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The key takeaways from the document are that this course covers strategic financial management topics such as financial strategy and planning, project planning and control, risk evaluation, capital budgeting, dividend policies, valuation, and capital structure. The course aims to teach students to evaluate the financial consequences of strategic decisions and analyze how financial decisions impact corporate strategy.

The document outlines that the course will cover the following topics over 36 sessions: financial strategy and planning, project planning and control, risk evaluation and capital budgeting, dividend and retention policies, valuation of business, analysis of risk and uncertainty, business restructuring, industrial sickness, and designing capital structure.

The evaluation methods mentioned are projects/assignments, quizzes, class participation (50% internal assessment), mid-semester examination (30% internal assessment), and end-semester examination (70% external assessment with minimum 30% theory and 70% practical).

GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (Global Program)


Year II (Semester III) (W.E.F. January 2014)
Specialization: Finance Management
Subject Name: Strategic Financial Management (SFM)
Subject Code: 2830201
1. Course Objectives:
On completion of this paper candidates should be able to:
a. Prepare reports for management explaining and evaluating the financial consequences of
strategic decisions.
b. Identify and evaluate appropriate sources of finance, their risks and costs.
c. Assess potential investment decisions and strategies.
d. Select the techniques most appropriate to optimize the employment of financial resources
and critically evaluate such techniques.
2. Course Duration:
The total hours for teaching this course will be 45 hours, which will be divided into 36 sessions
of 75 minutes duration each.
3. Course Contents:
Module
No:
I

Financial Strategy and Planning, Project Planning and


Control

70 Marks
(External
Evaluation)
17

II

Risk Evaluation and Capital Budgeting, Dividend and


Retention Policies, Valuation of Business
Analysis of Risk and Uncertainty, Business
Restructuring and Industrial sickness
Designing Capital Structure Operating, Financial and
Combined Leverage
Practical: Student should study at least 4 to 5 cases in
above mentioned areas and make a Public Presentation
the class in presence of preferably a Finance Manager
/ Banker.

17

18

18

Internal
Evaluation (20
Marks of CEC)

III
IV
V

Module Content

1. Teaching Method:

No. of
Sessions

The subject must be taught keeping in light the linkage of corporate strategy and financial
decisions. Discussion should be encourages on
a. Evaluating the financial consequences of Strategic Decisions.
b. Analysing the consequence of Financial Decisions on Corporate Strategy.
2. Evaluation:
A

Projects/Assignments/Quiz/Class Participation, etc.

Mid-Semester Examination

End-Semester Examination
(Min. 30% Theory and Mon. 70% Practical)

Weightage (50%)
(Internal Assessment)
Weightage (30%)
(Internal Assessment)
Weightage (70%)
(External Assessment)

3. Basic Text Books:


Sr.
No.

Author

Name of the Book

Publisher

Year of
Publication

T1

Ravi M. Kishor

Taxmann

Latest, 2011

T2

J.B.Gupta

Strategic Financial
Management
Strategic Financial
Management

Taxmann

2011, Latest

T3

AshvarathDamodar
an

Corporate Finance

Wiley India

Latest , 2010

Note: Wherever the standard books are not available for the topic appropriate print and online
resources, journals and books published by different authors may be prescribed.
4. Reference Books:
Sr. No.

Author

Name of the Book

Publisher

Year of
Publication

R1

J.P.Jakhotia

Strategic Financial
Management

Vikas

2012, Latest

R2

Dr. R.P. Rustagi

Taxmanns Financial
Management Theory,
Concepts & Problems

Taxmann

Latest Edition

R3

Brealey& Myers

Principles of Corporate

McGraw Hill

Latest Edition

Finance
R4

I.M. Pandey

Financial Management

Vikas Publishing

9th Edition

8. Lists of Journals/ Periodicals/ Magazines/ Newspapers:


Economic Times, Financial Express, Journal of Finance.
9. Session Plan:
Session
1-2 Nos.
3-5
6-10
11-12
13-16
17-19
20-23
24-27
28-30
31-36

Topics to be covered
Financial Strategy and Planning
Project Planning and Control
Risk Evaluation and Capital Budgeting
Dividend and Retention Policies
Valuation of Business
Analysis of Risk and Uncertainty
Business Restructuring andIindustrial sickness
Designing Capital Structure
Operating Financial and Combined Leverage
Practical: Student should study at least 4 to 5 cases in above mentioned areas and
make a Public Presentation the class in presence of preferably a Finance Manager
/ Banker.

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