Course unit title

Financial Management Contemporary Issues

Course unit code

EKK605

Type of course unit (compulsory, optional)

Compulsory

Level of course unit (according to

EQF: first cycle Bachelor, second cycle Master)

The Second cycle of Master Degree Program

Year of study when the course unit is delivered

(if applicable)

2020-2021

Semester/trimester when the course unit is delivered

The Second Semester of Master Study

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 Credits (4.8 ECTS)

Name of lecturer(s)

Dr. Rahmat Setiawan, SE., MM., CFP

Prof. Dr. Sri Maemunah Soeharto,SE

Learning outcomes of the course unit

After completing this course, students are expected to be able to understand the various theories and research methodologies in the financial sector deeply. In addition, students are expected to be able to choose certain topics of interest to compose a thesis proposal at the end of the semester based on the critical reviews of several relevant articles. 

Mode of delivery (face-to-face, distance learning)

face-to-face

Prerequisites and co-requisites (if applicable)

-

Course content

This course trains students' argument in understanding the latest developments in various fields of financial management include corporate finance, investment, and financial intermediary. Students are required to create and discuss critical reviews of various articles and journals. In the middle of the semester, students are required to make a paper based on a topic of their choice. Students are expected to be able to review various literatures of the chosen topic, compiled them into a theoretical framework that will be examined. The results of paper preparation will be presented after midterm exam. 

Recommended or required

Reading and other learning resources/tools
  1. Roos Stephen A, Westerfield Randolph W, Jaffe Jeffrey; Corporate Finance, Ninth Edition, 2010
  2. Wolf Harold, Richardson Lee; Reading in Finance; Appilton 1996
  3. Forbes William, Behavioural Finance, John Wiley & Son Ltd, 2009
  4. Copeland Thomas E, Westeon John Fred, Financial Theory and Corporate Policy, Third Edition, 1998

5.Journal of Finance about capital structure, capital budgeting and investment valuation, dividend policy, financial distress, merger, acquisition and consolidation, strategic working capital management

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Paper, Presentation, Discussion

Language of instruction

Indonesian

Assessment methods and criteria

Midterm and final exam (40%), assignment (30%), presentation and discussion (30%)