| Title: | Corporate Const Finance |
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| Long Title: | Corporate Construction Finance |
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| Field of Study: |
Building Science
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| Valid From: |
Semester 1 - 2014/15 ( September 2014 ) |
| Module Coordinator: |
DANIEL CAHILL |
| Module Author: |
KEVIN COLEMAN |
| Module Description: |
In this module the principles that underpin the corporate and project financial decision making process within the Construction sector are studied |
| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
| LO1 |
Interpret the financial statements of construction companies. |
| LO2 |
Engage in investment decision making for construction companies, and total project life cycle costing. |
| LO3 |
Analise how the domestic and international economic environment can affect corporate and project capital availability. |
| LO4 |
Design appropriate strategies to enable construction companies to engage in corporate and financial expansion. |
| LO5 |
Determine how the working capital of a construction company should be managemed efficiently. |
| Pre-requisite learning |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named CIT module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s). |
| No recommendations listed |
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list. |
| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section. |
| No requirements listed |
Co-requisites
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| No Co Requisites listed |
Module Content & Assessment
| Indicative Content |
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Financial Statements
Company Reports, Reading Financial accounts, Taxation and Audits, Financial Analysis tools.
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Investment Decision Making
Investment Appraisal Principles, Investment Diversification, Analytical Decision Making, Cost Benifit Analysis, Life Cycle Costing.
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Company Valuation
Company Capital Structure, Funding Sources, Cost of Capital, Risk ( Betas, and Gearing ),Dividend Policy, Capitalization Issues.
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Working Capital Management
Financing Working Capital, Controlling Liquidity, Controlling Stocks, Controlling Debtors.
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External Expansion for Construction Companies
Mergers, Aquisitions,Strategic Alliances,Regulation of Mergers, Merger/take over defences.
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Course Work | 20.00% |
| End of Module Formal Examination | 80.00% |
| Course Work |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Short Answer Questions |
One hour exam |
1,2 |
20.0 |
Week 6 |
| End of Module Formal Examination |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Formal Exam |
End-of-Semester Final Examination |
1,2,3,4,5 |
80.0 |
End-of-Semester |
| Reassessment Requirement |
Repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will consist of a repeat examination. It is possible that there will also be a requirement to be reassessed in a coursework element.
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The institute reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Workload Description |
Hours |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lecture |
Class Lecture |
3.0 |
Every Week |
3.00 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Independent Student Learning |
4.0 |
Every Week |
4.00 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
3.00 |
| This module has no Part Time workload. |
Module Resources
| Recommended Book Resources |
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- Rogers 2012, Engineering Project Appraisal, 2nd Ed., Blackwell Science
- Parker.R.H 2007, Understanding Company Financial Statements, 6th Ed., Penguin Business [ISBN: 0141032715]
- John D. Finnerty 2007, Project financing, 2nd Edition Ed., John Wiley Hoboken, NJ [ISBN: 978-0-470-08624-7]
- Troy Adair, 2007, Corporate Finance Demystified 2/E, 2nd Ed. [ISBN: 978-0-07174907-7]
| | This module does not have any article/paper resources |
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| This module does not have any other resources |
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