FINC 614 Corporate Finance (4)

This course introduces the student to the major issues in corporate finance. The complexities of financial valuation and decision making are investigated by examining the primary areas of concern to the financial manager: the investment or capital budgeting decision, the financial strategy or capital structure question, and working capital management issues. The concepts and theories developed in class are applied to practical, current business situations. Specific topics will include time value of money, valuation of financial instruments, capital budgeting, risk assessment, an introduction to capital markets, the assessment and pricing of risk, capital structure issues, dividend policy, and working capital considerations. This course integrates concepts from accounting, statistics, and economics.