3.00 Credits
The course focuses on the role of the financial manager in planning for, acquiring, and utilizing funds to maximize stockholder wealth. Topics studied include: financial markets, time value of money applications, financial statement analysis, the risk and return relationship, stock and bonds valuation, financial and real options, cost of capital, capital budgeting analysis, financial forecasting, corporate valuation and value-based management, capital structure, and dividend policy decisions. Students will be expected to apply the concepts and techniques learned in the course, along with their knowledge of spreadsheet software, to analyze cases.