19 - 1Overview of Summer 2011 MBA 8135Who am I?Changes for Summer 2011Course DetailsC t t I f tiContact Informationzhttp://www2.gsu.edu/~fnccwh/pdf/8135sylsu11.pdfzhttp://www2.gsu.edu/~fnccwh/pdf/8135suppsu11.pdfzhttp://www2.gsu.edu/~fnccwh/pdf/8135introsu11.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)zLive Links, Live Links, http://www2.gsu.edu/~fnccwh/Local%20Publish/index.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 1998p99 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 Description This course focuses on the financial management of both publicly held and private corporations. Students are presented with a conceptual framework for understanding and addressing problems commonly faced by corporate decision makers and are provided opportunities to apply decision makers and are provided opportunities to apply these concepts to contemporary business situations. Topics covered include, but are not limited to: time value of money, the relationship between risk and return including the capital asset pricing model, the valuation and role of debt and equity, capital budgeting/project evaluation techniques, cost of capital, cash flow estimation, project risk analysis, real options, company valuation, and capital structure decisions.29 - 5Course Components Ulearn/WEBCT VistazOnline Quizzes and Mid-Term (yes)zVClass (yes), Bulletin Board (some)zEmail (yes)zEmail (yes) Social Networks Facebook and LinkedIn (Charles Hodges) Cell Phone is 770-301-8648 Chapter Outlines with Video and Audio 2.5 hour Comprehensive Face to Face Final Exam9 - 6Course Details Class Hours: Thursdays, 5:00 p.m. z Chats @5:00-6:30 p.m.z Quizzes @11:00 p.m.  Ross, Westerfield, Jaffe: Corporate Finance, 9th. ed., ISBN 978-0-07-733762-9 Additional student resource material 978-0-07-733762-9. Additional student resource material can be found on and downloaded from the textbook’s website: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073382337/information_center_view0/z The Ulearn webpage includes material from many sources, especially from Fundamental of Corporate Finance, Eighth Edition, by Ross, Westerfield and Jordan9 - 7Tweeks for Summer 2011 Continued Rebuild of Online 8135 CoursezMajor changes in quiz scoring Ross Westerfield Jaffe 9th as textbookzDisconnect with text and problems/quizzeszYou use non-covered chapterszYou use noncovered chapters Out-of-Order Chapters VClass for Weekly Chat Sessions Some Web 2.0 and Secure FTP issues 2 hour Mid-Term (Chapters 1, 4, 10, 11, 8, 9) and 2.5 hour Final Exam (Comprehensive)9 - 8How I present material Rebuild of Online Course will create some errors Chapter Outlines with Video and Audioz Need to Know/Don’t need to know and Learning Objectivesz Every Chapter has overview video z Use Videos to lecture and cover “typical” calculations, usually end of chapter problems (new for me)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 styles A sample: http://www2.gsu.edu/~fnccwh/Local%20Publish/html/rwj_chapter_8.html39 - 9Grading Grade Weights:zQuizzes (top 12 of 13) 33%zTwoMinute Feedback 2%zTwo-Minute Feedback 2%zMid-Term Exam 30%zFinal Exam 35% 100%9 - 10Daily Class Schedule 6/10 THIS DATE AND LOCATION MAY CHANGE Optional Face-to-Face Orientation in TBD at 5:00 pm 6/9 Chat Session (5:00-6:30 pm) 6/16 Chat Session (5:00-6:30 pm) and Chapter 1 Quiz Due by 11 p.m. EXTENSIONS AVAILABLE 6/16 and Chapter 4 Easy Quiz Due by 11 p.m.  6/23 Chat Session (5:00-6:30 pm) and Chapter 4 Difficult Quiz Due by 11 p.m.  6/23 and Chapter 10 Quiz Due by 11 p.m. 6/30 Optional Face to Face Help Session (7:00-9:00pm) and Chapter 11 Quiz Due by 11 p m 6/30 Optional Face to Face Help Session (7:00-9:00pm) and Chapter 11 Quiz Due by 11 p.m.  6/30 and Chapter 8 Quiz Due by 11 p.m.  7/7 Chat Session (5:00-6:30 pm) and Chapter 9 Quiz Due by 11 p.m.  7/7 and Mid-Term Exam Due (NO EXTENSION) by 11 p.m.  7/14 Chat Session (5:00-6:30 pm) and Chapter 5 Quiz Due by 11 p.m.  7/14 and Chapter 6 Quiz Due by 11 p.m.  7/21 Chat Session (5:00-6:30 pm) and Chapter 7 Quiz Due by 11 p.m.  7/21 and Chapter 13 Quiz Due by 11 p.m.  7/28 Optional Face to Face Help Session (TBD) and Outside Readings Quiz Due by 11 p.m.  7/28 and Chapter 16&17 Quiz Due by 11 p.m.  7/30 Course Comprehensive Final Exam, Saturday, from 8:00-10:30 am, Classroom TBD 9 - 11Prerequisites Prerequisites: MBA 8000, MBA 8025; All students, regardless of degree program, must have completed the appropriate prerequisites with a grade of "C" or betterprerequisites with a grade of C- or better. Corequisites:MBA 8015, MBA 8030; Either or both of these courses can be taken simultaneously with MBA 8135. CSP: 1,2,3,6,7,8.9 - 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 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.49 - 13Face to Face Sessions