Georgia State University Robinson College of Business – Summer 2008 MBA 8135 – Corporate Finance - Syllabus Supplement, Instructor: Dr. Charles Hodges Class Hours: Online Office: Richards College of Business, Room 18, UWG Class Room: Online and TBA Phone: (678)839-4816 (office) or (770)301-8648 (cell) Class Webpages: WEBCT VISTA and http://www2.gsu.edu/~fnccwh/mba8135.html E-mail: WEBCT Vista (Preferred) or [email protected] or [email protected] Office Hours: by appointment See the course syllabus and video introduction for MBA 8135 course policies on attendance, prerequisites, rescheduling of exams, academic honesty, etc. Required Textbook: The textbook is a McGraw Hill Primis Online custom published book, MBA 8135 - Corporate Finance. A hard copy of the book can be purchased from the GSU bookstore or you can order the text an eBook from Primis Online. The custom book includes selected chapters from the following two textbooks: Fundamental of Corporate Finance, Eighth Edition, by Ross, Westerfield and Jordan (McGraw Hill) and Corporate Finance, Eighth Edition, by Ross, Westerfield and Jaffe (McGraw Hill). The ISBN of the bookstore textbook is 978-0-390-80084-8. To order an eBook, go to https://ebooks.primisonline.com/eBookstore/CustomEBooks.jsp, click NEXT, and then browse for USA, Georgia, Georgia State University, MBA 8135. Once you locate the book, follow the purchase instructions. Note, the ebook has a lower initial cost than the hardcopy, but a survey of students revealed a clear preference for the hardcopy. Grading: 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. 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. Grade Weights: One-hour exams and Written Assignment (3 exams at 15% each) 45% Quizzes (top 9 of 10) 18% Two-Minute Feedback 2% Final exam 35% 100% Daily Class Schedule:1 Date Event 6/09 Optional Face-to-Face Orientation in Classroom South 305 at 7:40 pm 6/11 Chat Session (7:40-9:00 pm) 6/14 Ross/Westerfield/Jaffe Chapter 1 Quiz Due by 11 p.m. 6/18 Chat Session (7:40-9:00 pm) 6/21 Ross/Westerfield/Jordan Chapter 5 Quiz Due by 11 p.m Ross/Westerfield/Jordan Chapter 6 Quiz Due by 11 p.m 6/25 Chat Session (7:40-9:00 pm) 6/28 Ross/Westerfield/Jaffe Chapter 5 Quiz Due by 11 p.m Written Assignment 1/Exam 1 Due by 11 p.m 7/2 Chat Session (7:40-9:00 pm) 7/5 Ross/Westerfield/Jaffe Chapter 6 Quiz and Chat Session by 11 p.m Ross/Westerfield/Jaffe Chapter 7 Quiz and Chat Session by 11 p.m 7/9 Chat Session (7:40-9:00 pm) 7/12 Ross/Westerfield/Jaffe Chapter 8 Quiz Due by 11 p.m Written Assignment 2/Exam 2 Due by 11 p.m 7/16 Chat Session (7:40-9:00 pm) 7/19 Ross/Westerfield/Jaffe Chapter 9 Quiz and Chat Session by 11 p.m Ross/Westerfield/Jaffe Chapter 10 Quiz and Chat Session by 11 p.m 7/23 Chat Session (7:40-9:00 pm) and optional Face to Face Help Session 7/25 Ross/Westerfield/Jaffe Chapter 12 Quiz Due Written Assignment 3/Exam 3 Due by 11 p.m 7/25 Face to Face Final Exam, Friday, 7:15 p.m. in a Location to be determined 1Dates of Quizzes and Assignments are generally given according to the above schedule. I will announce changes at least one week in advance.Important links: http://www2.gsu.edu/~fnccwh/mba8135.html Online Course Webpage http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp Windows Media Player http://umaint.view.usg.edu/newaccess.html A Ullearn login
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