Financial Management: Principles and Applications



CourseFIN 3310Business FinanceProfessorSteve A. JohnsonTermFall 2019MeetingsTuesday/Thursday 12:00 am – 1:20 am BUSN-309Professor’s Contact InformationOffice BUSN 254 Email Addresssjohnson@utep.eduOffice Hours9:00 – 10:20 AM Tuesday-Thursday and by appointment Other Please email me at UTEP email addressGeneral Course InformationPrerequisites ACCT 2301 and MATH 1320 or MATH 1409 or MATH 1410 or MATH 1508, each with a grade of "C" or better.Course DescriptionThis course introduces concepts and analytical techniques to identify and solve financial management problems. It serves as the basis for all other courses in the area of finance as well as providing those basic tools that every business student will need to be successful in her/his chosen career. Those students majoring in business administration and accounting, as well as those going further in the study of finance, will find this material an essential part of their business education. Regardless of the student's chosen career, these tools and techniques will provide the foundation for making personal financial decisions.Learning OutcomesYou will learn to understand how and when to apply the basic concepts of financial analysis in a business setting, demonstrated through your ability to:? Be able to apply time-value-of-money concepts to various valuation problems.? Be able to describe what drives a firm's cost of capital and how to estimate it.? Be able to analyze investments in real and financial assets using various methodologies.Required TextFinancial Management: Principles and Applications; Pearson; Thirteenth Edition, by Titman, Keown, and Martin. [with MyLab access code required]. It may be more cost effective to purchase this is as a new book packaged with MyLab code. MyLab access may be purchased separately however.MyLab is an online software that allows students to submit homework assignments and check their work on line. Access to Pearson MyLab is required for this course. You can also purchase an access code for MyLab that includes an e-version of the textbook. Options:Titman/Keown/Martin: Financial Management: Principles and Applications 13th Edition with MyLab Finance: ISBN-13: 9780134417219 [Recommended] Available at bookstore.Titman/Keown/Martin: Financial Management: Principles and Applications 13th Edition MyLab Finance code only: (includes digital text)Titman/Keown/Martin: Financial Management: Principles and Applications 13th Edition. This would require separate purchase of MyLab Finance Code which can be done online from course link. (see below)Titman/Keown/Martin: Financial Management: Principles and Applications 13th Edition MyLab Finance code only: (DOES NOT include digital text)There are also loose-leaf versions and an Alternate Edition of this text book. The latter has a few extra chapters.You can register for MyLab and/or buy an access code at the web link that is listed on BlackBoard for this class.Required CalculatorFor the exams for this course, you are allowed to use any calculator that you prefer except for (i) calculators that reside on smart phones, or (ii) any calculator that has wireless access to the internet. An exam proctor will check your calculator before (or during) each exam to be sure that it complies with this rule; if the calculator is not in compliance, the proctor has the authority to remove your calculator for further use on that exam. Please do not risk having to incur the consequences. If you plan to use an unfamiliar, obscure type of calculator, you should check with your instructor any time before the actual exam date to avoid any potential complications during the actual exam.Web Link & Practice ProblemsPractice problems from the end-of-chapter problems sets are assigned as Homework Sets. We will go over some of these in class. Students are required to complete these on the Pearson MyLab system. Pearson MyLabStudent Registration for MyLab through BlackboardSign into the Blackboard system.Go to your course, then click on Pearson MyLab.Register (with code or purchase one). You are done.If problems, Go to the "Tools" menu in eLearningClick on the "Pearson’s MyLab and Mastering" link.Click the course link for this course.Follow the on-screen instructions to register.Class Schedule / Academic CalendarThe material covered in each session is subject to change and may be updated throughout the semester. Students should continually check Blackboard for updates to the Schedule shown below. Attendance PolicyAttendance will not be considered