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MBA 808: Managerial Finance
Course Outline and TimeTable - Fall 2020

 
   
 

Class Meeting Dates

Topics

Projects and Other Deadlines
Self-Assessment Exercises and MFL Homework are not to be turned in. However, it is recommended that you do them, following the schedule noted, since the MFL Quizzes which must be turned in are based on the MFL Homework and Tests 1 and 2 are based on the Self-Assessment Exercises.
Details on assignments can be found in each module.

August 25

Module 1: Financial Markets and Institutions (Slides) (Parts 1 and 2, Video available on Blackboard)

The text for Financial Markets and Institutions is available on Blackboard.
Discussion Board periods for The Financial System and Corporate Governance Discussion Boards begin

Sept 1

Module 2: Corporate Governance
The Corporation (Chap 1) /Corporate Governance (Chap 29) (Slides) (Video available on Blackboard)

Assessment: What’s a financial system
Assessment: Financial Institutions
Assessment: Functions of the Financial System

Sept 8

Module 3: Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis (Chap 2) (Slides) (Video available on Blackboard)

Text for Corporate Governance (Chapter 29) available on Blackboard
Assessment: Corporate Governance
Last date for initiating posts for The Financial System and the Corporate Governance Discussion Boards
Discussion Board period for Fundamental Analysis begins

Sept 15

Module 4: Arbitrage and Financial Decision Making (Chap 3) (Slides) (Video Available on Blackboard; additional videos showing problem solutions also available on Blackboard)

MFL Homework (Chap 2)
MFL Quiz Due (Chap 2)
Submit Footwear Companies Case, due September 16
Discussion Board periods for The Financial System and Corporate Governance end

Sept 22

Module 5: The Time Value of Money (Chap 4) (Slides) (Videos available on Blackboard showing problem solutions)

MFL Homework (Chap 3)
MFL Quiz Due (Chap 3)
Assessment: Arbitrage

Sept 29

Module 6: Investment Decision Rules (Chap 7) (Slides) (Video available on Blackboard)

MFL Homework (Chap 4)
MFL Quiz Due (Chap 4)
Last Date for Initiating Posts for Fundamental Analysis Discussion Board

October 6

Module 7: Capital Markets and the Pricing of Risk (Chap 10) (Slides) (Video available on Blackboard)

MFL Homework (Chap 7)
MFL Quiz Due (Chap 7)
Discussion Board period for Fundamental Analysis ends
Discussion Board period for Capital Markets begins

October 7

Test 1

Test can be taken any time on October 7.
Look at Course Requirements for more information about Test 1

October 13

Module 8: Fundamentals of Capital Budgeting (Chap 8) (Slides)

MFL Homework (Chap 10)
MFL Quiz Due (Chap 10)
Assessment: Capital markets
CPI Card Beta Assignment Due October 14

October 20

Module 9: Valuing Stocks (Chap 9) (Slides) (Video Available on Blackboard)
View podcast "The Financial Assassin," "https://www.capitalisnt.com/show-notes/" (Episode 29)

MFL Homework (Chap 8)
MFL Quiz Due (Chap 8)
Assessment: Discount Rates
Last Date for Initiating Posts for Capital Markets Discussion Board

October 27

Module 10: Capital Structure
Chap 14: Capital Structure in a Perfect Market (Slides) (Video available on Blackboard)
View podcast, Episode 37, "https://www.capitalisnt.com/show-notes/" "The Ups and Downs of IPOs."

MFL Homework (Chap 9)
MFL Quiz Due (Chap 9)
Excelrite Capital Budgeting Case due October 28
Discussion Board period for Capital Markets ends
Discussion Board period for Capital Structure begins

November 3

Module 11: Interest Rates (Chap 5) (Slides)

MFL Homework (Chap 14)
MFL Quiz Due (Chap 14)
Assessment: Capital Structure

November 10

Module 12: Valuing Bonds (Chap 6) (Slides) (Video available on Blackboard)

MFL Homework (Chap 5)
MFL Quiz Due (Chap 5)
Last date for initiating posts for Capital Structure Discussion Board

November 17

Questions

MFL Homework (Chap 6)
MFL Quiz Due (Chap 6)
Discussion Board period for Capital structure ends

November 24

Test 2

The test can be taken anytime on Nov. 23 and Nov 24.
Look at Course Requirements for more information about Test 2

 

 


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