Transcript Course overview MGT3470A.pptx

Course overview
MGT3470
There will be assigned seats in this class. Choose
your seat on Monday September 8
Course content (1)
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Chapter 4: financial planning, growth
Chapter 12: different types of returns,
variance, capital markets efficiency
Midterm 1- September 22, 2014
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Course content (2)
Chapter 13: portfolio return, variance, risk,
diversification
 Chapter 14: cost of capital (debt and equity)
Midterm 2 October 15, 2014
 Chapter 16: financial leverage, optimal
capital structure
 Chapter 17: types of dividends, dividend
Policy
 Chapter 21: foreign exchange markets, rates
and risk, international capital budgeting
Midterm 3 November 5, 2014
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Course content (3)
Chapter 23: mergers and acquisitions
 Chapter 24: price volatility, derivative
instruments
 Chapter 25: options, warrants and
Convertible bonds
Midterm 4 December 1, 2014
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How to succeed in MGT3470
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Attend all the classes
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Participate actively in the class (bring
calculator and formula sheets)
Read
assigned chapters before class
Be prepared for in class problem solving
Attempt all recommended exercises
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Do not hesitate to seek instructor’s advice
if you have any problems/suggestions!
What do your peers say?
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It’s hard to prepare for the midterm/final by
studying the night before exam
Hours per week required outside of class: 6-8
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Course difficulty and workload relative to other
management courses: Higher
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Assigned problems contribute a lot to
understanding of the course content