TERM: | 2021-22 Fall |
COURSE NUMBER: |
BUSI 370 |
COURSE TITLE: |
Introduction to Finance |
NAME OF INSTRUCTOR: |
Ralph Troschke, Vice President Finance and Operations |
CREDIT WEIGHT AND WEEKLY TIME DISTRIBUTION: |
credits 3 (hrs lect 3 - hrs sem 0 - hrs lab 1.5) |
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION: |
This course provides a general corporate framework for
financial decision-making. The course examines: Introduction to
Financial Management, the Canadian Financial System, and
Environment; The Time Value of Money; Risk and Value; The Cost
of Capital; Capital Budgeting: Certainty, Part I; Capital
Budgeting: Certainty, Part II; Capital Budgeting: Uncertainty;
Financing Decisions and Capital Structure; Dividend Policy and
Retained Earnings; Financial Analysis and Planning; Financial
Forecasting and Planning; Management of Working Capital;
Sources of Long-term Capital; and Other Financial Topics:
Mergers, International Financial Management, Corporate
Reorganizations and Liquidation.
Prerequisites: BUSI 355 |
REQUIRED TEXTS: |
- Ross, Westerfield, Jordan & Roberts, Fundamentals of
Corporate Finance with Connect with SmartBook COMBO Paperback. 10h
Canadian ISBN: 9781260305869, Mandatory, Essential to Pass the Course
- Calculator: Texas Instrument BA11, Business Analyst version Mandatory
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MARK DISTRIBUTION IN PERCENT: |
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Midterms (2) | 40% |
Assignments (4) | 20% |
Final Examination | 40% |
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| 100% | |
COURSE OBJECTIVES: |
- Describe the purpose and role of financial management.
- Determine a firm’s cash flow from its financial statements.
- Compute and interpret financial ratios.
- Apply the percent of sales method to financial planning.
- Calculate an investment’s FV, PV and ROI.
- Calculate an investment’s FV and PV with multiple cash flows.
- Describe how bond prices are quoted and the impact of inflation on interest rates.
- Describe characterisitics of common and preferred stocks.
- Compute NPV and interpret the calculation.
- Calculate project cash flows.
- Perform and interpret a sensitivity analysis for an investment.
- Calculate ROI on an investment.
- Describe the principle of diversification.
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COURSE OUTLINE: | - Introduction to Course
- The Christian Perspective
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Statements
- Working with Fin Statements
- Financial Planning
- The Time Value of Money
- Discounted Cash Flows
- Interest Rates & Bonds
- Stock Valuation
- Net Present Value
- Capital Investment Decisions
- Project Analysis
- Wiggle Room
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