Course Syllabus

Course BA 3341 - Business Finance

Course # Course # 10288 - 501 SOM 1.217
Professor Bob Bender
Term Spring, 2008
Class Hrs Tuesdays 7:00 pm - 9:45 pm

Professor's Contact Information

Office Phone 972-883-4748
Other Phone N/A
Office Location SOM 4.207
Email Address bob@thebenders.com
Office Hours Tuesdays 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Thursdays 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

General Course Information

Pre-requisites: AIM 2301, AIM 2302, MATH 1326, MATH 2333
Pre-requisites, Co-requisites
Co-requisites: STAT 3360

Students should be proficient in (1) basic statistics, (2) accounting & financial
Other Restrictions
statement analysis, and (3) spreadsheet modeling using Microsoft Excel

BA 3341is an introductory course in the fundamentals of corporate finance. This

class focuses on the use of discounted cash flow analysis in the evaluation and
selection of capital investment projects. Additional topics include cost of capital;
Course Description
risk return trade-off in financial markets; financial leverage & capital structure;
portfolio theory; capital asset pricing model (CAPM); leasing; and financial
statement analysis.

1. Students will be able to apply time value of money concepts to various

valuation problems.
2. Students will be able to describe what drives a firm's cost of capital and how
Learning Outcomes to estimate it.
3. Students will be able to analyze investment in real and financial assets using
various methodologies.

4. Be able to construct Excel spreadsheets to solve basic financial problems.

FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE, 8th Edition, 2008

Required Texts & Materials
by Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, and Bradford Jordan
Students will need a financial calculator. Texas Instruments Business Analyst II
Plus is recommended.
Suggested Texts, Readings &
Wall Street Journal
Materials

Grading & Student Evaluation

TEST # 1 25 %
Grading Criteria TEST # 2 (Comprehensive) 30 %
TEST # 3 (Comprehensive) 35 %
HOMEWORK / CLASS PARTICIPATION / PROJECTS 10%

Make-up Exams Only On Next Scheduled Exam Date / See Professor

Extra Credit None Available
Late assignments turned in up to one week late will incur a 10 point penalty.
Late Work
Assignments turned in more than one week late will incur a 20 point penalty.
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Class attendance is an important part of the learning experience. Students are

Class Attendance
expected to attend all classes.