FINA 1310 Session K&L: Corporate Finance

Spring 2021

Instructor Information:
Name: Dr. Jian ZHANG
Email: zhangj1@hku.hk
Office Hour: Zoom Meeting Saturday 10 am – 11 am

TA Information:
Name: Mr. Keith LAW
Email: yhklaw@hku.hk
Tutorial: TBA

Homework Group:
Group based with four or five students in each group. Please inform Keith about your group
members as soon as possible.

Once the group is formed, no change is allowed. If you think some group members are freeriding
on your work, please provide concrete and strong evidence to support your case.

Midterm Arrangement:

Tentative date and time: 7:00-9:00 pm on Mar 19 (Friday)

Midterm covers all the topics during the first six weeks. No make-up midterm examination will
be given. Details of exam arrangement will be announced later.

Calculator Note:
You need a financial calculator for the course.
Tentative Schedule for FINA1310 sessions K and L

Week Date Lecture Topic Notes/Textbook Chap.

1 Jan 22 Overview of Finance Chapter 1
Time Value of Money
2 Jan 29 Chapter 5, 6
Discounted Cash Flow Valuation
3 Feb 5 Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Chapter 6

Bond Valuation Chapter 7, 8

4 Feb 19
Stock Valuation HW 1 due
5 Feb 26 Risk and Return I Chapter 12, 13
Chapter 13
6 Mar 5 Risk and Return II
HW 2 due
7 Mar 12 Reading Week
Capital Budgeting I
8 Mar 19 Chapter 9, 2, 10
Midterm: 7:00-9:00 pm
9 Mar 26 Capital Budgeting II Chapter 10, 11
Chapter 11, 14
10 Apr 9 Capital Budgeting III; Cost of Capital
HW 3 due
11 Apr 16 Cost of Capital, Raising Capital Chapter 14, 15
Chapter 16
12 Apr 23 Capital Structure
HW 4 due
13 Apr 30 Additional topics and Review

We may cover additional topics like dividend policy/short term financial management if time is
allowed.