In this course, we will be taking the perspective of the financial manager. The analysis of a case study in finance may be thought of as the business equivalent of the medical second opinion . Case classes are unusual in that there are usually no fixed right or wrong answers. Any answer that can be justified, based on sound assumptions and factual information, can be viewed as correct. A supposedly right answer that is not justified or backed up might as well be wrong.
Cases require assumptions because sometimes critical information is left out.
They require clear decisions and specified plans of action. This is why cases are considered valuable, since they replicate real business situations to a certain degree. This is a case study class. Students will form groups of no more than 3 students and be required to analyze 3 cases as a group in depth. Groups will have the option to rotate halfway through the semester.