FIN 647, Fall 2005, November 29

Suggestions:

• Less Projects
• More problems to practice and analyze
• More precise focus for exams
• Relate what we have learnt to how financial analysts use that information everyday
• Incorporate more problems in class; that way we can work through the problems.
• Talk sooner about the PERC project to the students, next year.
• Please realize that it takes time for students to understand concepts.

Questions:

• Is the tax benefit of debt the same as interest deductibility?
• Do you want us to know all of finance theory in one semester?

Complaints:

• We forgot to take a break!
• Make exams more in line with what we have learnt, or go over what the exam will entail.
• Have more structure to the class; too much jumping around; go through powerpoint slides.
• Assignment 3 was not clearly written out on the website.
• The lecture is going too quickly; some points really need to be explained better in a solid way. I feel in a rush.

An Aha!

• I like the cases that we did in class, today.
• The IRS grants a gift based on earnings performance and interest rates
• I did learn a good amount this year.
• Thanks!