ClassInfo - Spring 2018 Finance Classes

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Spring 2018 | FINA 6241 Section 001: Corporate Finance Analysis and Decisions (53807)

Instructor(s): Helen Moser
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 4 Credits
Grading Basis:: A-F only
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018

Tue, Thu 01:45PM - 03:25PM

UMTC, West Bank

Carlson School of Management 2-215
Enrollment Status:: Open (46 of 48 seats filled)

Course Catalog Description:: Theoretical/applied understanding of corporate financial decisions. Adjusted present value, economic value added options. Impact of financing decisions on real asset valuation, managerial incentives, corporate strategy. prereq: MBA 6230, MBA student
Class Notes:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?FINA6241+spring2018
Class Description:: Building on the core finance class, we examine financial decisions that managers face, with an emphasis on how decisions on the financing side of a firm's business can create or destroy shareholder value. An additional theme is applying ideas from both the core and this course in realistic case settings. Specific issues covered include capital structure and business valuation and strategy, costs of financial distress, costs of issuing securities, capital structure and managerial incentives, dividends and share repurchases, options basics and applications. The course is critical for anyone planning a career in corporate finance or financial services, and it is highly recommended for all business students.
Who Should Take This Class?:: Every manager who anticipates being a part of financial decision-making should take this course. This course is reserved for MBA students. If you are a non-MBA student seeking to take this course, fill out the petition form found at goo.gl/9Y9PR5. Additional information, including petition deadlines, can be found at http://carlsonschool.umn.edu/degrees/master-business-administration/part-time-mba/admissions/mba-course-petition-form
Learning Objectives:: Students' understanding and proficiency will be developed and evaluated through case studies, practice problems, and examinations. Learning outcomes include:
1. Students will demonstrate understanding of concepts involving the choice of capital structure and dividend and share repurchase policy.
2. Students will demonstrate proficiency in valuation analysis that incorporates these capital structure and dividend policy concepts.
3. Students will demonstrate understanding of basic options concepts and valuation and their applications to financial decisions.
Class Format:: Students' understanding and proficiency will be developed and evaluated through case studies, practice problems, and examinations.
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/53807/1183
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 16 February 2017

Spring 2018 | FINA 6241 Section 090: Corporate Finance Analysis and Decisions (53788)

Instructor(s): Richard Thakor
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 4 Credits
Grading Basis:: A-F only
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018

Wed 05:45PM - 09:05PM

UMTC, West Bank

Hanson Hall 1-105
Enrollment Status:: Open (45 of 48 seats filled)

Course Catalog Description:: Theoretical/applied understanding of corporate financial decisions. Adjusted present value, economic value added options. Impact of financing decisions on real asset valuation, managerial incentives, corporate strategy. prereq: MBA 6230, MBA student
Class Notes:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?FINA6241+spring2018
Class Description:: Building on the core finance class, we examine financial decisions that managers face, with an emphasis on how decisions on the financing side of a firm's business can create or destroy shareholder value. An additional theme is applying ideas from both the core and this course in realistic case settings. Specific issues covered include capital structure and business valuation and strategy, costs of financial distress, costs of issuing securities, capital structure and managerial incentives, dividends and share repurchases, options basics and applications. The course is critical for anyone planning a career in corporate finance or financial services, and it is highly recommended for all business students.
Who Should Take This Class?:: Every manager who anticipates being a part of financial decision-making should take this course. This course is reserved for MBA students. If you are a non-MBA student seeking to take this course, fill out the petition form found at goo.gl/9Y9PR5. Additional information, including petition deadlines, can be found at http://carlsonschool.umn.edu/degrees/master-business-administration/part-time-mba/admissions/mba-course-petition-form
Learning Objectives:: Students' understanding and proficiency will be developed and evaluated through case studies, practice problems, and examinations. Learning outcomes include:
1. Students will demonstrate understanding of concepts involving the choice of capital structure and dividend and share repurchase policy.
2. Students will demonstrate proficiency in valuation analysis that incorporates these capital structure and dividend policy concepts.
3. Students will demonstrate understanding of basic options concepts and valuation and their applications to financial decisions.
Class Format:: Students' understanding and proficiency will be developed and evaluated through case studies, practice problems, and examinations.
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/53788/1183
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 16 February 2017

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