FNAN 303 Spring 2021 Syllabus updated 2 16 PDF

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Syllabus Course Information

FNAN 303: Financial Management, Spring 2021

Instructors

Please use Microsoft Bookings link below to make an appointment: https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/[email protected] t.com/bookings/

Please refer to your online course: https://mymasonportal.gmu.edu/ Course: 202110 FNAN-303-001 / 002 / DL1 / DL2 / DL3 / DL4 / DL5 / DL6 / DL7 (Spring 2021)

Dr. Ben Drissi (course coordinator) [email protected] Office hours: Mondays/Wednesdays 4:30 PM-5:30 PM (EST) on Zoom Zoom Meeting ID 947 4647 3958 Passcode 536142

Dr. Bo Hu [email protected] Office hours: Tuesdays/Thursdays 4:00 PM-5:00 PM (EST) on Zoom Zoom Meeting ID 941 6163 3045 Passcode 1j16iW

Dr. Alexander Philipov [email protected] Office hours: Mondays/Wednesdays 11:00 AM-12:00 PM (EST) on Zoom Zoom Meeting ID 974 045 4723 Passcode R8KV7L

Dr. Steven Pilloff [email protected] Office hours: Wednesdays 3:00 PM- 4:00 PM (EST) on Zoom Zoom Meeting ID 987 9078 0794 Passcode 550352

Graduate Teaching Assistants

Hemalekha Pillarishetty [email protected] Office hours: Mondays 12:00-1:00 PM and Tuesdays 1:00 PM-2:00 PM (EST) on Zoom Zoom Meeting ID 551 707 5565 Passcode gtafnan303

Shruti Sudam [email protected] Office hours: Tuesdays 3:00 PM- 4:00 PM and Thursdays 2: 00 PM- 3:00 PM (EST) on Zoom Zoom Meeting ID 570 414 6542

Lecture and Lab Schedule

Section(s) FNAN 303-001 (Hybrid) FNAN 303-002 (Hybrid) FNAN 303-DL1 (Online/synchronous)

FNAN 303-DL2 (Online/synchronous) FNAN 303-DL3 (Online/asynchronous) FNAN 303-DL4 (Online/asynchronous)

Lecture Schedule Professor Day and time (EST) Philipov

T: 5:55 pm – 7:10 pm

ENT 178

Philipov

R: 5:55 pm – 7:10 pm

ENT 178

M/W: 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm

Online/Zoom Zoom Meeting ID 947 4647 3958

Drissi

Passcode 536142 Online/Zoom Zoom Meeting ID

Hu

M/W: 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm

Drissi

Online

Online

Drissi

Online

Online

FNAN 303-DL5 (Online/synchronous)

Drissi

M/W: 10:30 am – 11:45 am

FNAN 303-DL6 (Online/synchronous)

Drissi

F: 1:30 pm – 4:10 pm

FNAN 303-DL7 (Online/synchronous)

Pilloff

M/W: 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm

Section

Location

941 6163 3045 Passcode 1j16iW

Online/Zoom Zoom Meeting ID 947 4647 3958 Passcode 536142 Online/Zoom Zoom Meeting ID 947 4647 3958 Passcode 536142 Online/Zoom Zoom Meeting ID 987 9078 0794 Passcode 550352

Lab Schedule (subject to change) Students can attend any lab Attendance is highly recommended TAs Day and time (EST)

