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Finance 5170
Financial Management
On Line 8 WK Class
Sections 080, 086
Fall, 2015
Instructor: Dr. Michael Impson
Office: BLB 358K
Phone: Office with voice mail: (940) 565-3055 FAX: (940) 565-4234
Primary E-Mail: [email protected]
Mailing Address: UNT; COBA/FIREL; Denton, TX 76203-3677
Office Hours: By appointment only.
Text: Principles of Corporate Finance, by Brealey, Myers, and Allen, 11th edition, published by
McGraw Hill. If you purchase the McGraw Hill Connect Plus software it comes with the ebook
which is all that I require.
Blackboard
The Blackboard website is your primary interface with the course. Access to the course
instructions and class materials will be via Blackboard. McGraw Hill Connect Finance is
integrated into Blackboard so you will have seamless access to the McGraw Hill materials
through Blackboard. Please note that Blackboard will be unavailable from 11:00 pm Saturdays
until 2:00 am Sundays when the scheduled weekly maintenance takes place.
McGraw Hill Connect Finance
The course materials are in general a system tied to the textbook and intended to support the
course and chapter learning objectives, so you must have a copy of the current textbook to be
able to complete most of the class assignments. You will need the ebook in order to use the
guided instruction self study features of the system. Also note that the chapter quizzes are open
book, open notes, so having access to the ebook and its search feature is very useful if you are
having difficulty answering a quiz question. If you prefer, paper copy versions of the textbook
are available in the UNT bookstore and various on line sites. If you want it only for reference,
any recent edition is probably ok. Note that you will need to buy an access code and register with
McGraw Hill in order to access the McGraw Hill course materials like the chapter quizzes in
Blackboard. Access codes are available for purchase on the course Blackboard website and at the
UNT bookstore. There are instructions on the course website about purchasing the access code
there. See Instructions for Using McGraw Hill Connect with Blackboard under the Start Here
tab on the course Blackboard website. Note that one of your options is to select a free trial for 21
days in case you think that you might drop the course or if you want to check out the ebook.
Course Objective
This course examines the problems and decisions faced by the firm’s financial manager.
Fundamental concepts of time value of money and risk and return are considered and useful
valuation models are explained and used. A framework for making investment and financing
decisions is constructed. You should leave the course with a firm grasp of these concepts that
will serve as a base for further study in the MBA program.
Detailed Course Objectives:
After completing the course, students should have the following skills and knowledge.
1. Students can describe the role and duties of the financial manager in the firm.
2. Students can apply time value of money concepts in solving financial problems.
3. Students can apply models to value bonds and stocks.
4. Students can describe the relationship between risk and return and can apply
models of return and risk in analyzing investment decisions.
5. Students can apply discounted cash flow (capital budgeting) techniques in making investment
decisions.
6. Students can estimate the firm’s cost of capital.
7. Students can distinguish between theoretical and real world models of capital structure.
8. Students can distinguish between theoretical and real world models of payout policy.
Course Prerequisites
ACCT 5020 or equivalent
FINA 5040 or equivalent
ECON 5000 or equivalent
MATH 1190 or equivalent
BCIS 5090 or equivalent
DSCI 5180 or equivalent
Technical Skills
Fluency in English, basic spreadsheet and word processing skills are assumed. Basic reportwriting
skills, grammar, organization, referencing, etc. are assumed. Ability to use online search
engines is assumed. You should be able to read and interpret financial statements.
Wall Street Journal
The WSJ is an excellent source of current information related to investments. Every student in a
COB masters program in finance gets electronic access to the WSJ.
Absences for Important Personal Events: If you expect to miss class assignments because of
an important personal event: wedding, graduation, birth of a child, etc., please inform