Course Syllabus Finance (THM 415)

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Course SyllabusFinance (THM 415)
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Course Description
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• This course introduces basic techniques and
  concepts necessary to effectively manage the
  limited financial resources while evaluate
  various investment opportunities. In this regard,
  students will learn the 4 principles of finance
  and apply them to value securities, decide
  whether to accept or reject projects, and
  forecast streams of cash flows. Moreover, through
  intensive applications, this course aims to
  instill the idea that finance is all around us
  and that financial decisions (whatever complex
  they might be perceived) stem from simple
  rational, common sense sets of basics.

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Pre-requisites

• A passing grade from the above mentioned courses
  is a pre-requisite for passing this course
• THM 164 Calculus
• THM 313 Hospitality Management Accounting
• BIM 191 PC General Applications I

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Textbook

• Sheridan Titman, Arthur J. Keown, John D. Martin,
  Financial Management Principles and
  Applications, (11th Ed.), Pearson.
• Instructors Web Page
• www.satm.bilkent.edu.tr/jamel

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Grading

• In-Class Attendance 5
• In-Class Participation 5
• Assignments 25
• Midterm Exam 30
• Final Exam 35

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Things to Remember

• All Students should have an undergraduate e-mail
  address (i.e._at_ug.bilkent.edu.tr ) along with an
  SRS Password.
• Maximum 25 Absenteeism!
• Come Prepared for Chapters that will be taught.
• Late Homework and / or Assignment ? 0!
• Failing to attend 75 of class sessions and / or
  totaling less than 35.75 / 65 (before final exam)
  would mean that student in question will NOT be
  allowed to be seated to Final Exam ? FZ!

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Course Breakdown
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Weeks 1 through 7

• Week 01 Introduction to Financial Management
  (Chapter 1)
• Week 02 Understanding Financial Statements,
  Taxes and Cash Flows (Chapter 3)
• Week 03 Time Value of Money The Basics
  (Chapter 5)
• Week 04 The Time Value of Money Annuities and
  Other Topics (Chapter 6)
• Week 05 An Introduction to Risk and Return
  History of Financial Market Returns (Chapter 7)
• Week 06 Risk and Return Capital Market Theory
  (Chapter 8)
• Week 07 Revision

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Midterm Examination
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Weeks 9 through 14

• Week 09 Mid-Semester Evaluation
• Week 10 Debt Valuation and Interest Rates
  (Chapter 9)
• Week 11 Stock Valuation (Chapter 10)
• Week 12 Investment Decision Criteria (Chapter
  11)
• Week 13 Analyzing Project Cash Flows (Chapter
  12)
• Week 14 Overall Review

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Final Exam

• Semester Holiday!