Finance 330

FIN 330 PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Fall 2012 Section: 02 Grise Hall 341 Instructor: Ling Lo, Ph.D. Office: 329 Grise Hall Office Hours: MWF 8:30am ~ 9:10am; MW 12:30pm ~ 1:50pm; MW 3:10pm ~ 3:40pm; T 12:15pm ~ 3:15pm; and by appointment. If you wish to make an appointment through email, please make sure to tell me which class you are registered for. Email: Ling.Lo@wku.edu Phone: 745-2934 PREREQUISITES: ACCT 200; MATH 116; ECO 202 or 203. CLASS MEETING: MWF 10:20am ~ 11:15am. IMPORTANT DATES: • Fall Break: 10/04 ~ 10/06. • Last day to withdraw with W: 10/17. REQUIRED TEXTBOOK: Stephen A. Ross, Randolph W. Westerfield and Bradford D. Jordan. Fundamentals of Corporate Finance with Connect Plus Access Card, 10h edition, Irwin, McGraw-Hill, 2012. ISBN: 007763070X. FINANCIAL CALCULATOR: Texas Instruments TI BAII PLUS “IS REQUIRED”. Finance majors are encouraged to use Texas Instruments TI BAII PLUS Professional instead. COURSE OBJECTIVES: 1) To develop critical thinking skills of financial concepts, 2) To familiarize with the types of the decisions that typically confront financial managers, and 3) To ensure students are competent in the utilizing knowledge of analytical techniques commonly employed in the financial decision-making process. ATTENDANCE POLICY: • PUNCTUAL ATTENDANCE ON A REGULAR BASIS IS EXPECTED. • CHECKING ATTENDANCE OCCURS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CLASS. • IF YOU ARE LATE OR ABSENT, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTES WITH YOUR CLASSMATES. • STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO CHECK BLACKBOARD AND EMAIL REGULARLY FOR IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS. FAILUR TO DO SO WILL NOT EXAMPT YOU FROM RESPONSIBILITIES. • NO DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR WILL BE TOLERATED IN THE CLASSROOM. STUDENTS WITH ANY DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CLASS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PROFESSOR. ANY STUDENT WITH THREE OFFENSES IN A SEMESTER WILL RECEIVE LETTER GRADE “F” FOR THE COURSE. 1

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