Principles of Finance
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Instructor Information
Instructor: Dr. Sara Robicheaux
Office Location: Harbert 203-D
Phone: 205-249-7500 (cell – do not call after 6pm)
Email: srobiche@bsc.edu (Preferred form of Communication)
Welcome! I am excited to get to
know each of you. I am Dr. Sara Robicheaux and I have been teaching
finance for over 20 years. This is my twentieth year at BSC. I am
a graduate of BSC with a major in math and minor in economics. I have a
masters in economics and a Ph.D. in finance. In addition to teaching at BSC, I
first taught at the University of North Carolina. I serve in the
role of Dean of the Business Program and Director of the Stump program at BSC.
Course Information
This
course examines the theory and practice of corporate finance. An introductory course in the principles of
financial analysis directed at developing the tools necessary for sound
financial decision-making. Major topics
include an overview of the financial environment, valuation, financial
forecasting, and capital budgeting.
Course Expectations:
Students
are expected to read and comprehend the assigned chapter; be able to answer
questions that appear in the chapter; and, work the assigned problems for each
chapter. It is expected that students
will have read the chapter before the attempting the assigned problems. Students who are not prepared to present
assigned problems or cases for each chapter or cannot answer questions in class
regarding the assigned chapter will have their grade penalized accordingly.
Course Objectives:
Finance is
the cornerstone of the enterprise system.
General financial management is vitally important to the economic health
of business firms and, hence, to the nation and world. Because of its importance, finance should be
thoroughly understood. The course
objective is to obtain a better understanding of general financial theory and
financial management.
Prerequisites:
AC 221, EC
202, and MA 207. It is important that you have a basic knowledge of financial
statements and accounting issues before beginning this course.
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