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Finance 5040 Spring 2011

Finance 5040 Spring 2011. Welcome Dr. James Conover. Class Goal. Learn the finance skills needed to be successful in FINA 5170, the core MBA class Prerequisite knowledge Economics 5000 Math 1190 Topics Listed on syllabus Reviewed on first day of class. Organization of Class.

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Finance 5040 Spring 2011

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  1. Finance 5040 Spring 2011 Welcome Dr. James Conover

  2. Class Goal • Learn the finance skills needed to be successful in FINA 5170, the core MBA class • Prerequisite knowledge • Economics 5000 • Math 1190 • Topics • Listed on syllabus • Reviewed on first day of class

  3. Organization of Class • Weekly Lectures • Weekly Homework - All solutions provided • Not graded by me, but are critical to learn material • Weekly in-class exercises • 1/6th of the grade • Midterm Exam • Outside of class on homework manager website (Tuesday 12:01 a.m. to Wednesday 11:59 p.m. (48 hours)) – individual effort only • 1/6th of the grade • Final Exam • Week 8 (Thur, Mar 10: 6:30p-9:30p) or (Sat, Mar 12, 10a-1p) • 4/6th of the grade (substitute for lowest midterm if higher percent)

  4. Grading • Homework! – not graded, but source of exams • Solutions: Ch 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 • Lectures – not graded, but secondary source of information • Textbook – not graded, but primary source of information • In class exercises – graded (1/6) • Homework Manager Quizzes – graded (1/6): • one each week for six weeks (Wednesday, open book) • Final exam – graded (4/6) • (1/3 textual, 2/3 problems)

  5. Supplies • Textbook(s) and HMM Code • 7-chapter electronic pdf to be printed ($30) • Or full textbook ($150/$220, depending on used/new) • Need Homework Manager from McGraw-Hill - $40 • Bundle (bookstore orders it for you) • Electronic pdf of text chapters and code - $58 • Financial calculator - $28-$35 • TI BA II Plus or Professional recommended • High speed internet for the lectures • Phone, email to contact study group members • Exchange information in the discussion group - week 1

  6. My Goals • Help you learn the finance and financial mathematics needed to succeed in this course • Establish a helpful environment that gives you a study group to help with learning the material • All of you can succeed, but a great deal of work is required • A group of colleagues is absolutely essential to completing an MBA program • Goal: Give more than you take: you learn by teaching • Have you contact me whenever you need help • Email at James.Conover@unt.edu • Office: 940-565-3061; Home: 940-891-0901; Cell: 940-594-0175 • Office Hours in BUSI 168A: Wed, Thur 10:00am-12noon • Office Hours after class until last person leaves • My classes: Wednesday, GAB 201; Thursday, Curry 210 • By appointment at other times (fit your schedule and mine)

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