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19 - 1Overview of Summer 2009 MBA 8135Who am I?Changes for Summer 2009Course DetailsContact Informationzhttp://www2.gsu.edu/~fnccwh/pdf/8135sylsu09.pdfzhttp://www2.gsu.edu/~fnccwh/pdf/8135suppsu09.pdf9 - 2Streaming Video Control Review Use both Video and Audio Variable Quality Video used for Lectures Use Windows Media Player for Videoz PowerPoint Slides (with irrelevant numbers)z Live Links, http://www2.gsu.edu/~fnccwh/mba8135.htmlz Control Features• Pause Button• Slide names are live links to skip ahead and back Audio for Problem Solvingz Uses Flashz Should Play in most browsers9 - 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 of Corporate Finance (asymmetric information) and Investments (mutual funds and long-run investing)9 - 4Course Components Ulearn/WEBCT VistazQuizzes and Online Mid-Term (yes)zChat (yes), Bulletin Board (some)zEmail (yes) MSN Instant Messenger = [email protected] Chapter Outlines with Video Face to Face Final Exam29 - 5Course Details Class Hours: Monday and Wednesdays, 7:40 p.m.. Wednesdays z Chats @7:40-9:00 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 No Accounting, add Capital Structure Final Exam is mix of common questions and instructor specific 2 hour Mid-Term and Final Exams9 - 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 lecture and cover “typical” calculations, usually end of chapter problems (new for me)z Have “best in breed” video 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 - 8Grading Grade Weights:zQuizzes (top 11 of 12) 33%zTwo-Minute Feedback 2%zMid-Term Exam 30%zFinal Exam 35% 100%39 - 9Daily Class Schedule 6/8 Optional Face-to-Face Orientation in Classroom South 203 at 7:40 pm 6/10 Chat Session (7:40-9:00pm) and Ross/Westerfield/Jaffe Chapter 1 Quiz Due by 11 p.m. 6/17 Chat Session (7:40-9:00pm) and Ross/Westerfield/Jordan Chapter 5 Quiz Due by 11 p.m 6/17 Chat Session (7:40-9:00pm) and Ross/Westerfield/Jordan Chapter 6 Quiz Due by 11 p.m 6/24 Chat Session (7:40-9:00pm) and Ross/Westerfield/Jaffe Chapter 5 Bonds Quiz Due by 11 p.m 6/24 Chat Session (7:40-9:00pm) and Ross/Westerfield/Jaffe Chapter 5 Stocks Quiz Due by 11 p.m 7/1 Chat Session (7:40-9:00pm) and Ross/Westerfield/Jaffe Chapter 6 Quiz Due by 11 p.m 7/1 Chat Session (7:40-9:00pm) and Ross/Westerfield/Jaffe Chapter 7 Quiz Due by 11 p.m 7/8 Chat Session (7:40-9:00pm) and Ross/Westerfield/Jaffe Chapter 8 Quiz Due by 11 p.m 7/15 Chat Session (7:40-9:00pm) and Mid-Term Exam Due by 11 p.m 7/22 Chat Session (7:40-9:00pm) and Ross/Westerfield/Jaffe Chapter 9 Quiz Due by 11 p.m 7/22 Chat Session (7:40-9:00pm) and Ross/Westerfield/Jaffe Chapter 10 Quiz Due by 11 p.m 7/29 Chat Session (7:40-9:00pm) and Ross/Westerfield/Jaffe Chapter 12 Quiz Due by 11 p.m 7/29 Chat Session (7:40-9:00pm) and Capital Structure Quiz Due and Optional Face to FaceHelp Session 8/1Course Comprehensive Final Exam, Saturday, from 10:15 am to 12:15 pm, Classroom TBD9 - 10Prerequisites 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 - 11Grading 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.9 - 12Face to Face Sessions OptionalzJune 8, Optional Face-to-Face Orientation in Classroom South 203 at 7:40 pm RequiredzAugust 1, Comprehensive Final Exam, Saturday, from 10:15 am to 12:15 pm, Classroom TBD49 - 13Contact 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:


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