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Undergraduate Course Syllabus
FIN 330: Corporate Finance
Center: Online
Course Prerequisites
FIN 320
Course Description
This course is a corporate finance elective intended to extend and further develop the long-term investment and
financing topics introduced in FIN 320 Principles of Finance. The course addresses issues that face modern
corporate managers when making capital budgeting and capital structure decisions, and focuses on applied
managerial decision -making. Corporate Finance is designed for students seeking a more thorough understanding
of the economic analysis of strategic and tactical investments, the effect financial leverage has on firm value, and
the integration of investment and financial corporate strategies. Topics addressed include advanced techniques in
capital budgeting, firm valuation, capital structure, firm/division cost of capital, and quantitative risk assessment.
Writing intensive course.
Course Outcomes
Understand at a deeper level the economic analysis of strategic and tactical investments, the effect
financial leverage has on firm value, and the integration of investment and financial corporate strategies
Analyze issues that face modern corporate managers when making capital budgeting and capital structure
decisions
Apply finance valuation techniques for purposes of business decision-making
Integrate, synthesize, and present finance concepts and analyses
Be able to use the corporate finance tools necessary to develop the skills, knowledge, and wisdom (SKW)
in current demand by employers
Understand the qualities needed for careers such as corporate managers, financial analysts, investment
analysts, brokers, and business practitioners
Required Materials
Using your learning resources is critical to your success in this course. Please purchase directly through SNHU’s
online bookstore, MBS Direct, rather than any other vendor. Purchasing directly from the bookstore ensures that
you will obtain the correct materials and that the Help Desk, your advisor, and the instructor can provide you with
support if you have problems.
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Access code for MyFinanceLab, which includes the following eBook:
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo, and Jarrad Harford
Pearson Custom
3rd Edition
2015
ISBN: 978-1-269-91805-3
Optional Materials
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance (physical textbook)
Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo, and Jarrad Harford
Prentice Hall, Inc.
3rd Edition
2015
ISBN: 978-0-13-350791-1
Instructor Availability and Response Time
Your class interaction with the instructor and your classmates will take place in Blackboard on a regular, ongoing
basis. Your instructor will be actively engaged within the course throughout the week. You will normally
communicate with your instructor in the weekly discussions or the General Questions forum in Blackboard so that
your questions and the instructor’s answers benefit the entire class. You should feel free, however, to
communicate with your instructor via SNHU email at any time, particularly when you want to discuss something of
a personal or sensitive nature. Your instructor will generally provide a response within 24 hours.
Grade Distribution
Assignment Category Number of
Graded Items
Point Value
per Item Total Points
Discussions
Problem Assignments
Short Application Papers
Final Project
8
8
2
1
40
40
80
200
320
320
160
200
Total Course Points: 1,000
This course may also contain practice activities. The purpose of these non-graded activities is to assist you in
mastering the learning outcomes in the graded activity items listed above.
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University Grading System: Undergraduate
*Please refer to the policy page for information on the incomplete grade process.
Grading Guides
Specific activity directions, grading guides, posting requirements, and additional deadlines can be found in the
Course Information area in the Assignment Guidelines and Rubrics folder.
Weekly Assignment Schedule
The Learning Modules area in Blackboard contains one module folder for each week of the course. All reading and
assignment information can be found in the folders. Assignments and discussion board posts during the first week
of each term are due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Assignments and discussion posts for the remainder of the term
are due by 11:59 p.m. of the student’s local time zone.
In addition to the textbook readings that are listed, there may be additional required resources within each
module in Blackboard.
Module Topics and Assignments
1 Weighted Average Cost of Capital
Reading: Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Chapter 13
1-1 Discussion: Weighted Average Cost of Capital
1-2 MyFinanceLab Module One Study Plan
1-3 MyFinanceLab Assignment: Module One Problems
1-4 Final Project Review
2 Cash Flows and Risk
Reading: Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Chapter 9
2-1 Discussion: Cash Flows and Risk
2-2 MyFinanceLab Module Two Study Plan
2-3 MyFinanceLab Assignment: Module Two Problems
Total Points: 1,000
Grade Numerical Equivalent Points
Lower Upper
A 93-100 4 930 1000
A- 90-92 3.67 900 929
B+ 87-89 3.33 870 899
B 83-86 3 830 869
B- 80-82 2.67 800 829
C+ 77-79 2.33 770 799
C 73-76 2 730 769
C- 70-72 1.67 700 729
D+ 67-69 1.33 670 699
D 60-66 1 600 669
F 0-59 0 0 599
I Incomplete
IF Incomplete/Failure*
IP In Progress (past end
of term)
W Withdrawn
Points Equivalent
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Attendance Policy
Online students are required to post to the Blackboard discussion board during the first week of class. If a student
does not submit a posting to the discussion board during the first week of class, the student is automatically
withdrawn from the course for non-participation. Review the full attendance policy.
Late Assignments Policy
Meeting assigned due dates is critical for demonstrating progress and ensuring appropriate time for instructor
feedback on assignments. Students are expected to submit their assignments on or before the due date. Review
the full late assignment policy.
3 Capital Budgeting
Reading: Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Chapter 8
3-1 Discussion: Capital Budgeting and Decision Making
3-2 MyFinanceLab Module Three Study Plan
3-3 MyFinanceLab Assignment: Module Three Problems
3-4 Short Application Paper #1: Capital Budgeting
4 Capital Budgeting and Real Options
Reading: Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Chapter 9: Sections 9.5 and 9.6, Chapter 23: Pages 702-706
4-1 Discussion: Real Options
4-2 MyFinanceLab Module Four Study Plan
4-3 MyFinanceLab Assignment: Module Four Problems
5 Capital Structure and Leverage
Reading: Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Chapter 16
5-1 Discussion: Capital Structure Decision Making
5-2 MyFinanceLab Module Five Study Plan
5-3 MyFinanceLab Assignment: Module Five Problems
5-4 Short Application Paper #2: Capital Structure and Leverage
6 Working Capital
Reading: Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Chapter 19
6-1 Discussion: Working Capital
6-2 MyFinanceLab Module Six Study Plan
6-3 MyFinanceLab Assignment: Module Six Problems
7 Financial Planning
Reading: Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Chapter 18 and Chapter 16: Section 16.6
7-1 Discussion: Financial Planning
7-2 MyFinanceLab Module Seven Study Plan
7-3 MyFinanceLab Assignment: Module Seven Problems
7-4 Final Project: Financial Planning
8 Course Wrap-Up
Reading: Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Chapter 1 and Chapter 20
8-1 Discussion: CFA Code of Ethics
8-2 MyFinanceLab Module Eight Study Plan
8-3 MyFinanceLab Assignment: Module Eight Problems
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