Location

FNAN 303-3D9

TBD

Every Monday: 5:50 pm – 7:10 pm

Zoom

FNAN 303-3DA

TBD

Every Tuesday: 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm

Zoom

FNAN 3033D1/3D2/3D5/3D6

TBD

FNAN 3033D3/3D4/3D7

TBD

Every Friday: 9:30 am – 12:20 pm

Zoom

FNAN 303-3D8

TBD

Every Friday: 4:30 pm – 5:20 pm

Zoom

Every Wednesday: 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Zoom

FNAN 3033D1/3D2/3D5/3D6

TBD

Some Saturdays: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Zoom

TAs’ Office Hours Teaching assistant contact information and office hours (subject to change) Use Bookings to make an appointment https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/[email protected] ft.com/bookings/ Office hours on Zoom (use Bookings to make an appointment) First Name E-mail address/Zoom meeting ID Day and time (EST) Tuesdays [email protected] Kanwal 12 pm –1 pm Zoom meeting ID 663 795 7694 [email protected] Thursdays Elan 3 pm – 4 pm Zoom meeting ID 968 213 0417 Thursdays [email protected] Sachini Zoom Meeting ID 880 604 0513 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Tuesdays [email protected] Tongying Zoom Meeting ID 797 488 7865 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm [email protected] Thursdays Zoom Meeting ID 525 485 0885 Yasser 9:30 am – 10:30 am Beau Collin Peiqi

Safe Return to Campus

Course Description

Course Objectives

[email protected] Zoom Meeting ID 967 3570 4129 [email protected] Zoom meeting ID 438 682 5745

Tuesdays 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Wednesdays 12 pm – 1 pm

[email protected] Zoom meeting ID 226 713 9024

Thursdays 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

All students taking courses with a face-to-face component are required to take Safe Return to Campus Training prior to visiting campus. Training is available in Blackboard (https://mymason.gmu.edu). Students are required to follow the university’s public health and safety precautions and procedures outlined on the university Safe Return to Campus webpage (www2.gmu.edu/safe-return-plan). Similarly, all students in face to face and hybrid courses must also complete the Mason COVID Health Check daily, seven days a week. The COVID Health Check system uses a color code system and students will receive either a Green, Yellow, or Red email response. Only students who receive a “green” notification are permitted to attend courses with a face-to-face component. If you suspect that you are sick or have been directed to self-isolate, please quarantine or get testing. Faculty are allowed to ask you to show them that you have received a Green email and are thereby permitted to be in class. FNAN 303 introduces students to the fundamental concepts, principles, and analytical tools in finance. Topics covered include corporate financial management, time value of money, security valuation, capital budgeting, risk and return analysis, and cost of capital. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Value any stream of cash flows, including those associated with assets, financial securities, and capital investment projects. 2. Understand the key concepts of financial analysis and theory and be able to

Course Methodology

Computer/Calculat or Requirements

apply them in financial decision-making. 3. Apply financial management techniques using a financial calculator. The class format will combine video lectures, recitations/labs, test bank problems, discussion board, and other learning tools. Recitation/Lab attendance is optional but highly recommended. The class will be interactive and require every student to be engaged in the discussion board and recitations/labs. In addition to the lectures, every student will be expected to be an active participant and a dedicated individual applying what you learn to every element of the course work. 1. School of Business Minimum Computing Requirements: All School of Business Undergraduate Students must have access to a portable computing device that meets the following minimum standards. Students are required to bring their laptops to class If asked by the instructor. Chromebooks are NOT compatible with Lockdown Browser. Phones of any sort are not acceptable in place of a laptop, and a keyboard is also required.  Operating System: Windows Operating System 10 or newer is required. Mac users are required to install a Windows partition on the hard drive to run the Windows operating system. It is the responsibility of Mac users to install and create this Windows partition as business courses require the usage of software that runs on Windows (partition may slow laptop performance) Examples of partitions that can be used are VMware Fusion or Bootcamp (https://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/)  Memory: 8 GB (recommend 10GB or higher)  Video/audio streaming capability: Students must have a video camera and microphone that feed or stream audio and video in real time to or through the internet. Instructors will ask students to activate the camera and microphone during exams.  Hard drive free space: at least 120 GB free space (recommend 250 GB free space or higher)  Network Capability: wireless capability required (recommend wired network capability also)  Software: • All Mason students can download Windows operating system and VMware Fusion for free from the Microsoft Imagine Premium and Vmware - OnTheHub (available once semester begins and registered in a Business School class) • MS Office ProPlus (available for free for students at http://masonlive2.gmu.edu/MicrosoftStudentAdvantage/) Note: the non-Professional version is not acceptable because it does not include MS Access. • Antivirus Software (available for free for students at http://itservices.gmu.edu/downloads/index.cfm) • Internet browser (Chrome or Firefox recommended) • Other software for individual courses may need to be installed For any technical assistance, you can contact the IT support: [email protected] Tel: 703-993-8870 https://its.gmu.edu/help-support/its-support-center/

