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Course Online Syllabus

Spring 2012

Department FINCCourse Number6352 Section Number23664
Name of Course Financial Management
Name of Instructor Ning,Yixi

This information may not constitute all course policies; students are responsible for all course requirements established by their instructors during the semester and all institutional policies as established in the UHV student handbook.

Learning Objectives

As a result of this course, students will

  1. Comprehend the goal of the firm and the function of financial markets.
  2. Comprehend the trade-off between risk and return and apply valuation methods to stocks, bonds and preferred stocks.
  3. Analyze the basic methods used by firms to evaluate investment opportunities
  4. Comprehend various theories of capital structure and measure the effect of change in capital structure on stock price.
  5. Comprehend the principles of dividend policy, working capital management and mergers and acquisitions
  6. Synthesize the analysis of cost of capital, capital structure, and capital budgeting analysis for a publicly-traded company.
  7. Use a spreadsheet to build financial models.

Major Assignments/Exams

Class Participation 100
Quizzes & Homework 200
Midterm Exam 250
Final Exam 250
Individual Term Project 200

Required Reading

Brigham & Ehrhardt, Financial Management: Theory and Practice,13th ed., ISBN 1439078092.

Recommended Reading

Brigham & Ehrhardt, Study Guide for Financial Management: Theory and Practice,13th ed.

List of Discussion/Lecture Topics


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