HOLY TRINITY UNIVERSITY

Puerto Princesa City

GRADUATE SCHOOL
SYLLABUS

Vision:

Holy Trinity University, an OP-Siena insti tuti on and an agent in the

evangelizing mission of the Catholic Church, envision to become a premier
educati on insti tuti on in the fi eld of educati on, s c i e n c e and technology, social
development, environmental research and Palawan studies .

Mission:

HTU INSTILLS, NURTURES and LIVES the values of Passion for Truth and
Compassion for Humanity for the integral formati on of persons for service and
leadership in social transformati on.

The university provides excellent family oriented Catholic educati on,

engages in relevant research and extension services to form ethical,
profi cient, producti ve and services oriented persons who live their faith in
rapidly changing society.

Core Values: Passion for Truth and Compassion for Humanity

Course Code: Business 202

Course/Subject Title: Financial Management

Course Description: This course provides an extensive coverage of financial management

theories and its applicability for the financial managers in making financial decisions in a global
context by business enterprises. The major objective of the course is to develop an
understanding and appreciation of Finance theories as they apply to corporate financial
decisions in a globalized business environment and to understand the implications for problem
solving. The focus is on how financial management can create value for the firm. The financial
system will be analyzed at the global, macro and micro levels. At the global and macro levels,
the course will provide a critical scan to better understand the broad financial system
environment at the global and national levels. At the micro level, emphasis of the discussions
shall be on the firm’s structure, strategies and operations.

Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able, among others, to:
  Demonstrate knowledge, understanding and application of the tools and analysis to
deal with financial decisions in business.
 Provide general methods that is directly applicable to planning/budgeting,
preparation, control and appreciation of financial activities in both manufacturing
and service organization.
 Commercially aware of the similarities and differences, roles of financial managers in
different types of business organization in a global business environment
 Appreciate the benefits of effective and efficient financial management to all
stakeholders.
 Recommend to management the impact of every decision to the financial goals of the
company.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

 The student’s main responsibility is to come to class prepared.

 He/she is expected to take all the tests and examinations on the dates scheduled.
 He/she should read the assigned materials and problems prior to class.
 He/she must attend each class and participate actively in the discussions.
 He/she must bring the required materials and tools which are essential to the course.
 Students will be assigned topics for research and presentation.
 Use of celphone is not allowed during class period.

Core
Course Content/Topics/No. of
Class Activities Course Requirements Values/Attributes
Hours
of Graduate
Orientation Demonstrate knowledge, Research
Introduction/Course understanding and Assignments Quizzes, Truth Seeker:
Requirements/Syllabus application of the tools and participative Positive outlook in
Assignments analysis to deal with financial discussion, group life
Course overview decisions in business cluster activities
Part I : Macro Level Ask the students to do some Round table discussion Truth Seeker:
Financial Management in a evaluation and judgment Students easy to
globalized environment objectively and fairly understand the
 The International/global lesson by using the
firm: nature of operation power
 Role of Financial presentation
Management
  Trends
 Issues and problems
 Challenges
Functions of a Chief Financial
Officer (CFO)

