Financial Management Syllabus
FINC 635 (Financial Management for Non-Business Majors) Syllabus
Fall 2012
Professor Graduate Assistant FINC 341 Help Desk Dr. Wendy Liu (Galpin) Elizabeth Smith 354 Wehner 351E Wehner 352 Wehner wgalpin@tamu.edu lizbeth191989@neo.tamu.edu Office Hours: By appointment Office Hours: T/Th. 11AM-3PM, Hours: TBA or by appointment
Course Description
This is an ON-LINE course designed to introduce financial concepts that are integral to everyday business decisions. Please note that there will be NO in-class LECTURES. All lecture notes are online. All homework and exams are submitted online. An orientation session will be offered at the beginning of the semester and a review session will be given before each of the four exams. There may be extra review or help sessions for homework problems during the semester. My teaching assistant and I will answer your questions by email and/or in person if you visit office hours. If you find the format of an online course disagreeable, please withdraw from the course immediately.
The course provides an introductory conceptual framework of financial management. Topics include time value of money, risk and return, bond and stock valuation, cost of capital, basics of capital budgeting, and using financial statements to conduct basic analysis. You will find many of the concepts covered useful in various business aspects including your personal finances.
Prerequisite Accounting 640 or equivalent. A basic understanding of financial statements and accounting techniques is required to take this course.
Required Materials
(1) A package of the book "Fundamentals of Corporate Finance" by Berk, DeMarzo, and Harford (2nd edition, Pearson) PLUS access to MyFinanceLab (an online tutorial and homework system) is required. The ISBN for the package is 9781256045076. Once obtaining the access to
Fall 2012
Professor Graduate Assistant FINC 341 Help Desk Dr. Wendy Liu (Galpin) Elizabeth Smith 354 Wehner 351E Wehner 352 Wehner wgalpin@tamu.edu lizbeth191989@neo.tamu.edu Office Hours: By appointment Office Hours: T/Th. 11AM-3PM, Hours: TBA or by appointment
Course Description
This is an ON-LINE course designed to introduce financial concepts that are integral to everyday business decisions. Please note that there will be NO in-class LECTURES. All lecture notes are online. All homework and exams are submitted online. An orientation session will be offered at the beginning of the semester and a review session will be given before each of the four exams. There may be extra review or help sessions for homework problems during the semester. My teaching assistant and I will answer your questions by email and/or in person if you visit office hours. If you find the format of an online course disagreeable, please withdraw from the course immediately.
The course provides an introductory conceptual framework of financial management. Topics include time value of money, risk and return, bond and stock valuation, cost of capital, basics of capital budgeting, and using financial statements to conduct basic analysis. You will find many of the concepts covered useful in various business aspects including your personal finances.
Prerequisite Accounting 640 or equivalent. A basic understanding of financial statements and accounting techniques is required to take this course.
Required Materials
(1) A package of the book "Fundamentals of Corporate Finance" by Berk, DeMarzo, and Harford (2nd edition, Pearson) PLUS access to MyFinanceLab (an online tutorial and homework system) is required. The ISBN for the package is 9781256045076. Once obtaining the access to