2020 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Technology and Innovation Management Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
Corporate Finance II
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
- Instructor(s)
- Mitoshi Yamamoto
- Class Format
- Lecture (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 11-12 Mon (Zoom)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- TIM.A535
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Explain meanings of corporate finance and its task or problem. In order to increase corporate value, I will explain finance and finance related matters. For the improvement of corporate value, how to manage companies would be main target from the point of corporate finance.
I hope every student understands how interesting corporate finance is.
Course description and aims
１．Enjoy corporate finance
２．Understand finance, interest rate and so on
３．Learn about investment theory
Keywords
Finance, Corporate Finance, Financial Statements, Investment Theory
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
I have 2 levels. Basic and advanced. First half is basic and second half is advanced. Communication between students is required. Contents may change according to students’ needs.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Capital Cost 1 How important 2 What is capital cost 3 Cost of owned capital and debt capital 4 Weighted Average Cost of Capital（WACC） | Understand capital cost with real figure |
| Class 2 | Base of Investment 1 Dividend Cash Flow（DCF） 2 Net Present Value (NPV) 3 Internal Rate of Return (IRR) 4 Which is better | What is investment and how to create value |
| Class 3 | Capital Structure 1 Base line of capital structure 2 MM theory 3 Leverage 4 Corporate tax!! | What is MM theory |
| Class 4 | Dividend Policy 1 Proposition of MM theory 2 Real Worlds dividend | Learn about dividend |
| Class 5 | Capital structure and Dividend 1 Capital Structure and Dividend 2 Agency Theory 3 Signal Effect | Learn capital structure with tax |
| Class 6 | Governance 1 Corporate Governance Code 2 Stewardship Code, Fiduciary Duty 3 Owner and Manager ① Principal ② Signal Effect | Learn corporate governance |
| Class 7 | Derivatives 1 Derivatives 2 Forward and Future 3 Option 4 Swap 5 Over All Summery | Understand derivatives and future |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
May give at classes
Evaluation methods and criteria
Understanding level of Corporate Finance would be evaluated
Report: 100%, Class participation may be evaluated
Related courses
- Corporate Finance Ⅰ
Prerequisites
None
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
Mitoshi Yamamoto m.yamamoto[at]ccrcenter.jp
Office hours
Contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.