MASTER SYLLABUS
Course number & title: BUS 328 - Financial Management
Department(s): Finance
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: BUS 108
Fees and charges: N/A
Effective catalog date for this master syllabus: 2006/2007
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1. Catalog description:
An introduction to the finance function: the obtaining and efficient use of capital in a business setting. Specific topics include risk and return analysis, financial planning, decisions involving assets and equities, and the financial structure of the firm.
2. Course content:
1. Financial Statements
2. Financial Planning and Analysis
3. Forecasting
4. Working Capital Management
5. Time Value of Money
6. Valuation
7. Cost of Capital
8. Capital Budgeting
3. Student learning objectives:
In addition to the college-level and departmental-level competencies, students
in BUS 328 are expected to:
1. Diagnostic use of concepts: Use theories and concepts from course work to frame, explain and solve said problem. 2. Accurate Self-Assessment: By knowing their own strengths and weaknesses, actually take the initiative to seek assistance in an appropriate time frame.
This person will ask for feedback after a diagnostic analysis of the problem or issue at hand, i.e., objective #1.
3. Conceptualization: See the big picture. This individual will think in terms of an issue or problem to be solved, and not focus singularly on a financial
technique.
4. Logical thought: Uses cause and effect analysis. This student will utilize deductive and inductive reasoning in their analyses.
4. Student assessment criteria:
1. Homework will be assigned to review the specific learning objectives at a higher cognitive level. This includes the analysis of an actual company's financial
statements.
2. Tests will be given as a check to see if the students can perform the specific learning objectives.
5. Additional information (optional):