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Department: Name of Course:   Catalog Number:
Department of Business Principles of Finance Bu337
This page contains information on the following items:
Pre-requisites Course Content
Text and Materials Course Grading
Course Objectives
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Course Syllabus Assignments
  Project  
Pre-requisites: 
Bu211 and Bu212:  Accounting I and II     
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Objectives:

 1.   Provide students with an understanding of financial management techniques used in decision making to maximize the value of the firm for its shareholders. 

   2.   Improve students' ability to calculate financial ratios

 3.   Develop problem-solving skills with the use of a financial calculator applied to present value theory, cash flows, and securities evaluation. 

 4.   Introduce the student to computer resources which facilitate the analysis and decision making process in ratio analysis and capital investment  

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Methods of Student Evaluation:

Exam 1  (Chap. 3)                           20%     of grade          

Calculator Quiz (Chap. 4)                20%     of grade      

Exam 2 Take Home (Chaps. 8, 9)    20%   of grade   

Exam 3 Final (Chap. 6, 7, 2)             20%     of grade               

  Project                                              20%      of grade
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Course Content:
WKS.       CONTENT                    CHAPS.

1           Introduction                         1, 2,       

2-4        Financial Analysis                  3       

5-7        Present Value Theory            4         

8-10       Capital Investment              8, 9     

11-16      Valuation                        6, 7, 2                 

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 Texts and Materials:

Required Text:  CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, 10th Edition, Moyer, McGuigan & Kretlow 

Optional Text:  FINANCIAL ANALYSIS WITH AN ELECTRONIC CALCULATOR, M. A. White.

Required Materials:  One of the following calculators:

 

 1.  Texas Instruments BA-35 "Solar"

 

 2.   Sharp EL-733 "Business/Financial Calculator" 

 

 3.  Texas Instruments BAII Plus

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