...SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Graduate Programs in Finance Fall Quarter, 2011 FIN MF 820 Financial Policy Thursdays: 7:15-9:55 Instructor: Dr. Shahriar Khaksari, CFA Office: S432 Phone: 573-8366 Email: skhaksari@suffolk.edu The New Corporate Finance: Where Theory Meets Practice Mcgraw-Hill Series in Advanced Topics in Finance and Accounting Course Objective This course is designed to allow students to develop a deep understanding of financial theories, techniques, and models applied to the study of corporate financial decisions. It covers aspects of corporate strategy, industry structure, and the functioning of capital markets. The course consists of three segments. In the first segment, students do a comprehensive analysis of the assigned cases and prepare a written report that includes identification of major issues, alternative approaches, analysis of each alternative, and a concluding part in which students take a clear cut position in how they would approach the problem as a decision maker and defending their position. The Case study is done by groups (three to four students per group). The text analysis should not exceed five pages. It should be typed and double-spaced. A lengthy summary of the case is unnecessary and redundant. The space constraint should discipline students to be concise at differentiating major issues from the less important ones. All the tables, graphs and related...
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...(Prerequisite: ACC 557 or ACC 556) COURSE DESCRIPTION Introduces the concepts of finance. Reviews the basic tools and their use for making financial decisions. Explains how to measure and compare risks across investment opportunities. Analyzes how the firm chooses the set of securities it will issue to raise capital from investors as well as how the firm’s capital structure is formed. Examines how the choice of capital structure affects the value of the firm. Presents valuation and integrate risk, return and the firm’s choice of capital structure. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS Required Resources Brigham, E. F., & Ehrhardt, M. C. (2014). Financial management (14th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning. Supplemental Resources MBA Primer Note: The MBA Primer is designed to help students with little or no educational background in business to prepare for the rigors of an MBA program. The MBA Primer is also a useful tool for students who have the business background but might need a refresher. It is a way to help you prepare for the types of activities and concepts that will be covered in the MBA program, so you can feel more comfortable and confident as you progress into higher level courses. Students are emailed an access code for this product when they purchase MBA Primer from the Strayer Bookstore, accessible through iCampus. CNN Money. (2013). General format. Retrieved from http://money.cnn.com/ Criniti, A. (2013). The necessity of finance. Philadelphia, PA: Criniti...
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...M Finance Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam - Fac. der Economische Wet. en Bedrijfsk. - M Finance - 2012-2013 Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam - Fac. der Economische Wet. en Bedrijfsk. - M Finance - 2012-2013 I Inhoudsopgave Vak: Institutional Investments and ALM Vak: Valuation and Corporate Governance Vak: Thesis Vak: Asset Pricing Vak: Derivatives and Asset Management Vak: Empirical Finance Vak: Research Project Finance Vak: Financial Markets and Institutions Vak: Private Equity and Behavioral Corporate Finance for Finance Vak: Financial Risk Management (Quantitative Finance) Vak: Real Estate Management Vak: Adv Corporate Finance 4.1 Vak: Valuation and Corporate Governance for Finance Vak: Institutional Investments and ALM for Finance 1 2 3 3 4 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam - Fac. der Economische Wet. en Bedrijfsk. - M Finance - 2012-2013 II Institutional Investments and ALM Course code Credits Language of tuition Faculty Coordinator Teaching staff Teaching method(s) E_FIN_IIALM () 6.0 English Fac. der Economische Wet. en Bedrijfsk. prof. dr. C.G.E. Boender prof. dr. C.G.E. Boender, prof. dr. T.B.M. Steenkamp Lecture Course objective Achieve advanced knowledge of the investment process of institutional investors, like pension funds and insurers. The main objective is to fully understand the most important theoretical concepts in the institutional investment process and the way these concepts are used in practice. After following the...
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...SYLLABUS CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, REAL ESTATE, AND INSURANCE 8/3/2012 PAGE 1 Course Title Investment I Course Number Finance 352, Class No. 12837 Semester Fall 2012 Instructor Danny S. Litt Meeting Times Friday, 11:00am-1:45pm Meeting Dates August 31, 2012 – December 14, 2012 Final Exam December 14, 2012, 10:15am – 12:15pm Class Location Juniper Hall, Room JH 1121 Office Juniper Hall, Room 4110 Phone Number 818-677-2459 – Department Office (leave message) Office Hours Friday at 10:00am E-mail address danny.litt@csun.edu (reference class) COURSE DESCRIPTION This is an introductory course on the fundamentals of investment analysis and management. Survey of investments including corporate and government securities, real property and financial intermediaries. Survey of investment theory emphasizing security analysis, valuation and portfolio management. PREREQUISITES Finance 303; cannot be taken concurrently COURSE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES This course provides the student with the information and skills needed to analyze investments and portfolio management. The intent of the course is to provide students with a basic understanding of different alternatives in investments, how to value those investments, and how those investments fit together within an investment portfolio. TOPICS INCLUDE Corporate and government securities Risk-return tradeoff Institutional aspects of security markets Fundamental and technical analysis ...
