Overview of Fall 2008 MBA 8135 Who Am I? Changes For Fall 2008 Course Details Contact Information

Overview of Fall 2008
MBA 8135
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Who am I?
Changes for Fall 2008
Course Details
Contact Information
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Live Links
zhttp://www2.gsu.edu/~fnccwh/mba
8135.html
zhttp://www2.gsu.edu/~fnccwh/pdf/8
135sylfa08.pdf
zhttp://www2.gsu.edu/~fnccwh/pdf/8
135introfa08.pdf
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Course Components
Who am I?
Ph.D. (1993) from Florida State University in
Corporate Finance
Former Assistant Professor and MBA Corporate
Finance Coordinator at Georgia State
Online GSU Corporate Finance since 1998
Currently Professor of Finance at U. of West
Georgia
Consulting in Corporate Finance and
Investments
Research is mix Corporate Finance (asymmetric
information) and Investments (mutual funds and
long-run investing)
Ulearn/WEBCT Vista
zQuizzes and Online Exams (yes)
zChat (yes), Bulletin Board (some)
zEmail (yes)
MSN Instant Messenger =
[email protected]
Chapter Outlines with Video
Face to Face Final Exam
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Course Details
Class Hours: Mondays, 7:15 p.m..
Mondays
z Chats @7:15-8:30 p.m.
z Quizzes @11:00 p.m.
McGraw Hill Primis Online custom published book for
MBA 8135 - Corporate Finance. The ISBN of the textbook is
978-0-390-80084-8. Hardcopies can be purchased from
the GSU bookstore or you can order the text as an eBook
from Primis Online:
https://ebooks.primisonline.com/eBookstore/eBookOptio
ns.jsp
z The custom book includes selected chapters from two
textbooks, Fundamental of Corporate Finance, Eighth
Edition, by Ross, Westerfield and Jordan and Corporate
Finance, Eighth Edition, by Ross, Westerfield and Jaffe
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Mostly Ross Westerfield Jaffe
zOccasional disconnect between text,
end of chapter problems, and
testbank
Less Material/No Accounting
Final Exam is mix of common
questions and instructor specific
Outside Reading/Writing assignments
Three in-class 1-hour exams
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How I present material
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Written Assignments (10% of each exam)
Chapter Outlines with Video and Audio

z Need to Know/Dont need to know
z Every Chapter has overview video
z Use Videos to cover typical calculations,
usually end of chapter problems (new for me)
z Have best in breed lectures for most topics
z Audios to solve most problem types
Textbook
z Disconnect between text, end of chapter
problems, and testbank
z Brevity in text implies use multiple chapters
Accommodates various learning styles
You read Warren Buffets Letters

to Shareholder for
z1980 (Exam 1)
z1992 (Exam 2)
z2007 (Exam 3)
You write one-page essay on based
on your reading of Letter
You post the essay in Ulearn
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Daily Class Schedule
Grading
Grade Weights:
zOne-hour exams (3 exams at 15%
each)
45%
zQuizzes (top 10 of 11) 18%
zTwo-Minute Feedback 2%
zFinal exam
35%
100%
Date Event
8/18
Optional Face-to-Face Orientation
in Classroom South 305 at 7:15 pm
8/25
Chat Session (7:15-8:30 pm)
9/01
Ross/Westerfield/Jaffe Chapter 1
Quiz Due by 11 p.m.
9/08 Chat Session (7:15-8:30 pm) and
Ross/Westerfield/Jordan Chapter 5 Quiz
Due by 11 p.m.
9/15
Chat Session (7:15-8:30 pm) and
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Prerequisites
Grading Policy
Prerequisites: MBA 8000, MBA 8025.

CSP: 1,2,3,6,7,8.
Co requisites: MBA 8015, MBA 8030.
zEither or both of these courses can be
taken simultaneously with MBA 8135.
The finance department employs the +/- grading system.

A C- is considered a passing grade for this course and a
C- is considered passing for prerequisite purposes for
this course, as well as for all finance electives.
In accordance with Departmental policy, for masters
level courses (MBA and FI prefixed), it is expected that
no more than 35 percent of the students in a given class
section will receive a grade of A. The majority of the
remaining students are expected to receive grades of B.
Those students demonstrating significantly lagging
performance shall earn grades of C or lower as
appropriate. This policy is amended to incorporate +/grades as mentioned in the paragraph above.
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Face to Face Sessions
Contact Information
Optional
zAugust 18, Optional Face-to-Face
Orientation in Classroom South 305 at 7:15
Required
zDecember 6, Face to Face Comprehensive
Final Exam, Saturday, 12:30-2:30 pm,
Classroom TBD
Office: RCOB 18, U. of West Georgia

Office Phone and Voicemail: (770)301-
8648 (cell) or (678)839-4816 (office)
Class Webpage: Ulearn

E-mail: Ulearn (preferred) or
[email protected] or
[email protected]
MSN Instant Messenger:
[email protected]

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Streaming Video Control Review

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More Course Details

How I present material

Written Assignments (10% of each exam)

Chapter Outlines with Video and Audio

You read Warren Buffets Letters

Daily Class Schedule

Prerequisites: MBA 8000, MBA 8025.

The finance department employs the +/- grading system.

Face to Face Sessions

Office: RCOB 18, U. of West Georgia

8648 (cell) or (678)839-4816 (office)

Class Webpage: Ulearn

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