FIN 303 - Financial Management
Syllabus
Fall 2008(#12642) TR 11:00-12:15 NA101
/ Jim Dow
JH 4107
x4539
Course Description:
Prerequisites: ACCT 220, ECON160, SOM 120, SOM 120 may be taken concurrently. BUS 302 is a co/prerequisite for BSBA majors. An analysis of the financial decision making process of a firm from both internal and external points of view. Topics include valuation, working capital management, capital budgeting, financial forecasting, capital structure, and sources of capital and dividend policy in both a domestic and international context.
Text and Calculator:
There are two texts for the course: A Random Walk Down Wall Street (Malkiel) and my class notes.There is a web page: http://www.csun.edu/~jpd45767/303/fin303.htmlwhich will have the syllabus,problem sets as they become available and perhaps additional notes. You will need a financial calculator (the recommended calculator is the HP10bII). You are responsible for learning how to use the basic functions of your calculator. You are not allowed to use graphing calculators with memory.
Office Hours:
T, R: 10:00-11:00, 2:00-3:00, or by appointment.
Grading:
The course grade is based on the average of a final exam (40%) and two midterm exams (30% each). +/- grading is used. There are no early or makeup exams. You may not enter the classroom 30 minutes after the start of an exam. The midterms are tentatively scheduled for 9/30 and 11/4. The final exam will be at the scheduled time (Tuesday Dec 16, 10:15-12:15). Problems sets will be assigned most weeks and discussed in class (but do not need to be turned in).
Other:
Please turn cell phones off or to vibrate. Please do not text-message during class. Blackberrys and similar devices may not be used for taking notes.
Course Schedule
Schedule is tentative and subject to revision. Updates will be posted on the class webpage.
Day / Topic/ Text / Problem Sets
8/26 / Financial Decisions / Dow 1
8/28 / Financial Markets / Dow 2 / 1 out
9/2 / Financial Markets
9/4 / Financial Institutions / Dow 3 / 2 out/1due
9/9 / Financial Institutions
9/11 / Time Value of Money / Dow 4 / 3 out/2 due
9/16 / Time Value of Money
9/18 / Time Value of Money / 4 out/3 due
9/23 / Risk / Dow 5
9/25 / Valuation / Dow 6 / 4 due
9/30 / Midterm
10/2 / Valuation / 5 out
10/7 / Capital Budgeting / Dow 7
10/9 / Capital Budgeting / 6 out/5 due
10/14 / Capital Budgeting / Dow 8
10/16 / Capital Budgeting / 7 out/6 due
10/21 / Corporate Finance / Dow 9
10/23 / Corporate Finance / 7 due
10/28 / Corporate Finance / Dow 10
10/30 / Corporate Finance
11/4 / Midterm
11/6 / Corporate Control / Dow 11
11/11 / Veterans Day
11/13 / Investments / Dow 12
11/18 / Investments / Malkiel 12,14,15
11/20 / Investments
11/25 / Investments / Malkiel, 1, 5, 7
11/27 / Investment Theory / Dow 13
12/2 / Investment Theory / Malkiel 8, 9, 10,11
12/4 / Financial Statement Analysis / Dow 14
12/9 / Financial Statement Analysis
12/16 / Final Exam
Problem sets do not need to be turned in. The answers will be discussed in class on the "due" date.