Finance: Financing

This course is the second of two core courses of the MBA core program and focuses on the cost of capital and project financing. The course specifically addresses the following main topics: (i) assessing cost of capital, (ii) knowing the main types of financing sources and their characteristics, (iii) knowing the fundamental principles for making capital structure decisions. The learning objectives of the course are to equip students with the tools and skills to: (i) assess the cost of capital for investment decision-making, (ii) critically evaluate financial models of expected returns and their underlying assumptions, and (iii) use capital structure models to make informed financing decisions. Course Sustainability, Social Responsibility and Ethics Integration These issues are integrated into topics such as the analysis of different financing sources and decisions related to capital structure.