BUS 450 - Financial Management

Credits: 5
LEC hours per week: 5
This course will focus on corporate financial management and the concepts associated with the allocation of scarce resources across assets over time. Students will utilize spreadsheets and other analytical methods to study issues and problems related to corporate finance. Specific topics will include sources and sequencing of financing as a business develops, assessing and forecasting, managing short and long-term capital needs, and evaluating the financial plan in relationship to the stated business plan.
Prerequisite(s): grade of C or higher in ACCT& 201.
Course Outcomes:

Assess the performance of firms using appropriate technology and financial statement analysis.
Compose a report reviewing financial statement analysis appropriate for a stakeholder meeting.
Analyze a business problem related to the financial management of an organization.
Gather the necessary data to solve a business problem.
Using appropriate calculations, make conclusions and state those conclusions in words.
Use numerous financial formulas to help with making financial decisions of allocating capital including time values of money, loan valuation, stock valuation, interest rate determination, discounted cash flow analysis, capital budgeting, and foreign exchange determination.

Course Topics:

Introduction to Financial Management
Financial Tools
Risk, Return and the Cost of Capital
Valuation of Securities
Long-term Investment Decisions
Short-Term Financial Decisions
Long-term Financial Decisions