MBA 8135 Course Syllabus Spring 2013 Template

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MBA 8135 Corporate FinanceCourse Syllabus Spring Semester

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NOTE: This is the general course syllabus for MBA 8135. While the course isoered in multile sections each semester and taught by dierentinstructors! it is coordinated at the deartment le"el. All sections follo# thesame general syllabus! use the same te$tboo%! and ta%e the same common&nal e$am. At the beginning of the semester each instructor #ill ro"ide anaddendum to the general syllabus for his'her section(s). The addendumcontains section*seci&c information #ith resect to contact information!class dates! assignments! e"aluation criteria! etc.This course syllabus ro"ides a general lan for the course+ de"iations may

be necessary.

Course Sections an# InstructorsThe following table lists all sections of MBA 8135 for this semester. Each section hasa unique Course Number. Be sure to chec !our registration recor" on the #o$%&A'online s!stem to locate the correct time an" location for !our s(eci)c class an"*nstructor.

C() !ays *ime Instructor +ocation

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Course ,rere-uisites.Core-uisites2rerequisites MBA 8,,, MBA 8,54 All stu"ents regar"less of "egree (rogram

must hae com(lete" the a((ro(riate (rerequisites with a gra"e of6C/6 or better.

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Corequisites MBA 8,15 MBA 8,3,4 Either or both of these courses can be taensimultaneousl! with MBA 8135.

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This course requires s(eci)c Com(uting $ills 2rerequisites 9C$2s: es(eciall!fun"amental s(rea"sheet sills. $tu"ents are e;(ecte" to acquire the require"com(uting sills through whateer means the! "eem most a((ro(riate beforeenrolling in a course. $tu"ents foun" to hae insu>robinson.gsu.e"u>rcbonline>cs(s.htm an"

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Course Coor#inator*f !ou hae general questions concerning the course or the course s!llabus !ou cancontact the course coor"inator ?r. Alfre" Mettler ia e/mail at [email protected]"u.=or all questions s(eci)c to !our section of the course contact !our instructor. ourinstructor will (roi"e !ou with s(eci)c contact information in his>her a""en"um tothe s!llabus.

Catalogue !escriptionThis course focuses on the )nancial management of both (ublicl! hel" an" (riatecor(orations. $tu"ents are (resente" with a conce(tual framewor for

un"erstan"ing an" a""ressing (roblems commonl! face" b! cor(orate"ecisionmaers an" are (roi"e" o((ortunities to a((l! these conce(ts tocontem(orar! business situations. To(ics coere" inclu"e but are not limite" totime alue of mone! the relationshi( between ris an" return inclu"ing the ca(italasset (ricing mo"el the aluation an" role of "ebt an" equit! ca(italbu"geting>(roect ealuation techniques cost of ca(ital cash ow estimation(roect ris anal!sis real o(tions com(an! aluation an" ca(ital structure"ecisions.

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A""itional stu"ent resource material can be foun" on an" "ownloa"e" from thete;tbooDs websitehtt(>>highere".mcgraw/hill.com>sites>,,-33833->informationcenteriew,>

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Financial Calculator*t is necessar! that !ou hae a nancial calculatorto use throughout the coursean" that !ou bring it to eac& class" Man! en"/of/cha(ter (roblems requirecom(le; arithmetic o(erations an" a )nancial calculator is necessar! to sole these(roblems e


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Ma'e:up aminations#enerall! mae/u( e;ams are not allowe". A stu"ent who is ill or otherwise nowsthat he or she will not be able to atten" a sche"ule" e;amination must notif! the(rofessor (rior to the e;amination of the reason for the e;(ecte" absence. TheMemoran#um 9rom t&e C&airman o9 t&e Finance !epartmenton the last two(ages of this s!llabus outlines the atten"ance gui"elines for sche"ule"e;aminations in more "etail.

