Dr. K. Ravichandran is an assistant professor in the Finance Department at King Saud University's College of Business Administration. He teaches the course Advanced Corporate Finance to third year students. The course covers topics like cost of capital, capital structure, dividend policy, financial planning, cash management, inventory management, and working capital management. The document provides Dr. Ravichandran's contact information, the course objectives, topics to be covered in each session, and references.

1. Dr.K. Ravichandran,
Assistant Professor
Phone ( office): 0096615455650
Fax: 0096615451940
P O Box : 165, Alkharj -11942.
Cell: 00966565123239
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
King Saud University
College of Business Administration,
Department of Finance
Email: varshal2@yahoo.com
Office Hours: Saturday to Wednesday or by appointment
From 8.00 A.M. to 2.30 P.M.
Course Plan/
Scheme of Work
Programme
Course Code
Course Title
Year
Semester
Learning Outcomes
BSBA in Finance
FIN 301
Advanced Corporate Finance
Third Year
6th Semester
1) Understanding cost concepts and sources
of finance
2) Understanding the various theories of
capital structure
3) Understanding the various theories of
Dividend policy
4) Acquiring knowledge about various short
term and long term financial
management
5) Acquiring knowledge about managing
Cash and Inventory
6) Acquiring knowledge about managing
Working Capital
References:
A: Ross, Westerfield & Jordan, “Corporate Finance Fundamentals”, McGraw-Hill, 2007
8th Edition.
B: Myers , Brealey, “Principles of Corporate Finance”, McGraw-Hill, 2007 edition
B:
Course Plan/ Scheme of Work – Finance Department, CBAK
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2. Session Concept / Topic to Teach
Session Objectives
Resources
1
A: P-504
B: P 479
Weighted Average cost of capital
Understanding the
meaning of Cost and
various cost concepts
Understanding the
Meaning , definition and
key concepts on cost of
capital
Applying the formulas and
calculating the cost of debt
Applying the formulas and
calculating the cost of
Preference
Applying the formulas and
calculating the cost of
Preference
Applying the formulas and
calculating the cost of
Equity
Applying the formulas and
calculating the cost of
Equity
Calculating the weighted
average cost of capital
Weighted Average cost of capital
Calculating the weighted
average cost of capital
A: P 517-520
B: P-487-497
Assignment No:1
Problems on Cost of
capital
B:P-508
Q No.: 15 &16
To understand the
meaning and definition of
capital structure
To understand the
meaning of Optimal capital
structure and appreciate
the use of it for firms
growth
Discuss the various
determinants of capital
structure
To explore the various
theories on capital
structure
To explore the various
theories on capital
structure( cont.)
To explore the various
theories on capital
structure( cont.)
Case Study
A: P 561-562
B: P-552,569573
A: P 572-578
B: P-553
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3
Cost of capital- Introduction
Meaning and its rationale
cost of debt- Formula and problems
4
cost of preference- Formula and
problems
5
cost of preference- Formula and
problems
6
cost of equity – Formula and
problems
7
cost of equity – Formula and
problems
8
9
10
11
Capital Structure - Meaning –
definition
12
Optimal capital structure13
determinants-–
14
theories of capital structure
15
theories of capital structure ( cont.)
16
theories of capital structure ( cont.)
17
Assignment No:2
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A: P-504-505
B: P 480
A: P-507-511
B: P 485
A: P 511-512
B: P-486
A: P 511-512
B: P-486
A: P 512-517
B: P-481-485
A: P 512-517
B: P-481-485
A: P 517-520
B: P-487-497
PPT
A: P 564-65
B: P-562-565
A: P 564-65
B: P-575-576
A: P 564-65
B: P-575-576
B: P 588
MID Term Examination I
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Dividend Policy- meaning –
Course Plan/ Scheme of Work – Finance Department, CBAK
To get introduced about
the meaning of retained
earnings and understand
the concept of Dividend
Policy
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A: P 591-603
B: P-600-603
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3. Session Concept / Topic to Teach
Session Objectives
Resources
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To know about the various
types of dividend offered
by firms
To Discuss about the
various reasons for the
issue of dividend &
determinants of dividend
policy
To learn the various
theories on Divided Policy
A: P 603604&611-619
B: P-604-616
A: P 607-610
B: P-594-95
Importance – Types
21
Reasons- Determinants of Dividend
Policy
22
Dividend Theories
A: P-604-607
23
Dividend Theories
To learn the various
theories on Divided Policy
A: P-604-607
24
Dividend Theories ( cont.)
To learn the various
theories on Divided Policy
A: P-604-607
To apply the theory and
calculate the value of a
stock
Case study
A: P-624-625
25
problems
26
Assignment No:3
27
Financial Planning
Meaning- Importance –
To understand the
Meaning and importance
of Finance Planning
A: P117-119
B: P-624
28
Tools used for Financial Planningproblems
A: P 120-132
B: P-639-646
29
Cash & Inventory management-
30
Meaning – importance – and its
rationale
To analyse the various
tools used to interpret
financial statements
To introduce the
importance of firms cash
management
To understand the
meaning and importance
of cash management
To learn the various
theories on cash
management
To explore various cash
management strategies
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32
cash management – theories
cash management strategies
A: P 632-634
B: P-623
A: P 106-116
B: P-657
A: P 641-645
B: P-658-665
B: P 684-687
A: P 645,682700
B: P-666-674
33
MID Term Examination II
34
Inventory Management-
35
Meaning – importance – and its
rationale
36
Advantages
37
Inventory management strategies
38
Assignment 4
Course Plan/ Scheme of Work – Finance Department, CBAK
To introduce the
importance of firms
inventory management
To understand the
meaning and importance
of inventory management
To learn the various
advantages on inventory
management
To explore various
inventory management
strategies
Case Study
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A: P 645-646
B: P-689
A: P 646-652
B: P-690-695
B: P 695-704
A: P 652-666
B: P-704-713
A: P 716-717
B: P-655
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4. Session Concept / Topic to Teach
Session Objectives
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Working Capital Management-
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Meaning
41
importance rationale and
advantages
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Resources
To introduce the
importance of firms
working capital
management
To understand the
meaning and importance
of working capital
management
To explore the importance
and advantages on
working capital
management
A: P 638-639
B: P-624
A: P 639-640
B: P-625-636
A: P 639-640
B: P-637-638
Revision & course Review
43
Course Plan/ Scheme of Work – Finance Department, CBAK
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