COURSE OBJECTIVES: The following objectives will be met in this class: Objective Exceeds Expectations Meets Expectations Acceptable Unacceptable 4 3 2 1 Explain the underlying goal of financial managers. Meets the JMSB goal of critical and ethical thinking. Shows full understanding of the underlying goal of financial managers. Shows nearly complete understanding of the underlying goal of financial managers. Shows good understanding of the underlying goal of financial managers. Shows little or no understanding of the underlying goal of financial managers. Properly use the risk-return relationship in assessing business opportunities. Meets the JMSB goal of analysis. Shows full understanding of the risk-return relationship and can properly assess business opportunities with no computational error. Shows nearly complete understanding of the risk-return relationship and can properly assess business opportunities with few or minor computational errors. Shows some understanding of the risk-return relationship and can properly assess business opportunities but makes computational errors. Shows little or no understanding of the risk-return relationship and cannot properly assess business opportunities without significant errors. Compute relevant cash flow and solve complex capital budgeting problems. Meets the JMSB goal of analysis. Shows full understanding of computing relevant cash flows and can solve complex capital budgeting problems with no computational error. Shows nearly complete understanding of computing relevant cash flows and can solve complex capital budgeting problems with few or minor computational errors. Shows good understanding of computing relevant cash flows and can solve complex capital budgeting problems but makes computational errors. Shows little or no understanding of computing relevant cash flows and cannot solve complex capital budgeting problems without significant errors. Evaluate a firm’s working capital management. Meets the JMSB goal of analysis. Shows full understanding of evaluating a firm’s working capital management with no computational error. Shows nearly complete understanding of evaluating a firm’s working capital management with few or minor computational errors. Shows good understanding of evaluating a firm’s working capital management but makes computational errors. Shows little or no understanding of evaluating a firm’s working capital management and cannot make an evaluation without making significant errors. Forecast pro forma financial statements. Shows full understanding of forecasting pro forma financial Shows nearly complete understanding of forecasting pro Shows some understanding of forecasting pro forma financial Shows little or no understanding of forecasting pro forma
Meets the JMSB goal of analysis. statements and can forecast with no computational error. forma financial statements and can forecast with few or minor computational errors. statements but makes computational errors. financial statements and cannot make a forecast without making significant errors. Evaluate a firm’s capital structure. Meets the JMSB goal of analysis. Shows full understanding of evaluating a firm’s capital structure and can evaluate with no computational error. Shows nearly complete understanding of evaluating a firm’s capital structure and can evaluate with few or minor computational errors. Shows some understanding of evaluating a firm’s capital structure but makes computational errors. Shows little or no understanding of evaluating a firm’s capital structure and cannot make an evaluation without making significant errors. Evaluate a firm’s dividend policy. Meets the JMSB goal of analysis. Shows full understanding of evaluating a firm’s dividend policy and can evaluate with no computational error. Shows nearly complete understanding of evaluating a firm’s dividend policy and can evaluate with few or minor computational errors. Shows some understanding of evaluating a firm’s dividend policy but makes computational errors. Shows little or no understanding of evaluating a firm’s dividend policy structure and cannot make an evaluation without making significant errors. Value a firm and a firm’s stock. Meets the JMSB goal of analysis. Shows full understanding of valuing a firm and a firm’s stock and can compute value with no computational error. Shows nearly complete understanding of valuing a firm and a firm’s stock and can compute value with few or minor computational errors. Shows some understanding of valuing a firm and a firm’s stock and can compute value but makes computational errors. Shows little or no understanding of valuing a firm and a firm’s stock and cannot compute value without making significant errors. Use derivative assets to reduce risk. Meets the JMSB goal of critical and ethical thinking. Shows full understanding of using derivative assets to reduce risk and can hedge with no computational error. Shows nearly complete understanding of using derivative assets to reduce risk and can hedge with few or minor computational errors. Shows some understanding of using derivative assets to reduce risk and can hedge but makes computational errors. Shows little or no understanding of using derivative assets to reduce risk but cannot hedge without making significant errors. ALIGNMENT OF OBJECTIVES WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND OR NATIONAL STANDARDS: NA. COURSE SCHEDULE: Agenda: The following is the planned schedule for the course.