COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Executive MBA

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR PINAR EVRIM MANDACI

Offered to

Executive MBA

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to give the students an understanding dealing with financial issues of start-ups and SMEs, including pro forma financial statement, business valuation models, cash flow analysis, raising capital from private equity, venture capitalists and banks.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Entrepreneurial Finance (Richard L. Smith and Janet Kiholm Smith; John Wiley and Sons, Inc.; 2004)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Case Study
3. Problem Session

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will assess the various debt and equity sources of financing available to new and growing businesses in order to select the optimal alternative.
2. The learner will illustrate the financial aspects of the day to day operations of a venture by pointing out an understanding of working capital management.
3. The learner will use financial planning techniques in order to construct proforma financial statements.
4. The learner will examine financial statements in order demonstrate an understanding of profit, profitability and break even.
5. The learner will identify different valuation techniques in order to estimate the market value of a venture.
6. The learner will recognize applications of capital budgeting techniques and real options to project analysis in order to account for risk in investment decisions.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of the lectures is mandatory.
2. Violations of plagiarism of any kind will result in a disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes