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Fall 2011

Department FINCCourse Number4352 Section Number25092
Name of Course Intermediate Fin Mgmt
Name of Instructor Al Nasser,Omar Maher

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. 1. Students should have the ability to identify elements of corporate investment projects; recognize elements and sources of corporate financing; identify factors affecting the flow of corporate funds; define the present value of money; recognize the formulas for present and future valuation; use Excel to create financial models for determining present and future value, interest rates, bond yields, stock prices, and internal rate of return; and discuss the factors that affect interest rates and borrowing costs.
  2. At course completion, students should have the ability to identify elements of corporate investment projects; recognize elements and sources of corporate financing; identify factors affecting the flow of corporate funds; define the present value of money; recognize the formulas for present and future valuation; use Excel to create financial models for determining present and future value, interest rates, bond yields, stock prices, and internal rate of return; and discuss the factors that affect interest rates and borrowing costs.
  3. At course completion, students should have the ability to identify elements of corporate investment projects; recognize elements and sources of corporate financing; identify factors affecting the flow of corporate funds; define the present value of money; recognize the formulas for present and future valuation; use Excel to create financial models for determining present and future value, interest rates, bond yields, stock prices, and internal rate of return; and discuss the factors that affect interest rates and borrowing costs.
  4. Students should be be able to understand the basics of corporate financing and investment decisions made by the firm.
  5. 2. Students should be able to understand the basics of corporate financing and investment decisions made by the firm.
  6. Students should be be able to understand the basics of corporate financing and investment decisions made by the firm.

Major Assignments/Exams

Chapter Quizzes 20 points
Chapter Quizzes 20 points
Discussion Board 10 points
Discussion Board Participation 10 points
Midterm Exam 25 points
Midterm Exam 25 points
Final Exam 25 points
Final Exam 25 points
Term Project 20 points
Term Project 20 points

Required Reading

Eugene F. Brigham; Phillip R. Daves, Intermediate Financial Management,10 ed., ISBN 0324594690.

Eugene F. Brigham; Phillip R. Daves, Intermediate Financial Management,10 ed., ISBN 0324594690.

Financial Calculator Information

I strongly recommended that every business student should have a good quality financial calculator. The quizzes assignments and tests that require calculations will be much easier and less time consuming if you become proficient with a good quality financial calculator. For my F2F classes I recommend the Texas Instruments BA-II Plus. Many of the exam problems involve financial calculations - a financial calculator is necessary to solve them. The Texas Instruments BA-II Plus is a popular financial calculator for business professionals and students. It allows users to take advantage of all the same time-saving financial functions. With Time-Value-of-Money, cash flow analysis, and advanced statistics, the Texas Instruments BA-II Plus is perfect for applications in finance, accounting, economics, investment, statistics, and more.

I strongly recommended that every business student should have a good quality financial calculator. The quizzes assignments and tests that require calculations will be much easier and less time consuming if you become proficient with a good quality financial calculator. For my F2F classes I recommend the Texas Instruments BA-II Plus. Many of the exam problems involve financial calculations - a financial calculator is necessary to solve them. The Texas Instruments BA-II Plus is a popular financial calculator for business professionals and students. It allows users to take advantage of all the same time-saving financial functions. With Time-Value-of-Money, cash flow analysis, and advanced statistics, the Texas Instruments BA-II Plus is perfect for applications in finance, accounting, economics, investment, statistics, and more.

Recommended Reading

No additional readings have been recommended for this course.

List of Discussion/Lecture Topics

  • Basic information about this class, An Overview of Financial Management
  • CH 1: An Overview of Financial Management
  • Risk and Return: Part I & II
  • CH 2: Risk and Return: Part I CH 3: Risk and Return: Part II
  • Labor Day Holiday
  • CH 4: Bond Valuation
  • Bond Valuation
  • CH 5: Basic Stock Valuation
  • CH 7: Accounting for Financial Management
  • Basic Stock Valuation
  • Financial Options
  • CH 8: Analysis of Financial Statements
  • Accounting for Financial Management
  • Midterm Exam
  • CH 9: Financial Planning and Forecasting Financial Statements
  • Analysis of Financial Statements
  • Midterm Exam
  • CH 10: Determining the Cost of Capital
  • CH 11: Corporate Valuation and Value-Based Management
  • Financial Planning and Forecasting Financial Statements
  • Determining the Cost of Capital
  • CH 12: Capital Budgeting: Decision Criteria
  • Corporate Valuation and Value-Based Management
  • CH 13: Budgeting: Estimating Cash Flows and Analyzing Risk
  • Capital Budgeting: Decision Criteria
  • Final Exam
  • Budgeting: Estimating Cash Flows and Analyzing Risk
  • Final Term Project Due
  • Review for the Final Exam
  • Final Exam