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...ASSIGNMENT SHEET TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012 CLASS 1– INTRODUCTION AND GOALS FOR THE SEMESTER A. CLASS LECTURE Review of Topics, Assignment Sheets, and Course Outline The Case Method - Rules for Classroom Discussion Instruction for the Formation of Study & Project Groups B. Professor/Student Introductions C. Readings from Course Packet: 1. Fin 394.4 Syllabus - Course Outline and Grading Policy 2. “Course Introduction” 3. Note to the Student: How to Study and Discuss Cases 4. “The Case Method” - Jeff Sandefer 5. “Classroom Discussion” - Jeff Sandefer 6. “Note on Study Groups” - Jeff Sandefer ASSIGNMENT: 1. PURCHASE THE COURSE PACKET 2. BRING YOUR RESUME TO THE NEXT CLASS 3. BROWSE THE CLASS BLACKBOARD SITE: (HTTP://COURSES.UTEXAS.EDU/) AND LOOK AT THE EXTERNAL LINKS AND COURSE DOCUMENTS POSTED. a. Case Exhibits b. Case Solutions c. Valuation Templates d. Valuation External Links e. Project Information ASSIGNMENT SHEET THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012 CLASS 2 – WORK FOR MONEY OR MONEY WORK FOR YOU? A. Turn in Resume B. Form study groups (self-select 4-6 people with different education, concentration, work experience and cultural background). Send e-mail to the professor with...
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...Instructor Guide CORPORATE FINANCE COURSE NUMBER: MBA591 [pic] Jones International University®, Ltd. 1.800.811.JONES (5663) http://www.jonesinternational.edu ©2008 Jones International University®, Ltd. All rights reserved. 9697 East Mineral Avenue, Englewood, Colorado 80112, USA This workbook and all accompanying audio-visual material, manuals and software (collectively, the "Materials") are copyrighted with all rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, none of the Materials may be copied in whole or in part without prior written consent of Jones International University®, Ltd. (JIU™) You may permanently transfer all of your rights in the Materials, provided that you retain no copies, and provided that you transfer all of the Materials (including all component parts, media, documentation and any prior versions and upgrades). You may not copy or allow any copies of the Materials to be made for others, whether or not you charge anyone else for the copies. Limitation of Liability. JIU™ PROVIDES ALL OF THE MATERIALS “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. EACH OF JIU AND ALL ITS DEVELOPERS, TEACHING FACULTY, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT WILL JIU OR ITS DEVELOPERS, TEACHING...
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...MG 670 Finance Term Project Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwcampus.com/shop/mg-670-finance-term-project/ MG 670 Finance Term Project Company : Costco and Walmart MG 670 Finance Term Project Guidelines There is a lot to be said for valuing a company, it is no easy task. If you have yet to discover this moneymaker, the satisfaction one gets from tearing apart a company’s financial statements and analyzing it on a whole different level is great – especially if you make or save yourself money for your efforts. In this project, you will analyze the fundamental financial ratios. The ratios should be presented in a simplified manner to make them easier to understand. Sure some of the ratios have different varieties, but by the end you will understand the basic premise and reasons for fundamental analysis. You will work in groups of three or four people for this project. You will be analyzing two public traded companies within the same industry; as well, you will also evaluate these companies against their industry standards for performance. To find the data for your ratio analysis, you will need each company’s latest financial figures. Finding these financial reports can done by searching the internet through some of these sources, but not limited to: • Company Websites – Almost every public company has a website or investor relations department. For the most current quarterly or annual report you might want to check in these places first. Walt Disney is an excellent...
