Principles of Finance

FINANCE 3110 (CRN 83872)

Principles of Finance

Fall 2014

Principles of Finance
FINANCE 3110 (CRN 83872) - Fall 2014
School of Business, Middle Georgia State College
Tuesday, 5:30 PM-8:00 PM, PSC 248

INSTRUCTOR
Dr. Shawn Saeyeul Park
Middle Georgia State College
School of Business
Email: [e-mail]
Office: PSC 364 (Phone: [phone])
Office Hours: M,W 10:00 – 11:30 AM; T,Th 10:00 – 11:15 AM; 1:30 – 2:45 PM
WRC: M,W 6:45 – 7:45 PM or by appointments
Course Website: D2L

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is intended to introduce concepts that will enable students to understand and analyze the financial environment within which managerial decision making takes place.
Topics to be addressed include markets and interest rates, risk and return, bond and stock valuation, capital budgeting, the cost of capital, dividend policy, financial leverage, and the criteria financial managers use to make investment choices.

PRE-REQUISITES
Acct 2102, Econ 2105 and Econ 2106

REQUIRED COURSE MATERIAL
Required Text: CFIN 4, 4th Edition, by S. Besley and E. Brigham (ISBN: 978-1285434544), Cengage
Learning, 2014.
Calculator: Please bring your calculator to the class every day and to the exams. Programmable calculators, smartphones, and laptop computers are not allowed in the exams.

FINANCE 3110 (CRN 83872)

Principles of Finance

Fall 2014

COURSE TOPICS OUTLINE
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An Overview of Managerial Finance (Ch 1)
The Financial Environment (Ch 3)
Time Value of Money (Ch 4)
EXAM 1 – Tuesday, September 9
The Cost of Money (Interest Rates) (Ch 5)
Bonds (Debt) (Ch 6)
Stocks (Equity) (Ch 7)
Capital Budgeting Techniques (Ch 9)
EXAM 2 – Tuesday, October 7
Risk and Rates of Return (Ch 8)
The Cost of Capital (Ch 11)
EXAM 3 – Tuesday, November 4
Analysis of Financial Statements (Ch 2)
Capital Structure (Ch 12)
FINAL EXAM – Tuesday, December 9, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Note: The course outline is tentative and subject to change.

COURSE