19 - 1Overview of Fall 2008 MBA 8135Who am I?Changes for Fall 2008Course DetailsContact Informationzhttp://www2.gsu.edu/~fnccwh/pdf/8135sylfa08.pdfzhttp://www2.gsu.edu/~fnccwh/pdf/8135introfa08.pdf9 - 2Streaming Video Control Review Video using Windows Media Player PowerPoint Slides (with irrelevant numbers) Live Linkszhttp://www2.gsu.edu/~fnccwh/mba8135.html Slow Connection Suggestions Control Featuresz Pause Buttonz PowerPoint Slide Names9 - 3Who am I? Ph.D. (1993) from Florida State University in Corporate Finance Former Assistant Professor and MBA Corporate Finance Coordinator at Georgia State  Online GSU Corporate Finance since 1998 Currently Professor of Finance at U. of West Georgia Consulting in Corporate Finance and Investments Research is mix Corporate Finance (asymmetric information) and Investments (mutual funds and long-run investing)9 - 4Course Components Ulearn/WEBCT VistazQuizzes and Online Exams (yes)zChat (yes), Bulletin Board (some)zEmail (yes) MSN Instant Messenger = [email protected] Chapter Outlines with Video Face to Face Final Exam9 - 5Course Details Class Hours: Mondays, 7:15 p.m.. Mondays z Chats @7:15-8:30 p.m.z Quizzes @11:00 p.m.  McGraw Hill Primis Online custom published book for MBA 8135 - Corporate Finance. The ISBN of the textbook is 978-0-390-80084-8. Hardcopies can be purchased from the GSU bookstore or you can order the text as an eBook from Primis Online: https://ebooks.primisonline.com/eBookstore/eBookOptions.jspz The custom book includes selected chapters from two textbooks, Fundamental of Corporate Finance, Eighth Edition, by Ross, Westerfield and Jordan and Corporate Finance, Eighth Edition, by Ross, Westerfield and Jaffe9 - 6More Course Details Mostly Ross Westerfield JaffezOccasional disconnect between text, end of chapter problems, and testbank Less Material/No Accounting Final Exam is mix of common questions and instructor specific Outside Reading/Writing assignments Three in-class 1-hour exams29 - 7How I present material Chapter Outlines with Video and Audioz Need to Know/Don’t need to know z Every Chapter has overview video z Use Videos to cover “typical” calculations, usually end of chapter problems (new for me)z Have “best in breed” lectures for most topicsz Audios to solve most problem types Textbookz Disconnect between text, end of chapter problems, and testbankz Brevity in text implies use multiple chapters Accommodates various learning styles9 - 8Written Assignments (10% of each exam) You read Warren Buffet’s Letters to Shareholder for z1980 (Exam 1) z1992 (Exam 2)z2007 (Exam 3) You write one-page essay on based on your reading of Letter You post the essay in Ulearn9 - 9Grading Grade Weights:zOne-hour exams (3 exams at 15% each) 45%zQuizzes (top 10 of 11) 18%zTwo-Minute Feedback 2%zFinal exam 35% 100%9 - 10Daily Class ScheduleDate Event 8/18 Optional Face-to-Face Orientation in Classroom South 305 at 7:15 pm 8/25 Chat Session (7:15-8:30 pm) 9/01 Ross/Westerfield/Jaffe Chapter 1 Quiz Due by 11 p.m.  9/08 Chat Session (7:15-8:30 pm) and Ross/Westerfield/Jordan Chapter 5 Quiz Due by 11 p.m. 9/15 Chat Session (7:15-8:30 pm) and 9 - 11Prerequisites Prerequisites: MBA 8000, MBA 8025.  CSP: 1,2,3,6,7,8. Co requisites: MBA 8015, MBA 8030. zEither or both of these courses can be taken simultaneously with MBA 8135.9 - 12Grading Policy The finance department employs the +/- grading system. A C- is considered a passing grade for this course and a C- is considered passing for prerequisite purposes for this course, as well as for all finance electives. In accordance with Departmental policy, for masters level courses (MBA and FI prefixed), it is expected that no more than 35 percent of the students in a given class section will receive a grade of A. The majority of the remaining students are expected to receive grades of B. Those students demonstrating significantly lagging performance shall earn grades of C or lower as appropriate. This policy is amended to incorporate +/-grades as mentioned in the paragraph above.39 - 13Face to Face Sessions OptionalzAugust 18, Optional Face-to-Face Orientation in Classroom South 305 at 7:15 RequiredzDecember 6, Face to Face Comprehensive Final Exam, Saturday, 12:30-2:30 pm, Classroom TBD9 - 14Contact Information Office: RCOB 18, U. of West Georgia Office Phone and Voicemail: (770)301-8648 (cell) or (678)839-4816 (office) Class Webpage: Ulearn E-mail: Ulearn (preferred) or [email protected] [email protected] MSN Instant Messenger: