Course Description
Provides students with an introduction to the field of finance. Much of the course focuses on the responsibilities, concerns, and methods of analysis employed by corporate financial managers as well as on the role of financial markets and institutions in our economy.
Athena Title
Financial Management
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
This course is designed to provide the student with an introduction to the field of finance. Much of the course focuses on the responsibilities, concerns and methods of analysis employed by corporate financial managers as well on the role of financial markets and institutions in our economy. The course includes the application of financial theory to contemporary examples to help you understand the many fundamental changes in the financial markets in recent years. This course serves as a starting point for more detailed discussions of specialized areas in finance.
Topical Outline
Excel/Financial Modeling – Do some explicit Excel-based financial modeling in Excel; force students to get basic competence in Excel Arbitrage and the law of one price Financial statements and cash flow Introduction to Finance Time Value of Money; Basic Bond/Stock Valuation Capital Budgeting Cost of Capital Portfolio Theory, CAPM, WACC, etc. Capital Structure No frictions, corporate taxes, bankruptcy, and agency costs and benefits International applications of the above
Syllabus