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FINAL VERSION OF THE REMIT FOR THE MAIN INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT IN THE
CORPORATE FINANCIAL MANAGENT (07 36325 and 07 36326) MODULES IN 2025/26
Our External Examiner has approved the Individual Assignment for the Corporate Financial
Management (07 36325 and 07 36326) modules without making any change to it.
Therefore, the FINAL VERSION of the assignment is below.
However, please note that the WORD LIMIT for the assignment has been reduced to 1,500, in
order to comply with our University’s assessment rules for the Corporate Financial
Management (07 36325 and 07 36326) modules for 2025/26 academic session. This change
is required by our University and not by our External Examiner.
All other aspects of the assignment (such as the deadline for its submission, etc.) remain
as stated before in the PROVISIONAL VERSION of the assignment.
Best wishes,
Abimbola Adedeji,
16th October, 20252
MAIN Individual Case Study/Assignment Remit – FINAL VERSION
Programme Title
MSc Fin. Mgt (UK) and MSc Accounting and Fin. (UK)
Module Title
Corporate Financial Management
Module Code
07 36325 and 07 36326
Assignment Title
MAIN Case Study/Assignment
Level
M
Weighting
50%
Module Leader(s)
Abimbola Adedeji
Hand Out Date
6
th October, 2025
Deadline Date & Time
10th December, 2025
12pm
Feedback Post Date
14th January, 2026
Assignment Format
Report
Assignment Length
1,500 words
Submission Format
Online
Individual
Assignment Questions
(a) Why do companies use different types of capital and raise the capital that they
use from different sources?
(50 marks)
(b) Describe the different types of capital that a company may use, the different
sources that the company may raise the capital from and the methods that the
company can use to raise the capital from each source.
(50 marks)
Support your answers to questions (a) and (b) above with relevant theoretical and
empirical research evidence drawn from the literature.
[Total mark = 100]
Module Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
(a) understand and apply the concept of time value of money;
(b) appraise project investment proposals and critically evaluate the effects of
investment decisions of firms on their market values under certainty and uncertainty;
(c) understand and apply techniques of valuation of stocks, bonds and options;
(d) assess the potential impacts of financing and dividend decisions of firms on their
costs of capital and market values. The students should also have critical knowledge
and understanding of the capital structure and dividend policy literatures;3
(e) critically apply a range of asset and option pricing models and know their strengths
and limitations; and
(f) assess efficiency of financial markets; and demonstrate critical knowledge and
understanding of the key issues in the mergers and acquisitions, behavioural finance
and digital finance.
This assignment will be used to partly assess learning outcomes (d) and (f) above.
Grading Criteria
The criteria that will be used to mark the case study/assignment are as follows:
No. Marking criteria
%age of the assignment
mark that will be
awarded
1
Answering the question
50
2
Quality of argument
20
3
Supporting evidence
20
4
Structure, presentation and language
10
Total mark =
100
See the marking rubric at the end of the remit for more information on how your work
will be marked.
Ethical Use of Generative AI (GenAI)
You are permitted to use GenAI to support your submission for this assessment. You
may use it for the following activities:
• Researching and refining your ideas
• Information retrieval or background research
• Drafting an outline to organise or summarise your thoughts
• Checking spelling and grammar
Applying GenAI tools should be done with human oversight and control. You should
carefully review and use the results carefully as AI can generate authoritative
sounding output that can be incorrect, incomplete, uncritical, or biased.
You may not submit any work generated by an AI tool as your own. Where you include
any material generated by an AI tool, it should be properly declared just like any other
reference material. Alongside your assignment you should also provide a commentary
in the Cover Sheet detailing how GenAI has been used to develop your final
submission. If you have not used GenAI tools, you should clearly state so.4
Plagiarism, including that which results from using GenAI, is a form of academic
misconduct that will be dealt with under the University’s Code of Practice on Academic
Integrity.
https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/as/registry/policy/conduct/plagiarism/index.aspx
University guidance on ethical use of GenAI can be found here:
https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/as/libraryservices/asc/student-guidance-gai.aspx
Feedback to students
Both formative and summative feedbacks will be given to encourage students to
reflect on their learning that feed forward into the next assessments. The
preparation for all assessments will be supported by formative feedback within
the tutorials/seminars. Written feedback will be provided as appropriate. When
checking the feedback on your assignment, please use the browser, rather than
the Canvas App, in order to see all comments on your assignment.
