PUBPOL 5563 - Managerial Finance

Multi-semester course: Fall, Spring. 2 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

Enrollment limited to: EMHA students.

J. Tracey.

This course provides an introduction to business finance through video lectures and assignments. Topics include basic financial accounting, time value of money, stock and bond valuation, capital budgeting, portfolio theory, asset-pricing models, cost of capital, dealing with risk, capital structure, acquisitions, and options. Application of theory to practical applications will be emphasized.

Outcome 1: Perform basic valuation of cash flows from projects, bonds, and stocks.

Outcome 2: Make capital budgeting decisions through the use of concepts including the time value of money and discounted cash flow analysis.

Outcome 3: Assess the relationship between risk and return and integrate that knowledge in determining corporate cost of capital.

Outcome 4: Explain the role of debt and equity in corporate capital structure.