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MBA 648: Managerial Finance
Course Calendar - Spring 2015

 
   
 

Class Meeting Days

Topics

Projects and other Deadlines
MFL refers to MyFinanceLab Assignment; MFL assignments due by midnight on assigned date. The MFL due dates shown here are tentative; please refer to the MFL site for the definitive due dates.

Class 1
March 23 (online)

Module 1: Financial Markets and Institutions (Slides)

The text for Financial Markets and Institutions is available on Blackboard.
There are two assignments for this week, which can be found on Blackboard.
Blackboard Discussion Group on The Chinese Financial System -- discussion opens.
Make sure you have read each chapter before you come to class and also tried your hand at the questions on the chapter, which you can find in the appropriate subfolder in the Course Materials folder on Blackboard . The more you have read, the better you will be able to participate in class.

Class 2
March 25

Module 2: The Corporation (Chap 1) Corporate Governance (Chap 29)
(Slides)

Assignments 1 and 2 for Financial Markets and Institutions due.
Chinese Financial System Blackboard Discussion Group -- last date for initial posting.
Text for Corporate Governance (Chapter 29) available on Blackboard.

Class 3
March 30
(online)

Module 3: Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis (Chap 2)(Slides)
Slides on Dupont Analysis

MFL Homework Due (Chap1)
Corporate Governance Assignment Due

Class 4
April 1

Module 4: Arbitrage and Financial Decision Making  (Chap 3) (Slides)
Module 5: The Time Value of Money (Chap 4) (Slides)

MFL Homework Due (Chap 2)
MFL Optional Quiz Due (Chap 2)

Class 5
April 6 (online)

Practice Problems

MFL Homework Due (Chap 3)
MFL Optional Quiz Due (Chap 3)

Class 6
April 8

Module 6: Interest Rates (Chap 5) (Slides)

MFL Homework Due (Chap 4)
MFL Optional Quiz Due (Chap 4)
Chinese Financial System Blackboard Discussion Group -- Discussion closes

Class 7
April 13 (online)

Midterm (Midterm Practice Exam)

MFL Homework Due (Chap 5)
MFL Optional Quiz Due (Chap 5)

Class 8
April 15

Module 7: Valuing Bonds (Chap 6) (Slides)

 

Class 9
April 20 (online)

Module 8: Investment Decision Rules (Chap 7) (Slides)
Module 9: Fundamentals of Capital Budgeting (Chap 8) (Slides)

MFL Homework Due (Chap 6)
MFL Optional Quiz Due (Chap 6)

Class 10
April 22

Module 10: Valuing Stocks (Chap 9) (Slides)

MFL Homework Due (Chap 7)
MFL Optional Quiz Due (Chap 7)
MFL Homework Due (Chap 8)
MFL Optional Quiz Due (Chap 8)
Excelrite Case due

Class 11
April 27 (online)

Module 11: Capital Markets and the Pricing of Risk (Chap 10) (Slides)

MFL Homework Due (Chap 9)
MFL Optional Quiz Due (Chap 9)

Class 12
April 29

Module 12: Capital Structure
Capital Structure in a Perfect Market (Chap 14) (Slides)
Debt and Taxes and Chap 16: Financial Distress, Managerial Incentives, and Information (Chap 15) (Slides)


MFL Homework Due (Chap 10)
MFL Optional Quiz Due (Chap 10)

Class 13
May 4 (online)
Review of post-midterm material
Beta Assignment due (See Blackboard)
Last date to take online quiz on Capital Structure (See Blackboard)
Class 14
May 6
Final Exam Check FAQs for final exam detail

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