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...ubc.ca Office Hours: by appointment Teaching Assistant: Zhang Jianing zhangjianing.jenny@gmail.com Office Hours: Wednesday/Friday 4:00 – 6:00pm Course webpage: http://finance.sauder.ubc.ca/~kaili/SAIF as well as on SAIF BB system Course objectives Corporate Finance is the art and science of making important corporate decisions under the guidance of relevant financial theory, advanced quantitative methods, and careful study of previous business decisions and outcomes. Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) offer a lens into a variety of financial management practices, and are a critical time in the life of a corporation. In this course we will use M&As as a focal point in our study of corporate finance. We will draw on, and extend your knowledge of finance topics including valuation, capital structure, financial distress, financial statement analysis, working capital management, securities markets, securities issuance, agency theory, corporate governance, executive compensation, and real and financial derivatives, and apply to M&As. Our study of change of control will include the economic motivations for M&A activity, advanced valuation, transaction structuring, creative financing, risk management, tactics for friendly M&A negotiations and hostile transactions, leveraged buyouts (LBOs), due diligence, and execution. By the end of the course you should: Be able to identify motives for transactions Understand reasons for differences in payment and financing Be able to recommend and...
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...Course Project – Part I © The content of this document is the property of Wendell W. Bragg and DeVry University. No portion of this document may be reproduced in any manner except as a homework assignment submission. Duplication, reproduction or display either physically or electronically for any other purpose without the author’s written consent is prohibited. Introduction The Course Project is an opportunity for you to apply concepts learned to a real-life simulation experience. Throughout the Course Project, you will assume that you work as a financial analyst for Aero Plain, Inc. The Course Project is provided in two parts as follows: Part I – In Part I, you work with Aero Plain, Inc. staff to identify the best loan options, as well as to valuate stocks and bonds. Part II – In Part II, you will provide the company with a recommendation for purchasing a new machine. You will base your recommendation on the Net Present Value (NPV) of the capital investment project using the cost of capital (WACC) as your discount rate. PART I | Here is how you will be graded: | Possible | Earned | Task 1: | Assessing loan options | | | | Convert APR to EAR: | | | | Screen Shot | 3 | | | Calculations | 7 | | | Decision | 5 | | | Calculate payments | 10 | | | Calculate total of payments | 10 | | | Decision | 5 | | | Calculate LoansRUS monthly payments | 10 | | | Calculate LoansRUS total payments | 5 | | | Decision...
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...|[pic] |Course Syllabus | | |Axia College/College of Natural Science | | |HCA/270 Version 3 | | |Finance for the Health Care Professional | Copyright © 2011, 2009, 2007 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course is designed as an introduction to the terminology, processes, functions, and financial reports commonly encountered in health care operations. This course introduces the concepts of basic managerial financial functions, such as budgeting, reimbursement methods, and the responsibilities of health care financial management. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies...
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...The Bath MSc MSc in Accounting and Finance, MSc in Finance, MSc in Finance with Banking, MSc in Finance with Risk Management MSc in Advanced Management Practice MSc in Human Resource Management and Consulting MSc in Innovation and Technology Management MSc in International Management MSc in Management MSc in Marketing MSc in Sustainability and Management Hugh Ayling MSc in Marketing graduate now at L’Oréal Contents 01 Welcome to the Bath Advantage 02 Why choose Bath? 03 Enhancing your career prospects 04 What else can I expect? 05 The Bath Management Alumni Community that’s right for you 06 Choosing the programme 08 MSc in Accounting and Finance, MSc in Finance, MSc in Finance with Banking, MSc in Finance with Risk Management Management Practice Management and Consulting 12 MSc in Advanced 20 MSc in Human Resource 24 MSc in Innovation and 30 MSc in International Technology Management Management 34 MSc in Management 38 MSc in Marketing 44 MSc in Sustainability and Management 48 Life on campus 49 Accommodation and living costs 51 Life in Bath 52 How to apply 53 How to find us Contact us (back cover) www.bath.ac.uk/management University of Bath School of Management 01 Welcome to the Bath Advantage. Research intensive and practice driven, we are consistently rated as one of the best-performing business schools in the UK. To equip students with the best possible opportunities, our academics conduct world-class...
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...Business AnAlytics And intelligence Course Starting: 29 June 2014 Application Deadline: Early Decision 28 February 2014 Regular Decision 15 April 2014 (Batch 5) (Classes conducted on-campus as well as off-campus) Certificate Programme on Business Analytics and Intelligence BATCH 5 in god We trust, All Others Must Bring data - W edwards deming he theory of bounded rationality proposed by nobel laureate Herbert Simon is evermore significant today with increasing complexity of the business problems; limited ability of human mind to analyze alternative solutions and the limited time available for decision making. introduction of enterprise resource planning (eRP) systems has ensured availability of data in many organizations; however, traditional eRP systems lacked data analysis capabilities that can assist the management in decision making. Business Analytics is a set of techniques and processes that can be used to analyse data to improve business performance through fact-based decision making. Business Analytics is the subset of Business intelligence, which creates capabilities for companies to compete in the market effectively. Business Analytics is likely to become one of the main functional areas in most companies. Analytics companies develop the ability to support their decisions through analytic reasoning using a variety of statistical and mathematical techniques. thomas devonport in his book titled, “competing on analytics: the new science of winning”, claims...
