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FIN 365 Business Finance

FIN 365 Business Finance. Topic 1: Introduction to Finance Larry Schrenk, Instructor. Today’s Outline. Some Syllabus Details About the Course Broad Goals of the Course Finance Economic Thinking. 1. Syllabus: The Boring Part. Class Details. Syllabus Next Class Course Web Pages

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FIN 365 Business Finance

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  1. FIN 365 Business Finance Topic 1: Introduction to Finance Larry Schrenk, Instructor

  2. Today’s Outline • Some Syllabus Details • About the Course • Broad Goals of the Course • Finance • Economic Thinking

  3. 1. Syllabus: The Boring Part

  4. Class Details • Syllabus Next Class • Course Web Pages • http://auapps.american.edu/~schrenk/FIN365/FIN365.htm • Google: ‘Schrenk AU FIN 365’

  5. Contact • Office: KSB 48 (202-885-2794) • Inside Finance Suite, KSB 40 • Office Hours: 1:10-2:30 PM, Tuesday and Friday and by appointment or Skype • Other Times in Office

  6. Contact • E-Mail: schrenk@american.edu • Webpage • http://auapps.american.edu/~schrenk/index.htm • Office Hour Conferences • Information Form

  7. Textbook • Eugene F. Brigham and Joel F. Houston. Fundamentals of Financial Management, Concise Edition,  8th Edition. South-Western. • Hardback or eBook bundled with CengageNOW • First Two Chapters Available in Blackboard

  8. Financial Calculator • Acceptable Calculators: • TI 83/84 Graphing • TI BA II Plus, HP 10BII, HP 10BII+ • If you want to use a different calculator, see me • Three Methods: • Tables • Formulae • Calculator • On NOT becoming an expert with a financial calculator

  9. Evaluation • Exams (80%) • Group Project (10%) • CengageNOW Homework (10%)

  10. Exams • Four Exams (20% each) • No Crib Sheets, Formulae Sheets, Etc. • Exam Reviews • Dates on Schedule Page • First Two Exams Very Early

  11. Exam Format • Format • 100 Points • Short Answer: 10 Questions (50%) • Calculation: 5 Questions (50%) • Teaching Evaluations • Not Cumulative • But Later Material Builds on Earlier!

  12. CengageNOW • Online Homework (10%) • Codes: • Access Code (Bundled with textbook) • Class Code (Web Page) • Due Dates: Class after Exam • Cautions

  13. Course Project • Group Project (10%) • Except in unusual circumstances, all group members receive the same grade • S&P 500 Firm • Analyze Financial Statements • Statistical Analysis • Price Bonds • Etc.

  14. Schedule • Financial Markets and Institutions • Basic Financial Tools • Risk versus Return • Valuation • Corporate Policies

  15. Getting Help • Office Hours • Listed above • Exam Reviews • Department Tutor • Details to come

  16. 2. About the Course

  17. About Me • ????? • Home Page

  18. About You • Introductions • Pairs • Index Cards • Pictures

  19. About the Course • Teaching Approach • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c00GPvns31U

  20. About the Course • Teaching Approach • Socratic Method • Think-Pair-Share (T-P-S) • Current Events/Important Themes

  21. Note Taking Skills • Here are some web sites that will help, if you want to improve your note taking: • http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/student-guide-effective-note-taking.html • http://www.artofmanliness.com/2012/01/27/write-this-down-note-taking-strategies-for-academic-success/ • http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&EntryId=3858 • http://www.law.harvard.edu/current/student-services/taking_notes.pdf

  22. 3. Goals of the Course

  23. Goals • Finance • Theory • Calculation • Real World Practice • Economic/Financial Thinking • Personal Finance

  24. What does Finance Do? • Possibilities… • Make a Profit • Analyze Corporations • Model Human Behavior • Look at Incentives • Study the Human Brain • Predict the Future

  25. Some Big Themes • Trade-Offs • Short-Term versus Long-Term • Valuation • Quantification

  26. Some Big Ideas • Risk versus Return • Return–Easy; Risk–Hard • Real Cash Flows • Diversification • Market as Benchmark

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