as part of the course grade; however, the student is responsible for all material covered in class. Class attendance and pertinent class participation could prove helpful for marginal students. Persistent tardiness will NOT be tolerated.Withdrawal PolicyA student may officially withdraw from this class with an automatic W at any time BEFORE November 1. No withdrawals will be allowed after this date. THIS IS UNIVERSITY POLICY. Automatic withdrawals will NOT be made by the instructor. To be withdrawn from the class, students must take the appropriate actions on or before the university deadlines.Incomplete PolicyIt is the policy of the College of Business that INCOMPLETES be given only to students who need additional time to complete the specified assignments of a course. Incompletes WILL NOT BE GIVEN to those students who are not passing the course and wish to retake the course at a later date.SCHEDULE OF CLASSESVersion 1.0* DateTopicAssignmentDue **Comment27-AugIntro and start Ch 3See Blackboard29-AugCh 3See Blackboard2-SeptLabor DaySee Blackboard3-SeptCh 3See Blackboard5-SeptCh 4See Blackboard10-SeptCh 4See BlackboardHw 1 due chap 312-SeptCh 5See Blackboard17-SeptCh 5See Blackboard19-SeptCh 6See BlackboardHw 2 due chap 524-SeptCh 6 See Blackboard26-SeptExam 1See BlackboardHw 3 due chap 61-OctCh 8See Blackboard3-OctCh 8See Blackboard8-OctCh 9See BlackboardHw 4 due chap 810-OctCh 9See Blackboard15-OctCh 10See Blackboard17-OctCh 10See BlackboardHw 5 due chap 922-OctExam 2See Blackboard24-OctCh 11See Blackboard29-OctCh 11See Blackboard31-OctCh 12See BlackboardHw 6 due chap 115-NovCh 12See Blackboard7-NovCh 13See BlackboardHw 7 due chap 1212-NovCh 13See Blackboard14-NovExam 3See BlackboardHw 8 due chap 1319-NovCh 14See Blackboard21-NovCh 14See Blackboard26-NovCh 15See BlackboardHw 9 due chap 143-DecCh 15 See Blackboard5-DecCh 16See BlackboardHw 10 due chap 15FinalTBAFinal Exam * Updates, if any, will be accompanied by an “Announcement” in Blackboard ** Homework and due dates are shown online in “Connect” system and BlackboardCourse PoliciesCourse GradeCourse grade will be weighted as follows:Exam 1 22.5%Exam 2 22.5%Exam 3:22.5%Homework Assign/Excel10.0%Final Exam:22.5%Grading Course grades are: A, B, C, D and F. Corresponding grade ranges and grade points are shown below:A : 90-100%B : 80-90%C:70-79%D: 60-69%F:Below 60%Class ProcedureStudents should review assigned chapter material prior to the class session and are expected to participate in class. ExamsMakeup exams will only be given to those students who miss exams due to “excused absences due to university-recognized activities”. See student handbook for a description of these activities. All other students are required to take the exams as scheduled. Laptops are NOT allowed during exams. Financial calculators are required. If Scantron forms are used, they supersede handwritten responses on the exam. Missed ExamsMakeup exams will be given at the instructor’s convenience. Academic IntegrityThe University of Texas at El Paso prides itself on its standards of academic excellence. In all matters of intellectual pursuit, UTEP faculty and students must strive to achieve excellence based on the quality of work produced by the individual. In the classroom and in all other academic activities, students are expected to uphold the highest standards of academic integrity. Any form of scholastic dishonesty is an affront to the 2 pursuit of knowledge and jeopardizes the quality of the degree awarded to all graduates of UTEP. It is imperative, therefore, that the members of this academic community understand the regulations pertaining to academic integrity and that all faculty members insist on adherence to these standards. Any student who commits an act of scholastic dishonesty is subject to discipline. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, collusion, the submission for credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another person, taking an examination for another person, any act designed to give unfair advantage to a student or the attempt to commit such acts. Proven violations of the detailed regulations, as printed in the Handbook of Operating Procedures (HOP), and available in the Office of the Dean of Students, and the homepage of The Dean of Students (DOS) at utep.edu, may result in sanctions ranging from disciplinary probation, to failing grade on the work in question, to a failing grade in the course, to suspension or dismissal, among others. ................
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