Dr. Joseph Vu
Office: 6121 DePaul Center
Phone: (312) 362-5121
Office Hours: Wednesday 2:30 - 5:00 p.m.
                      & by appointment
 
 

Required Text:

Brigham, Gapenski, and Ehrhardt, Financial Management: Theory and Practice, 9th edition.
 

Other Resources:

Wall Street Journal and Barron's
 

Course Objective:

This course is designed to develop the students' logic and understanding of important factors in corporate financial decision making. The important topics include: time value of money, risk and return, firm valuation, capital budgeting, financial ratios, cost of capital, and capital structure.
 

Class Preparation:

It is expected that students read and study in depth all assignments relating to a chapter before the class meeting. The average student should expect to spend two hours in preparation for each hour in class. You are expected to do the assigned end-of-chapter problems, which will be discussed at the beginning of the next class meeting.
 

Grade Policy:

There are two exams. The mid-term examination comprises 45% of the course grade, the final examination will also count as 45% of the grade, and class participation and discussion account for 10% of thr grade. The examinations will include numerical problems and essay questions.
 
 

LECTURE                     TOPICS                                     ASSIGNMENTS                         PROBLEMS

1                                     An Overview of Financial                         Chapter 1                                1-5, 1-9, 1-10
                                       Management
                                       Financial Statements, Cash Flow,             Chapter 2                                 2-2, 2-3, 2-13, 2-14,
                                       And Taxes                                                                                              P2-14

2                                     Analysis of Financial Statements               Chapter 3                                 3-2, 3-5, 3-6, 3-8, P3-13
                                       The Financial Environment                        Chapter 4                                4-2, 4-7, 4-10, P4-1, P4-3,                                                                                                                                                     P4-9

3                                     Risk and Return: The Basics                     Chapter 5                                5-4, 5-5, P5-10, P5-15
                                       Risk and Return: Extensions                     Chapter 6                                 6-2, P6-1

4                                     Risk and Return: Extensions (cont'd)
                                       Time Value of Money                              Chapter 7                                 P7-1, P7-2, P7-3, P7-4,
                                                                                                                                                      P7-5, P7-6, P7-7,
                                                                                                                                                      P7-9, P7-11
5                                    MID-TERM EXAMINATION (45% of total grade)

6                                     Bonds and Their Valuation                       Chapter 8                                 8-4, 8-7, P8-1, P8-2, P8-13
                                       Stocks and Their Valuation                      Chapter 9                                 9-2. P9-2, P9-4, P9-7

7                                     The Cost of Capital                                  Chapter 10                               10-4, P10-8, P10-12
                                       The Basics of Capital Budgeting               Chapter 11                               11-5, 11-7, P11-6, P11-14, P11-19

8                                     Cash Flow Estimation and                        Chapter 12                               12-4, 12-6, P12-5, P12-6
                                       Other Topics in Capital Budgeting

9                                     Capital Structure: The Basics                    Chapter 15                                15-10, 15-12, P15-1, P15-3
                                       Capital Structure: Extensions                    Chapter 16                                16-2, P16-2, P16-3

10                                   FINAL EXAMINATION (45% of Total Grade)