BADM 321 Financial Management Spring 2005 Prof. Silver
Objective: To understand the role of the financial
manager in the firm and the techniques used to analyze and evaluate the
financial position of the firm in order to best utilize financial assets and to
project future revenues and expenses.
Text: Timothy J. Gallagher and
Joseph D. Andrew, Jr., Financial Management, 3rd Ed.,
Prentice Hall, 2003. (T&A)
Calculator: Students are
required to have the use of some sort of financial calculator; for example a TI
BA or HP 12C.
Grading: There will be three
tests, a final exam and a stock portfolio "contest". The grade will be based on the following
weights:
|
Grading Item |
Weight
(%) |
|
Test I |
20 |
|
Test II |
20 |
|
Test III |
20 |
|
Portfolio contest |
15 |
|
Final Exam |
25 |
|
Date |
Chapter |
Topics |
Homework |
Jan. 12 |
1 |
Financial Management
Function |
|
|
14, 19 |
2 |
Financial Markets [see the
following site on money] |
|
|
21 |
3 |
Financial Institutions |
[see financial_institutions
, financial_markets , and financial_instruments] |
|
24, 26, 28 |
4 |
Review of Financial
Accounting |
|
|
31, Feb. 2 |
5 |
Financial Statement
Analysis [see FSA] |
|
|
4, 7, 9 |
6 |
Financial Forecasting,
[see Hyperion
Case] Review for Test Practice Test 1 |
|
|
11 |
|
Test I: Chapters 1 - 6 |
|
|
14, 16, 18 |
7 |
Risk and Return [see Risk and Return] |
Risk and Return Problems |
|
21, 23, 25 |
8 |
Time Value of Money |
|
|
28, Mar. 2, 4 |
9 |
Cost of Capital [see Lecture Cost of Capital] |
|
|
7, 9, 11 |
10 |
Capital Budgeting |
|
|
14 |
7 - 10 |
Review Practice
Test 2 |
|
|
Mar 16 |
|
Test II: Chapters 7 - 10 |
|
|
18, 28, 30 |
11 |
Estimating Incremental
Cash Flows |
|
|
Apr. 1, 4, 6 |
12 |
Business Valuation [see Capital Asset
Valuation] |
|
|
8, 11, 13 |
13 |
Capital Structure Basics,
Review for Test |
|
|
15 |
|
Test III: Chapters 11 – 13 |
|
|
18, 20, 22, 25 |
All |
Review |
|
|
|
|
Final Exam |
|
Financial Tables:
|
Future Values of a: |
Present Values of a: |