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Course Syllabus and Information Woodard R. Springstube, Ph.D. Fall, 2008
I. Course Number, Title, and Catalog Description
BADM 3360 Finance: The course includes an introductory level survey of financial management goals and decision making; risk and return analysis; portfolio diversifica- tion; market efficiency; asset valuation; cost of capital; agency theory; capital budgeting; and liquidity management. Prerequisites: ECO 2301, ECO 2302, and ACC 2302.
II. Office Hours and Contact Information
Office: C Hours: M 2:00-5:00, TR 2:30-5:00, or by appointment Phone: (512) 313-5303 (office), (512) 832-6820 (home, use with discretion), and (512) 413-9451 (cellular). e-mail: Woodard.Springstube@concordia.edu.
III. Mission Statement of the College of Business
The mission of the College of Business is to enable our students to become persons of influence.
IV. General Objective of the Course
Knowledge of the basic paradigms of Financial Economics and their application to investments and corporate financial management
V. Course Objectives
A. Define the basic paradigms of Financial Economics including
- Agency theory
- Efficient Markets Hypothesis
- Risk-return trade-off
- Time value of money
B. Introduction to the role and function of capital markets C. Introduction to the Capital Asset Pricing Model D. Calculations involving the time value of money E. Valuation of debt, equity, and hybrid securities F. Estimation of the firm’s cost of capital G. Know the use of discounted cash flow models for capital budgeting H. Know how to estimate future cash flows from capital projects I. Know about the management of the firm’s capital structure J. Know current asset and liability management
VI. Academic Honesty
In keeping with the Christian values that Concordia University at Austin seeks to portray and instill in students, academic dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to any form of cheating, copying, plagiarism, passing others’ work off as your own, etc. Note that failure to provide proper citations and references in term papers will be treated as plagiarism. Sanctions will be imposed as outlined in the current catalog and/or Student Handbook.
VII. Learning Activities
The learning activities will include lecture, homework, Internet activities, research and writing of a term paper, class discussion.
VIII. Attendance Policy
Students are expected to attend class every day. Fifty points of the final grade are based on instructor evaluation, including attendance. More than two (2) absences that have not been excused will reduce this grade to zero. This amounts to a one-letter-grade penalty. Absences may be excused for university sponsored activities, illness, death in the family, or (at the sole and exclusive discretion of the instructor) other reasons. If you must be absent for a scheduled event, then inform me before the absence. In the case of an emergency, you should first get the situation under control, then call me and leave a message on voice mail.
XII. Tentative Schedule (Textbook chapter numbers in
parentheses)
Week One (9-10) Basic Concepts (1) Week Two (9-15) Time Value of Money (2) Week Three (9-22) Financial Statements (3 & 4) Week Four (9-29) Markets and Institutions and Interest Rates (5 & 6) Week Five (10-6) Bond Valuation (7) and First Examination Week Six (10-13) Risk and Return and Stock Valuation (8 & 9) Week Seven (10-20) Cost of Capital and Basics of Capital Budgeting (10 & 11) Week Eight (10-27) Cash Flow Estimation (12) Week Nine (11-3) Other Topics in Capital Budgeting (13) Week Ten (11-10) Capital Structure and Leverage (14) and Second Exam Week Eleven (11-17) Dividends and Working Capital Management (15 & 16) Week Twelve (11-24) Short-Term Planning and Risk Management (17 & 18) Week Thirteen (12-1) Multinational Finance (19) Week Fourteen (12-8) Hybrid Financing (20) Week Fifteen (12-15) Mergers and Acquisitions (21) and Review
