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1. Riphah International University, Lahore Campus
COURSE PLAN
FINANCE FOR ENGINEERS
Fall 2016
Course Code
Course Title FINANCE FOR ENGINEERS
Instructor Mushtaq Hussain Khan
Semester Fall 2016
Duration 16 weeks including revision week and examinations week.
Class Session Class meets once a week, as per time table
Introduction to the
Course
This is basic course in a series of courses in finance. This course aims at
enabling a student understand the scope and importance of finance from
the point of view of entrepreneurs and business managers.
Course Objective To introduce the students to the:
o Finance function, role of financial manager, nature of financial
decisions
o Capital structure of a company, its significance
o Sources and cost of finance, the relative importance of each source
o Time value of money, its permutations and implications
o Valuation of known cashflows (bonds), and fluctuating cashflows
(stocks)
o Capital Budgeting Analysis
o Risk Analysis
o Basic concepts of Islamic Finance
Course Contents Legal forms of Pakistani business organizations. Policies, methods and
institutions involved in financing business. The principles of financial
management with emphasis on the corporation, including cashflows,
securities, financial structures, capital budgeting, introduction to Islamic
Finance.
Prescribed Text Fundamentals of Financial Management, by James C Van Horne
Reference Books and
Material
1 Fundamentals of Financial Management, by E. F. Brigham and J.
Houston
2
3
Business Finance, An introductory text for Pakistan, by Safdar A
Butt
Finance for Engineers, Evaluation and Funding of Capital
Projects, by F.K. Crundwell
Further reading may be prescribed in the class.
Teaching
Methodology
Lectures, Research Projects, Case Studies, Class discussions

2. Riphah International University, Lahore Campus
COURSE PLAN
FINANCE FOR ENGINEERS
Fall 2016
Week Topic
1
What is Finance All About, The Financial System,
Forms of Business Ownership
2 Financial Statements of a Company
3 Time Value of Money Fundamentals
4 Time Value of Money (Practical Examples)
5 Time Value of Money-Annuities and Perpetuities
6 Time Value of Money-Annuities and Perpetuities (Practical Examples)
- Mid Term Exam
8 Capital Structure of a Company and Valuation of Financial Assets
9 Risk and Return, CAPM
10 Shares Valuation & Bonds Valuation
11 Evaluation of Capital Projects / Expenditure
12 Case Studies on Capital Budgeting
13 Case Studies on Capital Budgeting
14 Case Studies on Capital Budgeting
15 Introduction to Islamic Finance
16 Final Revision Week
- Final Examinations
Students Evaluation
There will be two formal stages of evaluation.
The initial evaluation will take place in the 9th week of the course. It will comprise of 40% of
total mark. These will be split as follows:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
Home assignments (Weeks 1 - 8)
Class Quizzes and tests (Weeks 1 – 8)
Mid-Semester Examination
5%
5%
30%
Sub-total 40%
Final Evaluation will comprise of 70% of total mark, split as follows:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
Home assignments (Week 10 -18)
Classes Quizzes & Tests (Weeks 10 - 18)
Final Examination
5%
5%
50%
Sub-total 60%
Grand Total 100%