You can also email the graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) and cc your professor. Financial calculator: Calculators with financial functions are used a great deal to help solve problems in this course. Support will be provided for the TI83/TI-84 Plus. Students may use a different calculator if desired, but course instructors and teaching assistants may not be able to help with any calculator other than the TI-83/TI-84 Plus. Supplementary Appendix 2 describes some of the behaviors and actions involving calculators that are considered Honor Code violations Blackboard: Students must have access to Blackboard, an on-line course management system that enables students to receive messages, observe grades, and access course material such as slides, lecture videos, tests, problems, solutions, and other relevant material. Blackboard also includes a discussion board; which students are encouraged to use to communicate about course-related issues. Students should not use the email feature associated with Blackboard. In order to create a large and vibrant community, one Blackboard course will be created for all students in FNAN 303. Blackboard pages can be accessed through http://mymason.gmu.edu. Blackboard 9.1 will be used for this course. You can access the site at http://mymasonportal.gmu.edu. Login and click on the “Courses” tab. You will see 2.

Course Website

202110 FNAN-303-001 / 002 / DL1 / DL2 / DL3 / DL4 / DL5 / DL6 / DL7 (Spring 2021)

Participation

NOTE: Username and passwords are the same as your Mason email account. You must have consistent access to an internet connection in order to complete the coursework in this course through Blackboard (http://mymason.gmu.edu). Note the technology requirements for School of Business in your Blackboard course menu— it contains details of minimum technology requirements. Learning can only happen when you are playing an active role. It is important to place more emphasis on developing your insights and skills, rather than transmitting information. Knowledge is more important than facts and definitions. It is a way of looking at the world, an ability to interpret and organize future information. An active learning approach will more likely result in long-term retention and better understanding because you make the content of what you are learning concrete and real in your mind. Although an active role can look differently for various individuals, it is expected in this class that you will work to explore issues and ideas under the guidance of the professor and your peers. You can do this by reflecting on the content and activities of this course, asking questions, striving for answers, interpreting observations, and discussing issues with your peers. In FNAN 303, all students have access to video lectures, slides, extensive sets of problems and solutions, labs/recitations, office hours, study groups, a discussion board, and other useful resources. Students can choose which of these resources they want to use to facilitate their learning. Students are expected to behave with respect, courtesy, and professionalism. A discussion of “good” and “bad” behavior can be found in Supplementary Appendix 2 of this syllabus, which is posted on Blackboard in Syllabus under Syllabus Supplements.

Rules and Expectations

Mason Honor Code

Cheating Policy

In correspondence/communication students will be expected to: a) Email your professor and cc Dr. Drissi and both FNAN 303 GTAs (Hemalekha and Shruti). b) Be professional and respectful in correspondence. c) Make reasonable requests of the instructor. We will be happy to clarify course material and answer legitimate questions; however, please exhaust other information sources (e.g., syllabus, Blackboard) for answering your question before contacting your professor, “Poor planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on our part”. Mason uses electronic mail to provide official information to students. Examples include notices from the library, notices about academic standing, financial aid information, class materials, assignments, questions, and instructor feedback. Students are responsible for the content of university communication sent to their Mason e-mail account and are required to activate that account and check it regularly. Students are also expected to maintain an active and accurate mailing address in order to receive communications sent through the United States Postal Service. In regard to honesty in work students will be expected to: a) Review the University integrity and honesty policies in the student handbook for guidelines regarding plagiarism and cheating (summarized below). I will gladly clarify my stance on any questionable or “grey area” issues you may have. b) Refrain from dishonest work as it will receive a minimum penalty of zero on the assignment and a maximum penalty of a zero for the course with a report to the Honor committee. The GMU Honor Code requires that faculty submit any suspected Honor Code violations to the Honor Committee. Therefore, any suspected offense will be submitted for adjudication. The complete Honor Code is as follows: To promote a stronger sense of mutual responsibility, respect, trust, and fairness among all members of the George Mason University community and with the desire for greater academic and personal achievement, we, the student members of the university community, have set forth this honor code: Student members of the George Mason University community pledge not to cheat, plagiarize, steal, or lie in matters related to academic work. Students are expected to know and adhere to the GMU Honor Code, which deals with actual and attempted acts of cheating, plagiarism, lying, and stealing. Suspected, possible, or potential violations of the Honor Code will be reported to the Office of Academic Integrity. More detail on the Honor Code, academic integrity expectations, and classroom behavior standards can be found at https://oai.gmu.edu/mason-honor-code/ and in Supplementary Appendix 2 of this syllabus, which is posted on Blackboard in Course Content in Syllabus material in Additional syllabus-related information. Appendix B presents a matrix with typical sanction recommendations for non-freshman undergraduates that was approved by the School of Business faculty and that serves as our guide in this course. Any form of cheating on an activity, project, or exam will result in zero points earned. “Cheating” includes, but is not limited to, the following: reviewing others’ exam papers, having ANY resources utilized when not allowed, not following exam instructions, collaborating with another student during an individual

