Financial Management -
Management 133California State University, Sacramento
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Catalog Description: The study of principles of
finance and their application to typical financial problems
of business enterprises. Special emphasis on financial
analysis, management of working capital, cost of capital,
capital budgeting, long term financing, dividend policy and
internal financing. 3 units
Course Objectives ... By the End of the Course:
- Students should know the variety of applications to which financial analysis can be put.
- Students should be able to think of a financial facet related to the majority of business/organizational issues.
- Students should be able to perform the basic analysis
necessary to monitor and modify a concern's financial
structure.
Required: Brigham & Houston. Fundamentals of Financial Management ,
Dryden Press, 8th edition (1998)
Study Guide For F Fundamentals of Financial Management. Eighth Edition :
This study guide provides learning objectives, outlines and questions with fully worked-out solutions. This is highly recommended to supplement homework assignments and to provide additional, "sweat free" opportunities to digest the practice chapter concepts.Power Point Slides for Text Lectures
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
EXAMINATIONS AND BOOK REVIEW: There will be four exams, including the final exam. The book review will be of a book chosen for its relevance to finance or financial applications in your field of interest and which is appropriate to a University level exploration of business concepts and issues. Please follow the book review format exactly.
GRADING CRITERIA: Total possible points = 450. Exams are 100 points each (400 total). The book review is worth 50 points. Grades are a function of the class average. There are no make-up examinations.There will be no makeup examinations without previously consulting with me. A makeup examination requires significant issues in order to be granted. A missed examination will be replaced by the average of the other three examinations OR the class average of the missed examination; whichever is lower.
Look at the detail given in the Essay Expectations example from Santa Rosa Junior College and the posting of a student's "A" paper.
ATTENDANCE: Role is taken at class meetings. Attendance is required of all students. Excess absence will result in a diminution of the term grade: i.e. FOUR absences will reduce a grade by one full grade. (Four absences for a twice a seek class schedule, two absences for a once a week class schedule and six absences for a class scheduled three times a week). For example, a term grade "B" becomes a term grade of "C" with the presence of the aforementioned number of absences.HOMEWORK: The successful study of Finance requires a good deal of out of class effort. Homework will be assigned. Failure to complete assigned homework assignments will result in a diminution of the term grade in accord with the following schedule: Less than 90% of the assignments completed reduces a term grade by .5 point (e.g. a "B" becomes a "B-"). There is an additional reduction in term grade at the rate of one half (.5) grade for each 10 percent of the homework not turned in ON TIME. (For example a term grade of "C" with only 80% of the homework assignments received on time will result in a final grade of "D".)
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