Syllabus FIN351 Fall 2019 PDF

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SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY (SFSU) FIN 351: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FALL 2019

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Contact Information

Instructor: Professor Yi Zhou Instructor’s First Name: Yi (Pronounced as E) Instructor’s Surname: Zhou (Pronounced as Joe) Phone: (415) 338-2661 FAX: (415) 338-0596 Email: [email protected] Office: SCI 357 (Science Building) Office Hours: Tuesday: 6:45–8:00 AM & 12:15–1:45 PM Thursday: 6:45–8:00 AM Lecture Classroom: Section 03: BUS 215, Section 04: BUS 215 Lecture Time: Section 03: Tuesday & Thursday 8:00–9:15 AM Section 04: Tuesday & Thursday 9:30–10:45 AM Final Exam Time: Section 03: Tuesday, December 17, 8:00 AM–10:00 AM Section 04: Thursday, December 19, 8:00 AM–10:00 AM Units: 3 units

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College of Business (COB) Mission

We are San Francisco’s public business school. We embrace the area’s rich diversity and provide access to higher education. Our mission is to prepare students for professional success through high quality teaching, innovative and relevant courses, discipline-based and pedagogical scholarship, and engagement with the academic and business communities.

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Course Objectives

This is a second course in financial management. Topics include conceptual and analytical aspects of financial decision-making. Risk-return analysis, capital budgeting, capital structure, valuation, cost of capital, dividend policy, working capital management, mergers and accusations, and financial statement analysis. The course is designed to prepare you to pass the corporate finance section of the CFA exam.

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Student Learning Outcomes

The course learning outcomes are understanding the conceptual and analytical aspects of financial decision-making. Specifically, evaluating the corporate governance structure of firms, applying the fundamental concepts and tools of corporate finance, conducting capital budgeting analysis to the questions faced by a manager in investment decisions, estimating the costs of capital, analyzing the financing decisions and dividend decisions faced by the firm, conducting extensive financial statement analysis, and evaluating mergers and accusations.

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Prerequisites

Completion of FIN 350 with a grade of C– or better is required to enroll in this course. Restricted to upper division finance majors. If you do not satisfy this requirement, please drop the course as soon as possible.

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Course Materials Text Required

Corporate Finance: A Practical Approach, Second Edition, Author: Michelle R. Clayman, CFA, Martin S. Fridson, CFA, George H. Troughton, CFA, Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporate, Edition: 2nd, Year Published: 2012, Price: $65.99 (Ebook ISBN 9781118383636)

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Calculator Required

A scientific calculator is required. It is important that you bring your calculator to every class.

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Course Materials Provided on iLearn

Lecture notes and the relevant course materials will be provided on iLearn ahead of each class. Practice problems, solutions, quiz answer keys, sample exam questions and the other relevant materials will also be posted online. Please check iLearn periodically for updates. Please print all materials by yourself.

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Other Materials Recommended

The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, and The Economist.

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Teaching Style

Teaching methods incorporate lecture, class discussion, in-class problem solving, regular quizzes, midterms and the final exam. Students are strongly encouraged to contribute to classroom discussion.

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Course Expectations

You need to be prepared that this course will be very demanding in terms of work load. Your individual study and preparation outside of the classroom is extremely important for your success in this class. You must keep up with the lecture. Much of the material builds on itself, which would make it difficult for you to catch up if you fall behind. You are expected to print out or download the lecture notes before each session. This will greatly enhance your learning and your ability to take effective notes during class. Class attendance is very important for your learning. You are expected to attend every class on time and stay the entire session. If you have to miss a class, make sure to borrow class notes from your classmates.

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At each class, you are required to complete a quiz which covers the lecture material of the previous class.

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Grading Policy 1. Your course total score is based on the following weights: 25% Quizzes 25% Midterms 15% Individual Project 5% Class Participation 30% Final Exam 2. Grading Scale: • 93.00–100.00 = A • 90.00–92.99 = A− • 87.00–89.99 = B+ • 83.00–86.99 = B • 80.00–82.99 = B− • 77.00–79.99 = C+ • 73.00–76.99 = C • 70.00–72.99 = C− • 67.00–69.99 = D+ • 63.00–66.99 = D • 60.00–62.99 = D− •...