| Course ID: | FINA 7010. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Financial Management |
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. |
| Oasis Title: | Financial Management |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| 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 |