assignment. If you have questions about when the contributions of others to your work must be acknowledged and appropriate ways to cite those contributions, please talk with your professor or utilize the GMU writing center.

Plagiarism and the Internet

Individuals with Disabilities

Academic Integrity and Inclusivity

Copyright rules also apply to users of the Internet who cite from Internet sources. Information and graphics accessed electronically must also be cited, giving credit to the sources. This material includes but is not limited to e-mail (don't cite or forward someone else's e-mail without permission), newsgroup material, information from Web sites, including graphics. Even if you give credit, you must get permission from the original source to put any graphic that you did not create on your web page. Shareware graphics are not free. Freeware clipart is available for you to freely use. If the material does not say "free," assume it is not. Putting someone else's Internet material on your web page is stealing intellectual property. Making links to a site is, at this time, okay, but getting permission is strongly advised, since many Web sites have their own requirements for linking to their material. Review the Honor Code here. If a student has a disability or situation for which their professor and the course coordinator needs to be made aware, they should schedule a time to discuss this with their professor and the course coordinator in a timely manner. All academic accommodations must be arranged through the Office of Disability Services (ODS), which implements and coordinates reasonable accommodations and disability-related services that afford equal access to university programs and activities. ODS is in the Student Union Building 1, Room 222. Their phone number is (703) 993-2474 and its web site is http://ods.gmu.edu. Note that the course professor and the course coordinator handle all exam-related forms and accommodations. This course embodies the perspective that we all have differing perspectives and ideas and we each deserve the opportunity to share our thoughts. Therefore, we will conduct our discussions with respect for those differences. That means, we each have the freedom to express our ideas, but we should also do so keeping in mind that our colleagues deserve to hear differing thoughts in a respectful manner, i.e. we may disagree without being disagreeable. http://oai.gmu.edu/ Academic Integrity and Honor Code Statement, and GMU Diversity Statement The mission of the School of Business at George Mason University is to create and deliver high quality educational programs and research. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni that participate in these educational programs contribute to the well-being of society. High quality educational programs require an environment of trust and mutual respect, free expression and inquiry, and a commitment to truth, excellence, and lifelong learning. Students, program participants, faculty, staff, and alumni accept these principles when they join the School of Business community. In doing so, they agree to abide by the following Community Standards of Behavior: · Respect for the rights, differences, and dignity of others · Honesty and integrity in dealing with all members of the community · Accountability for personal behavior Integrity is an essential ingredient of a successful learning community. Ethical standards of behavior help promote a safe and productive community environment, and ensure every member the opportunity to pursue excellence. The School of Business can and should be a living model of these behavioral

standards. To this end, community members have a personal responsibility to integrate these standards into every aspect of their experience at the School of Business. Through our personal commitment to these Community Standards of Behavior, we can create an environment in which all can achieve their full potential. Students should not cheat or engage in any form of academic dishonesty. Suspected, possible, or potential violations of the Honor Code will be reported to the Honor Committee. Academic Integrity and Honor Code Statement Students are expected to know and adhere to the GMU Honor Code, which deals with cheating and attempted cheating, plagiarism, lying, and stealing. Suspected, possible, or potential violations of the Honor Code will ...