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II. What is Business finance? 1. Career Opportunities in Finance
• Money and capital markets • Investments • Business Finance or Financial management
3. Responsibility of the Financial Staff
• Maximize stock value by:
– Forecasting and planning – Investment and financing decisions – Coordination and control – Transactions in the financial markets – Managing risk – Dividend policy & distribution decisions
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Course Outline
1.Course Pre-requisite: Financial Accounting or equivalent. 2.Course objectives:
This course is designed for the student, not only the finance major, but also accounting major. We will cover a lot of ground. We will begin with a general overview and then go into more detail on several concepts, financial instruments, and techniques used in financial decision making. The chief objectives of the course are: 1. To introduce you to the world of finance. Anyone involved with the management of a business needs to have at least some minimal knowledge of business finance. 2. To introduce you to basic financial concepts such as the time value of money, asset valuation, and risk and return. My hope is that by the end of the class you will have a basic grasp of finance principles and that you go beyond just memorizing a number of facts and formulas. Doing so will enable you to better understand current events in Finance and will provide a solid framework for any subsequent courses you may take in Finance. Hopefully, by the end of the semester you will want to take additional classes in Finance! The structure of this class makes your individual study and preparation outside class extremely important. The lecture material will focus on the major points introduced in the text. Reading the assigned chapters and having some familiarity with them before class will greatly assist your understanding of the lecture. After the lecture, you should study your notes and work relevant problems that I will assign you.