S Aca#emic %onesty ,olicyThe -n amus /tudent 0andboo%(roi"es stu"ents with a wealth of informationthat can assist them throughout their matriculation at #eorgia $tate 9see

www.gsu.e"u>stu"enthan"boo: inclu"ing the most current ersion of #$JDsH$tu"ent Co"e of Con"uct an" A"ministratie 2olicies an" 2roce"ures. *t ma! beiewe" at www.gsu.e"u>co"eofcon"uct>

Behaior consistent with College an" Jniersit! (olicies on aca"emic honest! an"treatment of members of the Jniersit! communit! is e;(ecte" of all. Cheating(lagiariing submitting the material for cre"it in more than one class an" other"ece(tie con"uct with res(ect to a stu"entDs wor out(ut will be "ealt withaccor"ing to the Jniersit! 2olic! on Aca"emic Fonest!.

2lagiarism an" misre(resentation of wor are serious oLenses which can lea" toe;(ulsion an" a gra"e of H= for the course. 2lagiarism inclu"es but is not limite"to taing material from an! source written b! another an" (resenting it as !our

own b! failing to in"icate full an" accurate attribution to the correct author>creator.This inclu"es marginall! altering material taen from another source an" calling it!our own creation. 2lagiarism inclu"es materials taen from internet sources.2ro(er citation requires quote mars or other "istinctie set/oL for the materialfollowe" "irectl! b! a reference to the source. The source "etails ma! be in thefootnotes>en"notes>references section but onl! listing a reference without (ro(erin"ication in the te;t is not (ro(er attribution an" can be consi"ere" (lagiarism.Misre(resentation of wor inclu"es but is not limite" to (resenting material thatwas (re(are" for another class or outsi"e wor as an original wor (ro"uct that was(ro"uce" for this class. All wor turne" in for this class is re(resente" b! thestu"ent9s: to be original material (re(are" in ful)llment of this courseDsrequirements.

Aca#emic %onestyThe ?e(artment of =inance a#&eres strictlyto the Jniersit!Os (olic! on aca"emic

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Miscellaneous ,olicies The stu"entsD #$J e/mail a""resses 9as shown in #o$%&A': will be use" as the

(rimar! means of communication. $tu"ents shoul" therefore chec their #$J e/mail accounts at least on a "ail! basis.

$tu"ents are e;(ecte" to be (unctual for class 7/ being tar"! means missingim(ortant course announcements an" "isru(ting the learning (rocess for others.$tu"ents who arrie late are e;(ecte" to enter an" tae a seat quietl!

There will be a 1,/minute brea "uring most classes. *t will occur at about themi"/(oint but ma! ar! base" on the ow of the material.

Bee(ers cell (hones an" similar "eices shoul" be turne" oL or (ut in ibration

mo"e at the beginning of the class. E/communication "eices shoul" not be use""uring class an" must not be use" "uring e;aminations.

A com(uter>i2a" or other "igital "eices shoul" onl! be use" "uring class toaccess course materials an" to wor on releant course content

All stu"ents are to con"uct themseles consistent with Jniersit! (oliciesconcerning behaior in the classroom an" towar" others in the Jniersit!communit!. $tu"ents shoul" consult their stu"ent han"boo H%n Cam(us for"etails on these (olicies.

Stu#ent Assessmentour constructie assessment of this course (la!s an in"is(ensable role in sha(ing

e"ucation at #eorgia $tate. J(on com(leting the course (lease tae time to )ll outthe online course ealuation.

ASSI)M)*S A)! ;A+A*I/) C(I*(IA

ra#e 4eig&tsQuiz (10 x 2 = 20%) and Assignment (15%) 35PMi" Term E;am 3,P=inal e;am 35P

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Final amThe )nal e;am is cumulatie an" will be gien on the "a! liste" in the courseoutline. ou must atten" the )nal e;am on the sche"ule" "ate or !ou must a((l! fora )nal e;am ariance. To a((l! for a ariance "ate for !our )nal e;am rea" an"carefull! follow the instructions in the Memoran#um 9rom t&e C&airman o9 t&eFinance !epartment9last (ages of s!llabus:.

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*)*A*I;C/(S SC%!+This outline (roi"es a general (lan for the course4 "eiations ma! be necessar!.

our instructor ma! use a slightl! "iLerent sequence of to(ics an" mi" term e;am9s:in !our section.

