UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
BUSINESS PROGRAM
COMM 620
Financial Management I
Winter 2014
Professor: Jing Chen
Telephone: 960-6480
Office:10-4534, T&L
Email: chenj@unbc.ca
Web site: http://web.unbc.ca/~chenj/course/syllabus620.htm
COURSE
OBJECTIVES
This course
establishes the theory and practice foundations of financial management. The
central concerns of the financial manager, namely time value of money, capital
budgeting, discounting, and monetary policy are studied extensively using
quantitative and qualitative inquiry. These concerns of the financial manager
are applicable not only to corporate settings but more broadly to
not-for-profit and governmental organizations.
COURSE
RESOURCES
Financial
Management Theory and Practice, by Brigham, Ehrhardt,
Gessaroli and Nason. Nelson, Second Canadian Edition, 2014.
Notes will be distributed in
the classes
A
calculator is necessary and a financial calculator is recommended
COURSE
EVALUATION
Presentation 15%
Midterm
35%
Final Exam 40%
Class Participation 10%
Total 100%
The examinations
will cover all contents discussed in the course. The style of the questions in
the exams will be similar to those in the homework and the review.
Class participation
is mainly based upon the number of times you come up to present your homework
solutions. It is also based upon the quality of contribution to class
discussions.
course schedule:
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Dates |
Topic |
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Jan 10, 8 to 12:0 |
Overview, Time value of money (Chap 4) |
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Jan 11, 1:00 to 6:30 |
Bond valuation and interest rate (Chap 6) |
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Feb 14, 1 to 6:30 |
Risk, return and stock investment (Chap 7, 8) |
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Feb 16, 8:00 to 12:00 |
Review and midterm |
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Mar 8, 8 to 12 |
Presentations |
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March 9, 1 to 6:30 |
Presentations |
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April 5, 8 to 12 |
Main factors in capital budgeting (Chap 9,
10) |
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April 6, 1:00 to 6 |
Review and Final Exam |
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