Qualifications of a CFO
The Philippine Financial System
 Key players (sole
proprietorship,
partnerships, corporations,
listed companies, rating
agencies, etc.) Creative Learner:
 Key regulators (BSP, SEC, Demonstrate knowledge, Research The students will
IC, AMLC, DTI, PSE) understanding and Assignments Quizzes, be able to discover
http://www.bsp.gov.ph application of the tools and participative significant
http://www.sec.gov.ph analysis to deal with financial discussion, group interference from
http://www.ic.gov.ph decisions in business cluster activities knowledge learned
http://www.amlc.gov.ph
http://www.pse.ph
 SWOT Analysis of the
Philippines financial
system
The Philippine Financial System
(contd.)
 Corporate Governance in
the Philippine financial
System
 Codes of Corporate
Ask the students to do some
Governance (BSP, SEC, IC Round table discussion
evaluation and judgment Technology
 Role of regulators in
objectively and fairly competent:
corporate governance
The students will
 Implications on corporate
be able to
financial management
demonstrate
resourcefulness
The Global Financial System
and responsibly
 Role & functions of the
uses internet
world Bank
resources in
 Role & functions of the IMF
conducting
 The Basel Accords (Base
research
1/Base 2)
 Impact of the Philippine
financial system and on
corporate governance
Part 11: Value Demonstrate knowledge, Research
The Time Value of Money understanding and Assignments Quizzes,
 Future value of compound application of the tools and participative
interest analysis to deal with financial discussion, group
 Present Value decisions in business cluster activities
Accounting and Finance
 Financial Information
 The statement of Cash
flows
 Ratio analysis
 The time value of money
 Discussion of illustrative
cases
Valuation, risk and return in an
international setting
 Valuation, Valuation
fundamentals
 The trade-off between Risk
and Return;
Risk and return fundamentals
 Risk return and the capital
assets Pricing Model
- Empirical evidence on the
CAPM
- Current state of Asset
pricing theory
 Discussion and illustrative
cases

Financial Planning in an Ask the students to do some Round table discussion

international setting evaluation and judgment
 Business Planning objectively and fairly
 Making financial
projections
 Management issues in
financial planning
 Measures to address these
issues
  Discussion of illustrative
cases

Strategic Investment Decisions Research

 Characteristics of business Assignments Quizzes,
projects participative
 Capital Budgeting discussion, group
techniques cluster activities
 Discussion of illustrative
cases

Financial risk management in an Round table discussion

international setting

Ethics and International Financial

Management

Operational and Insurance risk

management in an international
setting
Critiquing and Reflections
on lessons learned

Problems and Outstanding

issues in on the subject
financial management

Final evaluation

Book Reference

Megginson, W.L., Smart, S.B. and Graham, J.R. (2010) Financial Management, 3 rd ed. Singapore: South-
Western Cengage

Sean McPeat, 2010 Finance for Non Financial Managers, MTD training and Ventus Publishing Aps, UK

Hill, R.A. (2008) Strategic Financial Management 1st Edition

Weaver, S.C. (2008). Strategic financial management : applications of corporate finance. Australia:
Thomson-Southwestern

Block, S.B. (2008). Foundation of Financial management. Boston: McGraw-Hill/Irwin

Emery, D.R. (2007) Corporate financial management. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education
Brigham, Gapensji, Ehrhardt (2005): Financial Management Theory and Practice. Pearson Education.
New York

Rose (2005) : Money and Capital markets, 8th edition, Pearson Education, New York

Watson, D. (2004) Corporate Finance : Principles and Practice. Harlow England: FTI/Prentice-Hall

Brigham, E. (2005) Financial Management : Theory and Practice. Australia: Thomas/South-Western

Internet Sources : Organizational and Functions of regulators and key players in the Philippine financial
markets

http://www.bsp.gov.ph
http://www.sec.gov.ph
http://www.ic.gov.ph
http://www.almc.gov.ph
http://www.bdt.gov.ph
http://www.pse.org.ph

Course Evaluation
1. Oral report. A periodic activity wherein students are expected to present and discuss their
individual assigned topics, act as resource person on the assigned topic and respond to queries
from the professor and their classmates on the topic assigned. (25%)
2. Attendance/Recitation/Participation. Students are required to act as critics to the students who
are reporting on the assigned topic. The critics are rated based on the relevance of their
comments, queries, or observations on the topic being discussed. (20%)
3. Research/Reaction/Reflection Papers. To be given from time to time to validate the students’
learning of topics discussed. (25%)
4. Final Evaluation (30%)

Grading Scale: consistent with school policy.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

NAME : REGINALD D. RICOHERMOSO, MBA (PhD in progress)

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