NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 中級財務管理(2079)
(Eng.) Intermediate Financial Management
Offering Dept Department of Finance
Course Type Required Credits 3 Teacher YANG TUNG-HSIAO
Department Department of Finance / Undergraduate Language Chinese Semester 2026-SPRING
Course Description The course is an introduction to the finance function within the firm. The course objectives are to develop the financial and analytical skills, logical thought processes, and information literacy necessary to make and implement strategic corporate financial decisions.(含自主學習Self-learning: 第17、18週)
Prerequisites 財務管理
Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives Competency Indicators Ratio(%) Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
1. Understanding the process of financial decisions,
2. Analyzing the determinants of cost of capital and capital structure,
3. Implication of corporate events, such as mergers and acquisitions.
1.Independent Analysis
2. Professional knowledge and application
5.Global Awareness
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20
Lecturing
Discussion
Quiz
Oral Presentation
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Review Session:Ch1-Ch13
Week 2 PART IV: INVESTING IN LONG-TERM ASSETS: CAPITAL BUDGETING
Ch14 Real Options and Other Topics in Capital Budgeting
Week 3 Ch14 Real Options and Other Topics in Capital Budgeting
Week 4 PART V: CAPITAL STRUCTURE, DIVIDEND POLICY, AND WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Ch15 Capital Structure and Leverage
Ch16 Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends and Share Repurchases
Week 5 Ch15 Capital Structure and Leverage
Ch16 Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends and Share Repurchases
Week 6 17. Payout Policy

Week 7 17. Payout Policy

Week 8 PART VI: SPECIAL TOPICS IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Ch18 Derivatives and Risk Management

Week 9 Midterm Exam
Week 10 Ch19 Multinational Financial Management

Week 11 Ch19 Multinational Financial Management
Week 12 Ch20 Hybrid Financing: Preferred Stock, Leasing, Warrants, and Convertibles
Week 13 Ch20 Hybrid Financing: Preferred Stock, Leasing, Warrants, and Convertibles
Week 14 Ch21 Mergers and Acquisitions
Week 15 Ch21 Mergers and Acquisitions
Week 16 Final Exam

Self-learning: The cases will be posted on iLearning webpage before midterm exam and everyone needs to choose one case out of all cases to read and summarize the main ideas in the case. In addition, combining the material you learn in this course, you must write a review report of the case. The due date of the final report is on 6/14. No submission is allowed after the due date. Thanks for your cooperation. Self-learning
self-directed
learning

Evaluation
Midterm exam: 40%, Final Exam: 35%, and Self-learning : 25%.
Textbook & other References
II. Primary Text:
Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston, Jun-Ming Hsu, Yoon Kee Kong, A.N. Bany-Ariffin, Essentials of Financial Management: Theory and Practice, 4th edition, CENGAGE Learning, 2018. (華泰書局代理)

III. Supplementary Texts:
徐俊明、楊東曉,財務管理:案例分析,二版,2020 年,新陸書局。
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website

Office Hours
Wed. 8:00AM~9:00AM

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Update Date, year/month/day:None Printed Date, year/month/day:2026 / 5 / 31
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