COURSE SCHEDULE
FIN 357 H, FALL 2003
CLASS DATE CHAPTER ASSIGNMENT/TOPIC TO BE COVERED IN CLASS
1 28-Aug TH Course Introduction,Overview, and Company selection
2 2-Sep T 1 Introduction to Corporate Finance
2 Accounting Statements and Cash Flow
3 4-Sep TH 4 Net Present Value
4 9-Sep T 4 Net Present Value
5 11-Sep TH 5 HWQ 1 How to Value Bonds and Stocks
6 16-Sep T 5 How to Value Bonds and Stocks
7 18-Sep TH 6 HWQ 2 Some Alternaitve Investment Rules
8 23-Sep T 7 Net Present Value and Capital Budgeting
9 25-Sep TH 7 HWQ 3 Net Present Value and Capital Budgeting
10 30-Sep T Exam1 Optional review Exam I, 6-8:00 pm in UTC 2.102A
11 2-Oct TH No class
12 7-Oct T 8 Strategy and Analysis un Using Net Present Value
13 9-Oct TH 8 Strategy and Analysis un Using Net Present Value
14 14-Oct T 9 & 10 Capital Maarket Theory: An Overview
15 16-Oct TH 9 & 10 HWQ 4 Risk and Return: The Capital Asset Pricing Model
16 21-Oct T 12 Risk, Cost of Capital and Capital Budgeting
17 23-Oct TH 14 & 19 HWQ 5 Long-Term Financing: An Introduction and
18 28-Oct T 14 & 19 Issuing Securities to the Public
19 30-Oct TH 13 HWQ 6 Corporate Financing Decisions and Efficient Capital Markets
20 4-Nov T Exam2 Optional review Exam II, 6-8:00 pm in UTC 2.102A
21 6-Nov TH No Class
22 11-Nov T 15 Capital Structure: Basic Concepts
23 13-Nov TH 16 HWQ 7 Capital Structure: Limits to the Use of Debt
24 18-Nov T 17 Valuation and Capital Budgeting for the Levered Firm
25 20-Nov TH 18 HWQ 8 Dividend Policy: Why Does It Matter
26 25-Nov T 22 Options and Corporate Finance: Basic Concepts
27-Nov TH Happy Thanksgiving
27 2-Dec T 22 Options and Corporate Finance: Basic Concepts
28 4-Dec TH Wrap-up lecture review
FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE
FIN 357 ( 02480 ) T-TH 11-12:30
Exam III Sat. Dec 13, 2003 2-3:30 pm
Makeups Sat. Dec 13, 2003 3:30-5:00 pm
FIN 357 ( 02485 ) T-TH 2-3:30
Exam III Tue. Dec 16, 2003 2-3:30 pm
Makeups Tue. Dec 16, 2003 3:30-5:00 pm
FIN 357 ( 02490 ) T-TH 3:30-5 :00
Exam III Mon. Dec 15, 2003 2-3:30 pm
Makeups Mon. Dec 15, 2003 3:30-5:00 pm