Overview of Financial Decision Making Process

 

 

In class discussion:

This section of this course module introduces the student to the main finance concepts to be covered.

  

 

Text Readings and Assignments:

 

Fundamentals of Financial Management, by Eugene F. Brigham & Joel F. Houston, 11th. edition, (Thomsom - South-Western)

ISBN: 0324319800

Student Textbook Website

 

Assigned Readings:                Chapter 1 (pp. 4-19)

 

 

Component Chapter Sections:

Pages

Questions

Self Test

Problems

Basic Topics 1.1 - 1.7 4 - 19      
Assignments   19 - 21 3,4,5,6,7,8,11,15    

 

Solutions to assigned Questions and Problems are available in MS WORD format here.

 

 

 

Dr. Constand's Online Readings:

The links below will take you to summaries of the professors' notes and discussions on the topics. 

 

Overview Discussion

Importance of the Time Value of Money

Importance of Cash Flows

Importance of Risk - Return Relationship

How the three fundamental concepts are related

 

Topic 1 Quiz

Topic 1 Quiz Solutions

 

 

 

Other Online Readings and Assignments:

None.

 

 

 

Jump to another topic in this module:

Overview of Entire Module

Time Value of Money

Incremental After-Tax Cash Flow

Risk and Return in Finance

Interest Rates

Debt - Valuation and Rates of Return

Equity - Valuation and Rates of Return

Calculating the Weighted Average Cost of Capital

Capital Budgeting - Valuation of Investment Projects