MG 670 Managerial Finance

This course introduces students to financial theory and concepts and incorporates analysis, planning, and control of internal and external financial decisions of a firm with emphasis on corporate structure. Topics include cash flows, cash management, ratio analysis, time value of money, risk-return trade-off and pricing models, financial reporting, portfolio analysis, fundamentals of capital budgeting, security valuation, choice of capital structure, cost of capital, and working capital management. In addition, the course will explore important financial concerns facing multinational corporations, small business issues, ethics, and the role of information technology in financial decision-making process, and implementation and control as well as the development and use of IT in organizations. Other issues considered include determination of optimal dividend policy and capital structure, investment decisions under uncertainty, mergers and acquisitions, and the application of investment theory to corporate finance problems. Through the case study method, students will acquire a practical knowledge of how to develop and examine financial reports that aid managers in making business decisions, in addition to gaining a working knowledge of managerial finance by learning to develop a systematic approach to financial analysis.