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...Duration / Mode of Programme Students may enrol on a full-time or part-time basis. Full-time students must enrol for a minimum of 9-12 credit hours per semester. Part-time students may register for 6 credit hours each semester. The duration of studies for both full-time and part-time students is as follows: Status | Minimum | Normal | Maximum | Part time | 2 academic years | 4 academic years | 5 academic years | Full time | 1 1/2 academic years | 2 academic years | 3 academic years | 28 credit hours of coursework + 12 credit hours of dissertation Entry Requirements Programme Structure The Masters in Accounting programme comprises of 28 credit hours of coursework (10 courses) and 12 credit hours of dissertation. Core Courses Course Code | Course Name | ACC 6610 | Financial Accounting And Reporting | ACC 6620 | Managerial Accounting | ACC 6630 | Accounting Theory And Policy | ACC 6640 | Islamic Worldview And Accounting Ethics | ACC 6810 | Islamic Accounting And Finance | ACC 6820 | Accounting Research Methods | ACC 6650 | Introduction to Library Search & Academic Writing | ACC 6660 | Literature Review | | | Elective Courses Course Code | Course Name | ACC 6830 | Accounting For Islamic Institutions | ACC 6840 | Issues In Auditing | ACC 6850 | Issues In Taxation | ACC 6860 | Issues In Public Sector Accounting | A candidate shall be required to pass all the courses with at least a "B" grade and attain a minimum a CPGA of 3.00...
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...Syllabus Corporate Finance 1148-FIU01-FIN-6406-SECRXQ_AP_1148-86029 GENERAL INFORMATION | IMPORTANT INFORMATION | COURSE DETAIL | COURSE CALENDAR GENERAL INFORMATION PROFESSOR INFORMATION Instructor: Prof. Edward R. Lawrence Phone: (305) 348-0082 Office: RB 207A Fax: (305) 348-4245 Office Hours: By Appointment E-mail: elawrenc@fiu.edu Website: Professor's Bio COURSE DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE The course is covered in two parts. In part one; we will have an overview of financial management and financial environment. We will analyze firm’s financial performance using financial ratio analysis. We will then discuss the time value of money (TVM) and use the concept of TVM in the valuation of bonds and stocks. In part two we will understand the methods for computing cash flows and the company’s cost of capital and then use them to learn capital budgeting which involves project selection decisions. COURSE OBJECTIVES The objective of this course is to give the students an operational knowledge of corporate finance by combining theory and applications. Introduce the concepts or risk, return, and time-value-of-money as applied to valuation of securities and capital budgeting. Here are the course level learning outcomes: 1. Perform Internet research and find relevant financial data. 2. Use information technology to assess the financial position of organizations. 3. Learn how to perform financial statement analysis. 4. Learn the mathematics of Time Value of Money...
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...Introduction The Course Project is an opportunity for you to apply concepts learned to a real-life simulation experience. Throughout the Course Project, you will assume that you work as a financial analyst for AirJet Best Parts, Inc. The Course Project is provided in two parts as follows: Part I – In Part I, you work with AirJet Best Parts, Inc. staff to identify the best loan options, as well as to valuate stocks and bonds. Part II – In Part II, you will provide the company with a recommendation for purchasing a new machine. You will base your recommendation on the Net Present Value (NPV) of the capital investment project using the cost of capital (WACC) as your discount rate. About AirJet Best Parts, Inc. AirJet Best Parts, Inc. is a company dedicated to the design and manufacturing of aviation and airplane technologies and parts. The company has commercial and military clients worldwide. Task 1: Assessing loan options for AirJet Best Parts, Inc. The company needs to finance $8,000,000 for a new factory in Mexico. The funds will be obtained through a commercial loan and by issuing corporate bonds. Here is some of the information regarding the APRs offered by two well-known commercial banks. Bank | APR | Number of Times Compounded | National First | Prime Rate + 6.75% | Semiannually | Regions Best | 13.17 | Monthly | 1. Assuming that AirJet Parts, Inc. is considering loans from National First and Regions Best, what are the EARs for these two banks...
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