skills of students will be tested with a written exam.


The exam (30 points) consists in 30 multiple choice. Right answers are only one. Wrong and missing answers are valued zero.


During the examination use of financial calculator is allowed. Use of any other material, unless authorised, is prohibited. Violation of those rules means removal from the classroom and the termination of the examination.


To take the written exam it is mandatory to register on-line through the AlmaEsami system; if you experience problems in the exam registration process please contact the instructor.


The minimum required to pass the exam is 18 / 30.


Grading structure:


• <18 insufficient


• 18-23 sufficient


• 24-27 good


• 28-30 very good


• 30 cum laude excellent

Students with SLD or temporary or permanent disabilities. It is necessary to contact the relevant University office (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en ) with ample time in advance: the office will propose some adjustments, which must in any case be submitted 15 days in advance to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of these in relation to the teaching objectives.

 

Office hours

See the website of Antonio Carlo Francesco Della Bina