The goal of the course is to develop the framework, and the necessary tools, to utilize in future financial decision making. In this course we will not focus on the decisions, but rather on a logical and consistent thought process that can be applied in a diverse set of situations. Ethics is an issue which is strongly emphasized in this course. This is not the case. The poor choices made by a few prominent individuals have tarnished the finance industry.
Most students expend considerable time and effort to understand the material.
The instructor will assist the student with learning the material, but the student has the ultimate responsibility. A few reminders and self-evident points follow. Read the assigned chapters and work the assigned problems before class. The text problems are designed to assist the student in learning finance topics. Class attendance is virtually essential for understanding finance concepts and problem-solving techniques.