Class = *opics to be co2K of Cash =lows an" Cash =low$treams- Com(oun"ing>?iscounting

- 'ea" Entire Course $!llabus

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Ran 0*ime ;alue o9 Money- Multi(le Com(oun"ing an" ?iscounting- ?iLerent com(oun"ing (erio"s- Amortie" &oans

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=eb 1 - ?iersi)cation-The Ca(ital Asset 2ricing Mo"el 9CA2M:

=eb 8Mi# *erm am9base" on material coere" so far:

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famil! member will be consi"ere". %thers will not. Co(ies of a we""inginitation an" statement of inshi( must su((ort those consi"ere".

3. The letter to the Chairman shoul" inclu"e !our social securit! numbertele(hone number a""ress name of instructor an" course section. *t shoul"be maile" or fa;e" to the Chairman of the ?e(artment of =inance 'obinsonCollege of Business 35 Broa" $treet Atlanta #eorgia 3,3,3 9=a; 0,0/013/-31:.

0. *f a ariance request is a((roe" the ?e(artment will "etermine the "atean" site of an alternate e;amination. *t is ?e(artmental (olic! that analternate e;amination will be sche"ule" at an earlier rather than a later "ate.

b Atten#ance 9or Sc&e#ule# aminations ot&er t&an t&e nal eamThe #$J #ra"uate Catalog states 6$tu"ents must be (resent for announce"quies laborator! (erio"s or )nal e;aminations unless the reasons for theabsences are acce(table to the (rofessors concerne"...A stu"ent who cannot tae a sche"ule" e;am 9other than the )nal e;am: mustcom(l! with the following gui"elines1. A formal request for (ermission to be absent from an e;am shoul" be submitte"

to the instructor in a"ance of the e;amination if (ossible. *f circumstances(reclu"e an a"ance request a formal request for an e;cuse" absence must besubmitte" to the instructor within seen 9-: "a!s of the "ate of the misse"e;amination.

. A formal request for a"ance (ermission to be absent or to e;cuse an absence

that has alrea"! occurre" must tae the form of a letter to the instructorsu((orte" b! a""itional written "ocumentation of the conicting situation thatinterferes with atten"ance at the e;amination. =or e;am(le ob conicts are tobe "ocumente" b! a su(erisorDs letter on com(an! stationar!4 militar! resereconicts are to be "ocumente" b! a co(! of or"ers to "ut!4 health conicts areto be "ocumente" b! the written statements of a health (rofessional4 conictsbecause of atten"ance to funerals or we""ings are to be "ocumente" b! co(iesof obituaries or we""ing initations.

3. No 6maeu(6 e;ams "uring the semester will be gien in this course. *f an! e;amis not taen as sche"ule" an" if the absence is e;cuse" then the gra"eweight9s: of the misse" e;am9s: will be transferre" to the )nal e;amination.

0. An e;amination score of , will be gien if the instructor "oes not (ermit or

e;cuse an absence from the e;am "iscusse" aboe. Absence from an! e;ameen when (ermitte" or e;cuse" will count as one of the class absences againstthe limit s(eci)e" in the (reious section on 6Atten"ance 2olic!6.

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c 4itra>al#ra"es at with"rawal are "etermine" in strict com(liance with (olicies state" in the#ra"uate Catalog. A gra"e of 6I6 in"icates that a stu"ent "oing (assing wor was(ermitte" to with"raw from the course. A gra"e of 6I=6 in"icates that the stu"ent1. Koluntaril! with"rew from a course before the mi"(oint for the gra"e (erio" while

"oing failing wor. Ias inoluntaril! with"rawn from a course before the mi"(oint of the gra"ing

(erio" while "oing failing wor3. Koluntaril! with"rew from a course after the mi"(oint of the gra"ing (erio" an"

was not awar"e" a har"shi( with"rawal or0. Ias inoluntaril! with"rawn from a course after the mi"(oint of the gra"ing

(erio" an" was not awar"e" a har"shi( with"rawal.

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