FIN 370: Course Syllabus

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Course Syllabus School of Business FIN/370 Finance for Business Course Start Date April 4, 2013 Course End Date May 2, 2013 Day of Week Thursday Meeting Times 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. Workshop Dates April 4, 11, 18, 25 & May 2, 2013 Location Williams Center Campus 300 South Craycroft Road, Tucson, Arizona – 85711 520.881.6512 Course Description This course introduces the student to the essential elements of finance for business. Emphasis is placed on financial management, financial markets, and the tools, techniques, and methodologies used in making financial decisions. Topics include: Financial planning, working capital management, capital budgeting, long-term financing, and international finance.…show more content…
3.4 Identify the decision-making factors in lease versus buy. Reading Read Ch. 11 of Financial Management. Reading Read Ch. 12 of Financial Management. Reading Read Ch. 18 of Financial Management. Reading Read Ch. 20 of Financial Management. Reading Read Ch. 22 of Financial Management. Reading Read Ch. 25 of Basic Finance. Reading Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. Participation Participate in class discussion. 4/18 3 Individual Assignments From the Readings Resource: Titman, S., Keown, A. J., & Martin, J. D. (2011). Financial management: Principles and applications (11th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall. • Chapter 5: 5-1,5-2, 5-12, 5-15 • Chapter 6: 6-1, 6-2 • Chapter 13: 13-9 4/18 8 Learning Team Strategic Initiative Paper Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you describe the relationship between strategic and financial planning. Include the following: • A strategic planning initiative for your organization and identify an initiative discussed in the organization’s annual report • How the initiative affects the organization’s financial planning o How will the initiative affect costs? o How will the initiative affect…show more content…
Participation Participate in class discussion. 5/2 3 Individual Final Examination Click the link to the Final Examination on the student website available from the end of Week Four through the end of Week Five. Complete the Final Examination. You are allowed one attempt to complete the examination, which is timed and must be completed in 3 hours. 5/2 15 Individual Assignments From the Readings Resource: Titman, S., Keown, A. J., & Martin, J. D. (2011). Financial management: Principles and applications (11th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall. • Chapter 14: 14-21 5/2 5 Individual Virtual Organization Strategy Presentation Prepare A 15-20 minute oral presentation accompanied by 8-10 slides illustrating your Virtual Organization paper. It will be a group presentation, but each presenter will be graded individually. 5/2 5 Learning Team Virtual Organization Strategy Paper Select a Virtual Organization using the student website. Assume your organization is privately held, wants to expand operations, and is faced with three options for expansion: • Going public through an IPO • Acquiring another organization in the same industry • Merging with another

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