Syllabus

Finance 653 Section 1, TH 1800-2040 SS 2512

Case Studies in Financial Management Sched. 14711

Fall 2003

Instructor: Dr. Hugh Hunter E-mail: hughh3@sbcglobal.net; hhunter@mail.sdsu.edu

Office: SSE 3405 Office hours: T 1250-1400, 1700-1830 Note: Hours

Phone: 594-6887 TH 1250-1400, 1700-1745 may change

Prerequisite: BA 665. FIN 617 or some other 2nd course in corporate finance, such as FIN 325, would help. You should have available a good finance text for reference. The best is Brealey-Myers, Principles of Corporate Finance, any addition. Ross, Westerfield, Jaffe, Corporate Finance is also very good. .

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About this class:

For an introduction to the case method, see the last page of this syllabus and Note To the Student: How To Study and Discuss Cases in the Bruner book, pp. xxv-xxx.

Each case deals with specific finance topics. Case topics are listed along with study questions at the end of the syllabus. We will review these topics sometime before the case presentation. However, if you feel a need to review certain of these topics apart from class assignments, refer to the appropriate chapters in a corporate finance text.

Most of our class time will be devoted to discussion of cases and finance topics related to the cases. It is your class, so treat it as such. For the class to be successful, you must work to that end. That means coming each time prepared to engage the assigned material. Not only will lack of effort diminish the quality of the class, it will also diminish your grade. Each week I will call on a few people at random to discuss the case. This does not diminish the importance of volunteering.

Written Reports

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