Course BA 3341 - HONORS Business Finance

Course # HON BA 3341-1939 SOM 2.722

Professor Bob Bender
Term Fall, 2010
Class Hrs Mondays & Wednesdays 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Professor's Contact Information
Office Phone 972-883-6276
Other Phone N/A
Office Location SOM 3.228
Email Address bob@thebenders.com
Office Hours Mon & Wed 8:00 am to 9:30 am and 11:00 am - 1:30 pm
Tue & Thur 1:00 pm to 2::30 pm

General Course Information

Pre-requisites: AIM 2301, AIM 2302, MATH 1326, MATH 2333 Co-
Pre-requisites, Co-requisites
requisites: STAT 3360
Students should be proficient in (1) basic statistics, (2) accounting & financial statement analysis,
Other Restrictions
and (3) spreadsheet modeling using MS Excel

Course Description
BA 3341is an introductory course in the fundamentals of corporate finance. This class focuses on
the use of discounted cash flow analysis in the evaluation and selection of capital investment
projects. Additional topics include cost of capital; risk return trade-off in financial markets; financial
leverage & capital structure; portfolio theory; capital asset pricing model (CAPM); leasing; and
financial statement analysis.

1. Students will be able to apply time value of money concepts to various valuation problems.

2. Students will be able to describe what drives a firm's cost of capital and how to estimate it.
Learning Outcomes
3. Students will be able to analyze investment in real and financial assets using various
methodologies.

4. Students will construct excel spreadsheets to solve basic financial problems.

FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE, 9th Edition, 2010 by Stephen Ross, Randolph

Westerfield, and Bradford Jordan AND CONNECT PLUS ACCESS CARD. ISBN 978-0077388188.
Required Texts & Materials Students purchasing a used text must also purchase a Connect Plus Access card from McGraw-
Hill at: www.mcgrawhillconnect.com. Students also have the option of purchasing an e-textbook
with Connect Access.

Students must have a financial calculator. The Texas Instruments Business Analyst II Plus is
highly recommended.
Suggested Readings Wall Street Journal

Grading & Student Evaluation

AVERAGE OF THREE TESTS * 80 %
Grading Criteria CLASS PROJECT 10 %
HOMEWORK & Quizzes 5%
Excel Homework Assignments 5%
* Many problems on tests are graded right or wrong with no partial credit awarded for incorrect answers.

A+ 98+ A 93 - 97
Converting % to A- 90 - 92 B+ 88 - 89
Grades: B 83 - 87 B- 80 - 82
etc.

Make-up Exams ONLY On Next Scheduled Exam Date / With Professor's Permission
Extra Credit None Available
Late assignments turned in up to one week late will incur a 10 point penalty. Assignments turned
Late Work
in more than one week late will incur a 20 point penalty.

Class attendance is an important part of the learning experience. Students are expected to attend
Class Attendance
all classes.