Plagiarism
It is your responsibility to ensure that you understand correct referencing
practices. You are expected to use appropriate references and keep carefully
detailed notes of all your information sources, including any material downloaded
from the internet. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are not vulnerable to
any alleged breaches of the assessment regulations. More information is
available at
https://intranet.birmingh
am.ac.uk/as/studentservices/conduct/misconduct/plagiarism/index.aspx.
Wellbeing, Extensions and Extenuating Circumstances:
The processes for extensions and extenuating circumstances (ECs) are to support
students who have experienced unforeseen issues that have impacted their ability to
engage with their studies and/or complete assessments. Students should notify
Wellbeing of any extenuating circumstances as soon as possible via the online form,
following the guidance provided.
https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/social-sciences/college
services/wellbeing/index.aspx
The requirements of the assignment are as follows:
(a) the assignment should contain between 1,400 and 1,600 words. Some
marks will be deducted if your assignment is below, or over, these word
limits;5
(b) the assignment must include a title page (with only student ID number stated
on it), a table of contents and a bibliography which includes the full references of
all articles and books that are cited in the assignment;
(c) The assignment must also have a signed cover sheet confirming that you have
read and understood the regulations on cheating and acknowledged the work of
others. A copy of the cover sheet is available on CANVAS.
(d) one electronic copy of the assignment must be uploaded on CANVAS before
12 noon on Wednesday, 10/12/2025.
(e) in order to comply with the regulations on anonymity, please state only your
ID number on your assignment, but do not state your name(s);
(f) keep a duplicate copy of your assignment at all times, in case one copy is lost
or infected by a computer virus. No extension will be granted on the ground that
the memory stick containing your assignment is lost or infected by a computer
virus;
(g) if there is any problem with our computer network which may prevent you from
meeting the deadline stated above, you should obtain a written confirmation from
one of our IT staff about the problem and attach it to your assignment. You should
submit your assignment as soon as possible after the problem has been solved;
(h) five marks will be deducted for each day of lateness, unless permission for
late submission is granted before the deadline by the Wellbeing Team;
(i) permission of extension obtained from any other person will not be accepted;
and
(j) provisional result of the assignment will be released by 14/01/2026.
Best wishes.
Abimbola Adedeji,6
Marking Rubric:
Criteria
Class I
70% or more
Class II – Upper Division
60-69%
Class II – Lower Division
50-59%
Class III
40-49%
Fail
0-39%
Answering the
question
(50%)
Excellent response. All
elements are exhaustively
discussed through a
sustained, coherent, and
convincing level of
argument.
Very good response. The
question is answered by a
clear, coherent and
concise discussion overall
with very good coverage
of each element.
Good response overall.
The question is
answered by an
argument that is
sufficiently detailed.
Some elements better
discussed than others.
One required element
poor or absent, but
evidence of addressing the
question elsewhere.
Poor or absent response.
Quality of argument
(20%)
Excellent response. All
elements are exhaustively
addressed. Sustained,
coherent, convincing, very
well-organised, and fully
supported critical
arguments presented
throughout.
Very good level of critical
analysis. Each element is
answered by a clear,
coherent and critical
argument.
Good level of critical
analysis overall with
some elements needing
further development.
Arguments missing or
inadequately developed in
one element. Sufficient
evidence of understanding
elsewhere.
Poor or absent response
with inadequate
understanding concepts
relating to foreign
exchange theories and
currency risk management
techniques
Supporting evidence
(20%)
Excellent depth of classic
and contemporary
reading. Very well
selected, effective, and
relevant use of academic
literature and other
appropriate resources.
Very good depth of
reading and an effective,
accurate and appropriate
use of classic and
contemporary academic
literature and other
appropriate resources.
Good familiarity with
basic literature and
other appropriate
resources.
Limited use of academic
literature or other
appropriate resources.
Some misunderstandings
of the evidence presented.
Poor or absent with no
familiarity with basic
literature and resources.
Structure,
presentation and
language
(10%)
An excellent standard of
presentation that is lucid,
well written and logically
structured. All sources
correctly referenced using
Harvard referencing style.
Very good standard of
structure and presentation
that is understandable,
logical and shows a good
grasp of Academic English.
Some minor issues with
referencing.
A good standard of
structure and
presentation that is for
the most part
understandable, relevant
and organised. Some
issues with referencing.
Elementary standard of
structure and
presentation. Some errors
in use of Academic
English. Missing or
incorrect references.
Lacking in apparent
organisation or structure.
No differentiation
between required
elements. Incorrect use of
Academic English
disrupting meaning.
