Foundations of Finance Course
Syllabus--Huffman
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information/exam dates Oshkosh 101 Kimberly Clark
181 Green Bay 221
Course Schedule (chapter order)
Suggested End of Chapter questions and problems
Learning Objectives by chapter
The goal of this course is for each
student to develop a working knowledge of the concepts, problems, tools, and
applications of corporate financial decision making. The course provides
a fundamental understanding of the allocation of funds and the raising of funds
by a business enterprise. Students are introduced to the concepts of
financial management, valuation, financial markets and investments.
Students will also gain awareness of the impact of the evolving global economy
on financial management. The course will lead to an understanding
of the importance of the integrating financial management within all areas of
the business organization.
Students will be able to:
The specific learning objectives (developed by Professor
Schellenger) are attached to the syllabus.
The exams and other assessment instruments are designed to evaluate
student’s ability to meet these objectives.
Required
Materials:
(1)
Text: Brigham, Eugene and Joel Houston. Concise 5th Edition, Fundamentals of Financial Management
Concise (ISBN
0-324-42288-1. The text also has web site: http://www.swlearning.com/finance/brigham/chooseyourbook_main.html and select our text. In the Chapter
Resources section there are chapter summaries and online quizzes which contain
10 practice questions per chapter. Power Point slides are also available
on the text's web site.
(2)
Handout
Materials and Materials found on web site: supplemental articles and readings will be distributed in
class, via e-mail or from the D2L web site during the semester. Students
are required to check their e-mail prior to coming to class and to verify that
the e-mail address in D2L is correct.
(3)
Financial
Calculator: I will only allow the use of ONLY the Texas Instruments BA II Plus Professional to be used on quizzes or
exams.
COURSE EXPECTATIONS
Attendance Policy. If you know you are going to be
absent from class, you should send me an e-mail prior to class. It is
your responsibility to obtain missed notes and/or handouts from other students.
Course Requirements: All course requirements should
contain your name student id, course and section/time. All work should be
your own; unless group work is allowed by instructor.
Lectures/Class Activities: Students are expected to be
attentive and to participate in questions asked by instructor. Group/Team
discussions should focus on the instructor question or instructions.
Allocation of Letter Grades:
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A |
scores of 93 %
or higher |
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C |
scores from 70%
to 78% |
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AB |
scores from 89%
to 92% |
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B |
scores from 83%
to 88% |
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BC |
scores from 79%
to 82% |
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F |
scores less than 70% |
Grading Policy
If you do not agree with a grade that you
receive, you have two-weeks from the posting of the grade to contest it. For
the final course grade, you have two-weeks from the postmarked date on your
semester grades to contest. After three-weeks, I will not be willing to spend
time with you discussing your grade (unless you have a documented reason for
not having a conference within the allotted period). I will post your grades on
my office door during the semester. It is your responsibility to verify that
the grades are correctly recorded.
Course Specifics
1. Examinations: three exams are given during
this course. Requests to take the exam early because of a legitimate conflict
should be made at least five week days prior to the scheduled exam date. The
exams will consist primarily of objective questions; however, they may also
contain short answer or detail problem(s).
2. Quizzes:
Several short quizzes will be given during the semester. Quizzes are designed
to prepare students for the exam and to keep students up-to-date with material
being covered in class. Students may be required to turn in an assigned
homework problem to count as a quiz grade. There will be NO make-up
quizzes for students not in class. Always bring your textbook, calculator,
class notes, and a LEAD PENCIL to class. Quizzes may or may not be
announced in classes prior to the quizzes. Some quizzes may be taken
using the internet. I have also
provided old quizzes with solutions in the contents section of D2L for you to
use as study aids.
3. Pre-lecture quizzes: For each chapter assigned from the
text there is a short objective quiz (or in some cases quizzes)
available on the course's D2L web site. These quizzes
should be completed prior to the lecture for that chapter. You
will be able to review these quizzes for the exams. The scores from the
pre-lecture quizzes will be part of
your quiz grade.
4. End of
Chapter questions/problems/homework/assignments: The purpose of these exercises
is to familiarize students course material and practice doing problems prior to
the exam. Most of the exercises are not collected or graded. The
suggested end of the chapter exercises review material covered in the
chapter. The suggested questions and problems can be found by
clicking on the words: End of chapter questions and problems to
review. In D2L in the contents section I have provided the
text’s solution to the assigned problems.
I suggest you do the problems first then check your answers.
5. Contribution to the course and
Instructor's Professional Evaluation: More than just attending class
is required for this portion of your grade. Students are required to be
prepared and alert during all class meetings. A lack of effort on the
pretest or any other course requirement will be reflected in the contribution
grade. During the semester students may be required to turn-in a self
evaluation and/or a peer evaluation. The contribution grade is the
professor's subjective evaluation of how well a student knows
course material and how the student used that knowledge to improve the
learning environment of all students. That is, did student's
participation in the course contribute to the overall learning of all students.
Students can make a contribution to the
course in a number of different ways including:
6. Review of quizzes and exams: Some
of the testing instruments will not be reviewed in class or returned. However,
your exam or quizzes will be available for review in my office. I assume that I
have your permission to post your grades by a code of your choosing.
7. Contact with me: As we proceed through the course, you may have difficulty and/or
questions with some of the assigned course material. If you do not understand
the material after it has been covered in class I encourage you to contact me
during my office hours (or by appointment). E-mail will assure that I receive
the message. Just send your message to my university account; i.e., huffman@uwosh.edu (please include course number in the subject
line).
The
A summary of
student disciplinary procedures at UW Oshkosh can be found at: http://www.english.uwosh.edu/discipline.html
9. Announcements
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES
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Tour (28-494) or other international program. Additional information can
be found at the UW Oshkosh Office of International Education. Please
visit their new web site at http://www.uwosh.edu/oie/oie.html
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