Q. What will the format of the exams
and what chapters will they cover?
A. Each exam will have at least one media article with questions
(look at the Media
Articles link from the FIN 647 class website). There will be some
short questions. There will be no
definitions. More information
on the format of the exams will be given in class. You can also look at
past exams, particularly the more recent
ones.
Q. What will the midterm cover?
Ans. The midterm will be on the material from Chap 2 of Damodaran, as well as Chapters 1, 29, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of Berk and DeMarzo.
- One Media Article with questions on Corporate Governance or Asset Pricing
- One unit on Present Value problems and valuation problems in general
- One unit on Capital Markets and the Pricing of Risk
- One unit on alternative models for pricing risk
- One unit with short-answer queries from a previously given list of questions.
Q. What will the final exam cover?
Ans. The midterm will be on the material from Chaps 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23 and 24 of Berk and DeMarzo.
- One Media Article with questions on Debt or Equity finance
- Two quantitative units on Capital Structure
- One unit on Payout Policy
- One unit on Capital Budgeting and Valuation with Leverage
- One unit with short-answer queries from a previously given list of questions.
Q. Are the exams open book or closed
book?
Ans. Click here for more
information.
Q. Can I do extra work to improve my
grade?
Ans. Sorry. I believe that in order to be fair, I have to give every student
the same opportunity to do extra work. Obviously, this is not feasible.
However, on occasion I will allow you to resubmit an assignment for grade
improvement.
Q. What can I do to check my
understanding of the material and to prepare for the exams?
Ans.
- You can do the problems from the end of each chapter. The answers
can be found on the Web.
- You can also try quizzes from past terms.
Frequently, the answers to quiz problems can also be found on my webpages.
- You can try to answer the questions at the end of media
articles.
- You can read current newspaper and magazine articles on relevant topics
and make up your own questions and articles.
Q. What do I have to study from
each chapter?
Ans. In each chapter, you should know the definitions and the meanings
of key terms, and be able to put them into context. Also, look at the
list of terms and short questions on the Some
Importants Terms and Concepts page.
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