Course Syllabus

Course BA 3341 - Business Finance

Course # Course # 10258-502 SOM 2.722
Professor Bob Bender
Term Spring, 2007
Class Hrs Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm

Professor's Contact Information

Office Phone 972-883-4748
Other Phone N/A
Office Location SOM 4.207
Email Address bob@thebenders.com
Office Hours Tuesdays 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm & 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Thursdays 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm & 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

General Course Information

Pre-requisites: AIM 2301, AIM 2302, MATH 1326, MATH 2333
Pre-requisites, Co-requisites
Co-requisites: STAT 3360
Students should be proficient in (1) basic statistics, (2) accounting &
Other Restrictions financial statement analysis, and (3) spreadsheet modeling using
Microsoft Excel
BA 3341is an introductory course in the fundamentals of corporate
finance. This class focuses on the use of discounted cash flow
analysis in the evaluation and selection of capital investment projects.
Course Description Additional topics include cost of capital; risk return trade-off in
financial markets; financial leverage & capital structure; portfolio
theory; capital asset pricing model (CAPM); leasing; analysis of
mergers & acquisitions; and financial statement analysis.
1. Students will be able to apply time value of money concepts to
various valuation problems.
2. Students will be able to describe what drives a firm's cost of capital
Learning Outcomes and how to estimate it.
3. Students will be able to analyze investment in real and financial
assets using various methodologies.
FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE, 7th Edition, 2006
Required Texts & Materials
by Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, and Bradford Jordan
Students will need a financial calculator. Texas Instruments Business
Analyst II Plus is recommended.
Suggested Texts, Readings &
Wall Street Journal
Materials

Grading & Student Evaluation

AVERAGE OF THREE TESTS 60%
FINAL EXAM
Grading (credit) Criteria
30%
HOMEWORK / CLASS PARTICIPATION / OTHER 10%

Make-up Exams Only On Next Scheduled Exam Date / See Professor

Extra Credit None Available
Late assignments turned in up to one week late will incur a 10 point
Late Work penalty. Assignments turned in more than one week late will incur a
20 point penalty.
Class attendance is an important part of the learning experience.
Class Attendance
Students are expected to attend all classes.
 BA 3341 Business Finance
Spring, 2007

CL DAY DATE CHAPTERS TOPICS

1 Tues Jan 9 Course Introduction & Schedule
2 Thurs Jan 11 Chapter 1 Corporate Finance Overview
3 Tues Jan 16 Chapter 2 Income Statement & Balance Sheet
4 Thurs Jan 18 Chapter 2 Cash Flow Analysis
5 Tues Jan 23 Chapter 3 Accounting Statement of Cash Flow
6 Thurs Jan 25 Chapter 3 Ratio Analysis & Mini-Case
7 Tues Jan 30 Chapter 4 Financial Planning
8 Thurs Feb 1 Practice Problems / Review
9 Tues Feb 6 TEST # 1

10 Thurs Feb 8 Chapter 5 Time Value Of Money

11 Tues Feb 13 Chapter 6 Discounted Cash Flow
12 Thurs Feb 15 Chapter 9 Net Present Value
13 Tues Feb 20 Chapter 9 Other Investment Criteria
14 Thurs Feb 22 Chapter 10 Capital Investment Decisions
15 Tues Feb 27 Chapter 10 Capital Investment Analysis
16 Thurs Mar 1 Chapter 11 Project Analysis
17 Tues Mar 6 Practice Problems / Review
18 Thurs Mar 8 SPRING BREAK - NO CLASS
19 Tues Mar 13 TEST # 2

20 Thurs Mar 15 Chapter 7 Bond Evaluation

21 Tues Mar 20 Chapter 8 Stock Valuation
22 Thurs Mar 22 Chapter 12 Capital Market History
23 Tues Mar 27 Chapter 13 Risk & Return and SML
24 Thurs Mar 29 Chapter 15 Cost of Capital
25 Tues Apr 3 Chapter 17 Capital Structure
26 Thurs Apr 5 Chapter 26 Lease / Buy Analysis
27 Tues Apr 10 Practice Problems / Review
28 Thurs Apr 12 TEST # 3

29 Tues Apr 17 Semester Review

30 Thurs Apr 19 FINAL EXAM - COMPREHENSIVE

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