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| Semester: | Summer 2025 |
| Number: | 0209-330-001 |
| Instructor: | TBA |
| Days: | Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 11:00 am - 1:00 pm |
| Note: | Online, Both synchronous and asynchronous |
| Location: | Online |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Course Meets: | July 7 - August 10 |
| Notes: |
Business Majors Are Required To Take Eca 111 And Eca 112 |
| Course Materials: | View Text Books |
| Description: |
Examine the concepts and tools required to make financial decisions in a corporate setting. Study time value of money, introduction to valuation of financial securities, capital budgeting, and risk and return. |
| Learning Goals: |
Course Goals: Upon completion of this course, the successful student should be able to:• Identify the basic types of financial management decisions and the role of the financial manager.• Understand the goal of financial management and the impact that this goal has on financial decisions.• Identify the following differences: accounting value vs. market value, accounting income vs. cash flow, average tax rates vs. marginal tax rates.• Calculate a firm’s cash flow from its financial statements• Calculate the future value of an investment made today• Calculate the present value of cash to be received at a future date• Calculate the rate of return for an investment with a single future cash flow• Calculate the future value and present value of investments with multiple cash flows• Identify important bond features• Calculate bond values and understand why bond values fluctuate• Understand the relationship between stock dividends and stock values• Identify important features of common and preferred stock• Calculate net present value and understand why NPV is the best criterion for evaluating investments.• Calculate the payback and the accounting rate of return for an investment• Understand how to determine the relevant cash flows in capital budgeting• Understand the historical returns and risks for various types of investments *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here. |
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