Here’s a grade A package of all Fin 540 Advance Corporate Finance coursework.
WEEKLY COURSE SCHEDULE
The standard requirement for a 4.5 credit hour course is for students to spend 13.5 hours in weekly work. This includes preparation, activities, and evaluation regardless of delivery mode.
Week
Preparation, Activities, and Evaluation
Points
1
Preparation
Reading(s)
o Basic Financial Tools: A Review e-Activity
o Go to Yahoo! Finance’s Website, located at www.yahoofinance.com. Select a publicly traded company in which you are interested, and figure out its symbol (e.g.: Apple-AAPL). Insert the company symbol into the search bar where it reads “Enter Symbol”, and click “Look Up”. Once on the stocks trading page look for the vertical blue bar on the left of the page. Scroll down to “COMPANY,” click on the link titled “Key Statistics,” and review basic financial metrics for the chosen company. Be prepared to discuss.
Activities
Discussions
Evaluation
Homework
o Homework problems for W-1 can be found in the course shell.
20
25
2
Preparation
Reading(s)
o Chapter 18: Public and Private Financing: Initial Offerings, Seasoned Offerings, and Investment Banks
o Chapter 19: Lease Financing
Activities
Discussions
Evaluation
Homework
o Homework problems for Chapters 18 and 19 can be found in the course shell.
20 50
3
Preparation
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Reading(s)
o Chapter 20: Hybrid Financing: Preferred Stock, Warrants,
and Convertibles
o Chapter 21: Dynamic Capital Structures
e-Activity
o Go to Yahoo! Finance’s Website, located at www.yahoofinance.com, and navigate to the page of the publicly traded stock you chose in Week 1. Then, click on the “SEC Filings” link on the left-hand side of the page under “COMPANY”. Review the debt structure of the company you have chosen by reading the company’s latest quarterly report and determining whether it has any convertible bonds or long-term debt. Be prepared to discuss.
Activities
Discussions
Evaluation
Homework
o Homework problems for Chapters 20 and 21 can be found in the course shell.
20 50
4
Preparation
Reading(s)
o Chapter 22: Mergers and Corporate Control
o Chapter 23: Enterprise Risk Management e-Activity
o Use the Internet to research the role of credit default swaps (CDSs) and other derivatives in the financial collapse of 2008. Be prepared to discuss.
Activities
Discussions
Evaluation
Homework
o Homework problems for Chapters 22 and 23 can be found in the course shell.
20
50
5
Preparation
Reading(s)
o Chapter 24: Bankruptcy, Reorganization, and Liquidation e-Activity
o Use the Internet to locate four (4) different recent bankruptcy filings from publicly traded corporations. Then, use the Internet to locate information on Altman’s Z-Score. Be prepared to discuss.
Activities
Discussions
Evaluation
Midterm Exam: Basic Financial Tools: A Review and Chapters 18 through 23
20 180
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6
Preparation
Reading(s)
o Chapter 25: Portfolio Theory and Asset Pricing Models o Chapter 26: Real Options
Activities
Discussions
Evaluation
Homework
o Homework problems for Chapters 25 and 26 can be found in the course shell.
20
50
7
Preparation
Reading(s)
o Chapter 27: Providing and Obtaining Credit e-Activity
o Imagine you are an entrepreneur with a new idea and would like to start a business with your idea but lack capital. Go to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Website, located at http://www.sba.gov/content/sbic-program, and read about the Small Business Investment Companies (SBIC) Program. Also, explore the Website for information regarding sources available for providing venture capital. Be prepared to discuss.
Activities
Discussions
Evaluation
Homework
o Homework problems for Chapter 27 can be found in the course shell.
20 25
8
Preparation
Reading(s)
o Chapter 28: Advanced Issues in Cash Management and Inventory Control
e-Activity
o Select a successful publicly traded company that you are interested in and use the Internet to research its use of inventory management systems and technology. Be prepared to discuss.
Activities
Discussions
Evaluation
Homework
o Homework problems for Chapter 28 can be found in the course shell.
20 25
9
Preparation
Reading(s)
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o Chapter 29: Pension Plan Management e-Activity
o Use the Internet to locate information on recent changes to pension laws and the effects that these changes are having on pensioners. Be prepared to discuss.
Activities
Discussions
Evaluation
Homework
o Homework problems for Chapter 29 can be found in the course shell.
20
25
10
Preparation
Reading(s)
o Chapter 30: Financial Management in Not-for-Profit Businesses
Activities
Discussions
Evaluation
Assignment 1: Galaxy Skis
20 400
11
Preparation
Reading(s): None
Activities
Discussions
Evaluation
Final Exam: Chapters 24 through 30
