Financial management and shareholder wealth

Financial management and shareholder wealth

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Fourth Year

Subject: Fundamentals of Corporate Finance (FIN 250)

Unit 1: Introduction to Corporate Finance

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

• Explain the scope and key elements of financial management and shareholder wealth.
• Apply the relevant financial concepts or calculations and explain their assumptions, risks and analytical limits.

Curriculum Scope

• Corporate finance and financial manager
• Financial manager’s responsibilities
• Managerial actions to maximize shareholder wealth
• Corporate finance and other functional areas

Detailed Microsyllabus

1. Corporate finance

   1. Financial-manager role and responsibilities.
   2. Investment, financing and distribution decisions.
   3. Interaction with other business functions.

2. Shareholder value

   1. Expected cash flows, timing and risk.
   2. Actions intended to create value.
   3. Distinguish value from short-term accounting profit.

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Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, revised four-year BBS curriculum, PDF pages 80–82.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit or component allocations apply at their stated level; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here. Examples involving current laws, rates, institutional products or Nepalese status must identify the relevant period and official materials; no changing numerical or legal requirements are invented here.