Vietnam National University – International School

FINAL EXAMINATION NOTIFICATION

COURSE : IB, AAA, MIS

SUBJECT : Financial Management (INS2007)

DATE : TBC

Dear Students,

1. The format for the final examination will be FINAL ASSIGNMENT

Students are required to demonstrate UNDERSTANDING about FINANCIAL PRINCIPLES applied

in FINANCIAL DECISION making.

FINANCIAL PRINCIPLES (included but not limited to):

Value Maximization

Return and Risk Trade-off

Cash is King

Time Value of Money

Competitiveness

Agency-Principal (Other People Money)

Tax Consideration

2. This assignment consists of THREE (3) sections

Section A: 30 marks

Students are required to DESCRIBE How a financial decision is made.

Section B: 55 marks

Students are required to EXPLAIN What FINANCIAL PRINCIPLES are applied in financial decision
making.

Section C: 15 marks

Students are required to GIVE comments about already made financial decision.
3. Examination Topics / References:

The Final Assignment covers most of the topics in the syllabus. The topics are as follows:

Topic 1 – Introduction to financial management (chapter 1): Financial decisions, Value

maximization, Agency-Principal

Topic 2 – The financial statements and Cash flows (chapter 2): Cash is King

Topic 3 – Time value of Money (chapter 5&6): Time Value of Money

Topic 4 – Risk and rates of return (chapter 12&13): Return and Risk Trade-off

Topic 5 - Valuation of bonds and stocks (chapter 7&8): Cash flows, Time Value of Money

Topic 6 – Capital budgeting (chapter 9&10): Value maximization, Cash flows, Time Value of
Money, Tax Consideration, Competitiveness

Topic 7 – Capital: Raising and Cost (chapter 15&14): Value maximization, Return and Risk
Trade-off, Tax Consideration, Competitiveness

PRESCRIBED TEXT

Ross, Westerfield and Jordan (2015) 11th edn; Fundamentals of Corporate Finance. McGraw
Hill.

4. Duration and Length

05 days (The time in the Exam Timetable is Due Time). 2,000 words max.

5. Assessment Contribution:

The Final Examination accounts for 60% of the overall marks for this subject

Convenor’s Name: Mr. Chu Van Hung