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Subject · Finance

Corporate financeTopics

İFS-2738y6 creditsSpring semesterMandatory2025-2026

Topic plan

The subject's topics and the learning outcomes attached to each one.

15 topics

  1. 1. Essence of corporate finance and its scientific - methodological foundations

    Lecture

    Financial strategy in corporate governance. economic nature and functions of corporate finance. theoretical and methodological foundations of corporate finance. financial strategy within the corporate governance framework.

  2. 2. Corporate finance analysis and financial reporting

    Lecture

    Justification of reports as a basis for financial decision-making structure and components of financial statements methods and indicators of corporate financial analysis role of financial reporting in managerial decision-making

  3. 3. Time value of money

    Lecture

    Simple and compound interest rates and their future value concept and principles of the time value of money calculation of simple and compound interest determination of present and future value

  4. 4. Cost management and financial performance

    Lecture

    Indicators of the enterprise economic nature and classification of costs fixed and variable cost management key financial ratios and performance indicators

  5. 5. Financial forecasting and planning of the enterprise

    Lecture

    Objectives and tasks of financial planning strategic and operational financial plans forecasting techniques and budgeting systems

  6. 6. Financial markets and assets

    Lecture

    Essence, role, and characteristics types and structure of financial markets institutional participants and market infrastructure characteristics and risk profiles of financial assets

  7. 7. Valuation of financial assets

    Lecture

    Concept and classification of financial assets discounting and valuation methods capital asset pricing model (capm) and risk assessment

  8. 8. Option valuation

    Lecture

    Foundations of option theory concept and types of options black–scholes model and binomial model options as instruments of risk management

  9. 9. Financial risk management

    Lecture

    Risk as an economic category types of financial risks and measurement techniques risk mitigation and hedging strategies

  10. 10. Investment activity of the enterprise and its management

    Lecture

    Nature and types of investments investment project evaluation methods (npv, irr, payback period) portfolio diversification and capital allocation

  11. 11. Corporate taxation

    Lecture

    Structure of the corporate tax system corporate income tax and fiscal obligations tax planning and optimization approaches

  12. 12. Working capital, reserves, and accounts receivable management

    Lecture

    Economic essence and structure of working capital inventory and receivables management liquidity and net working capital optimization

  13. 13. Dividend policy of corporations

    Lecture

    Nature and forms of dividends dividend policy models influence of dividend decisions on firm value

  14. 14. Financial services and organization of financial control within the enterprise

    Lecture

    Functions of corporate financial services internal financial control and audit financial governance and compliance

  15. 15. Corporate bankruptcy and financial strategy

    Lecture

    Concept and stages of bankruptcy early identification of financial distress financial restructuring and anti-crisis strategies