TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

WEEK

DATE

DAY

CLASS DISCUSSION TOPIC

READING ASSIGNMENT

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

One

Aug 20

Mon

Introduction/ Syllabus

Chapter 1: The Role of Financial Markets

Chapter 1

1.  Be able to define money and how  it is measured

2. Be able to develop a yield curve

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two

Aug 27

Mon

Chapter  2:  Investment Banking

 

Chapter 3: Securities Markets

 

Chapter 4: Financial Intermediaries

 

 

Chapter 2

 

 

Chapter 3

 

 

 Chapter 4

 

1. Be able to describe the process of  a public sale of stock

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 1.Be able to define margin, long, and short trading

Chapter 3: Problems 1, 2, 6

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1.Be able to discuss direct and indirect transfer of savings to users

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three

Sept 3

Mon

Labor Day Holiday

College Closed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Four

Sept 10

Mon

Chapter 5: The Federal Reserve

 

Chapter 6: International Currency Flows

Chapter  5

 

 

Chapter 6

1.Be able to explain the tools of the  Federal Reserve

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1. Be able to describe the components of  a nation’s balance of trade and balance of payments

Chapter  6: Problem 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Five

Sept 17

Mon

Review of Chapter 1-6

Test 1: Chapters 1-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six

Sept 24

Mon

Chapter 7:  The Time Value of Money

Chapter 8: Risk and Its Measurement

Chapter 9:  Analysis of Financial Statements

Chapter 7

 

Chapter 8

 

Chapter 9

 

1.Understand the time value of money

Chapter 7: Problems 5, 9, 21, 22, 28

Chapter 8:  Problems 1, 6 Chapter 9: Problems 1, 1

 

WEEK

DATE

DAY

CLASS DISCUSSION TOPIC

READING ASSIGNMENT

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

Seven

Oct 1

Mon

Test 2: Chapters 7-9

Chapter 10: The Features of Stock

Chapter 11:  Stock Valuations

 

Chapter 10

 

Chapter 11

 

Chapter 10: Problem 6

 

Chapter 11: Problems 5, 6, 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eight

Oct 8

Mon

Chapter 12:  The Features of Long-Term Debt-Bonds

Chapter 13: Bond Pricing and Yields

Chapter 14: Preferred Stock

Chapter 12

 

Chapter 13

 

Chapter 14

 

 

Chapter 13: Problems 1, 4, 9

 

Chapter 14: Problem 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine

Oct 15

Mon

Chapter 15: Investments

Chapter 16: Investment Returns

Chapter 17: Investment Companies

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

 

Chapter 17

Chapter 15: Problem 1

 

Chapter 16: Problems 5, 7

 

Chapter 17: Problems 3, 4, 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ten

Oct 22

Mon

Test 3: Chapters 10-17

Chapter 18: Forms of Business and Corporate Taxation

Chapter 19:  Break-Even Analysis and The Payback Period

 

Chapter 18

 

 

Chapter 19

 

Chapter 18: Problem 1

 

 

Chapter 19: 1, 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eleven

Oct 29

Mon

Chapter 20: Leverage

Chapter 21:  Cost of Capital

Chapter 22: Capital Budgeting

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 20: Problems 1, 2

Chapter 21: Problems 1, 4

Chapter 22: Problems 3, 17


 

 

 

 

 

 

 


WEEK

DATE

DAY

CLASS DISCUSSION TOPIC

READING ASSIGNMENT

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

Twelve

Last Day for Student Withdrawal for “W”:  Nov 2

Nov 5

Mon

Chapter 23: Forecasting

Chapter 24:  Cash Budgeting

Chapter 25: Management of Current Assets

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

 

Chapter 25

Chapter 23: Problems 3, 8

Chapter 24: Problems 4

 

Chapter 25: Problems  1, 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thirteen

 

Nov 12

Mon

 Chapter 26: Management of Short Term Liabilities

Chapter  27: Intermediate-Term Debt and Leasing

Chapter 26

 

Chapter 27

Chapter 26: Problems 1, 5, 12

 

Chapter 27: Problem 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fourteen

Nov 19

Mon

Test 4:  Chapters 18-27

Chapter 28: Options, Puts, and Calls

Chapter 29:  Futures

 

 

Chapter 28

 

Chapter 29

 

Chapter 28: Problems 1, 2, 3

 

Chapter 29: Problems 2, 3, 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fifteen

Nov 26

Mon

Test 5: Chapter 28-29

Review

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sixteen

Dec 3

Mon

Comprehensive Final Exam

Classes End