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ERMCPS 5001 Course Outline -  Lectures , Assignments and Exams

This course is designed to provide practitioners and those seeking careers in finance with a rigorous combination of theory and practice as we explore the fundamental principles of finance. Students currently employed in this dynamic and evolving field will have the opportunity to become familiar with many of the core principles and concepts commonly applied in their field on a daily basis. From a practical perspective, Introduction to Finance is meant to reinforce work-related practices, such as analyzing financial statements, the application of time value of money concepts, asset valuation on a discounted cash flow (DCF) basis, cost benefit analysis (CBA), and the quantification of the multifaceted relationship between risk and return in financial markets.


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Syllabus

Syllabus Spring 2021

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Processor's Email

Zoom Call
(Accessing on-line zoom call)

Zoom Room

Active Learning
(access to Assignments):

Active Learning

Professor's Biography

Professor's Biography

Thursdays 6.10-8:00pm

Kent Hall 511 

 

 

 

Jan 14 

Jan 21 

Jan 28

Feb 4

Feb 11 

Feb 18

Feb 25 

Mar 4

Mar 11

Mar 18
 

Mar 25

 

Apr 1
 

Apr 8
 

Apr 15
 

Apr 22 

INVESTMENT RISK/RETURN
(TIME-VALUE OF MONEY)


CORPORATE FINANCE
(COMPANY SPECIFIC AND TRANSACTION ANALYSIS)

Assigned Chapters

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An Analytical Approach to Investments Finance & Credit (1st Edition)

C. Droussiotis

Cognella Publishing 

To Purchase Textbook

Intro Part 1 - Portfolio Management

Chapter #1

Chapter #2-3

Chapter #3-4

Into Part III - Secondary Markets
 
Chapter #10

Chapter #11

MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW
Chapters
#1-4, 9,10

     

Intro Part IV - Company Specific Analysis
 
Chapter #15

Chapter #16

Chapter #17

Intro Part II - Primary Markets
 
Chapter #9
and Final Exam Review
for Chapter 15-17, 9 

 

Assigned Chapters

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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance Roskk, Westfield & Jordan, 12E

Amazon Link

 

Chapter #5 Chapter #6 (Partial)

Chapter #9

Chapter #5

Chapter #8

Chapter #7


MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW
Chapters
#5-9 Review

 

Chapters #2-3

Chapter 2

Chapters #11

Chapters #11

   

Assigned Lectures & Class Presentations

Introduction to Finance Lecture 0

Lecture 1 Presentation

Time Value of Money Practice

Lecture 2 Presentation

Lecture 3a Presentation

Lecture 3b Presentation

Lecture 4 Presentation

Lecture 5 Presentation

   

Lecture 6a Prsentation

 

Lecture 6b Presentation

Lecture 7 Presentation

Lecture 8 Presentation

 

Assigned Spreadsheets

 

Risk, Return & TVM

Coveriance, Correlation & Eff. Frontiers

Betas and Regression Analysis

Sharpe Ratios and CAPM

Secondary Markets Investing Stocks

Secondary Markets: Investing in Bonds

     

Chapter 15 Worksheets (Figures)

Cash Flow and Ratio Analysis Template

Projections Template Model

Projections' Analysis

Chapter 16 Spreadsheet - Case Study Projections

Private Company Valuation - Alexandra Hotel

Chapter 17 Valuation Analysis

CASE STUDY #1: Colorado Dental LBO

Equity Return - Colorado Dental

Colorado Dental - Completed LBO Model with Equity IRR

LBO and Equity IRR Full Model Blank

LBO and Equity IRR Full Model Template

Transaction Analysis (LBO, M&A)

 

EXAMS

             

MIDTERM EXAM

Midterm Exam Review

         

FINAL EXAM

Final Exam Review

Homework Assignments (Via Active Learning or manually)

   

Due #1

Chapter 1 Problem Questions Part A&B

Chapter 1: 

Questions  Part A 1-27 (Acrive Learning)

use Excel format method 

Due #2

Chapter 1: 

Questions:  Part B 1-10 (Active Learning

(Excel  Chapter 1 Template)

 

 

Due #3

Chapter 2:

Questions 1-11 

 

Chapter 2 Questions 1-11

Chapter 3: Questions 2,3,4

Chapter 4: Questions 5,7,8,9

Due #4

Chapter 10: Question 7

Chapter 10 Homework Problems

 

Due #5 Due

Mar 4

Chapter 11: Questions 9,10,11,15

             

Spreadsheet Templates
(homework/assignments/exams) 
Available on Active Learning
 

   

Chapter 1 (Part A and B) Homework Template

 

Chapter 2 Excel Templates

Chapter 3 Excel Spreadsheets

Chapter 4 Excel Templates

     

Chapter 11 Excel Templates

   

Chapter 15 Excel Templates

Chapter 16 Excel Templates

Chapter 17 Excel Templates

 

Project Assignment

                         

FINAL PROJECT DUE Sunday, 4/25 (11.59pm)

Project Description and Assigned Companies

Hyatt Financial Analysis and Valuation

Yahoo Finance

Marcus Hotels

Silgan

Dunkin

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