- Course begins:
- Course ends:
- Final Project: Due
Note: All assignments are due by 11:59 PM North American eastern time (ET) Sunday of the week they are assigned unless otherwise stated.
Course Orientation and Introduction
Lesson 1: Introduction
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- Read Chapter 1: Overview of Corporate Finance.
- Read the online commentaries: Lesson 1 Introduction
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Assignments:
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- Complete Discussion Forum
- Form Teams & Begin How the Market Works Group Project
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Lesson 2: Review of Financial Statements
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- Read Chapter 2: Bookstore Example
- Read the online commentary, Lesson 2: Review of Financial Statements.
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Assignments:
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- Complete Discussion Forum
- Create How the Market Works Portfolio & Submit Memo (Step 1)
- Complete Lesson 2 Quiz
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Lesson 3: Financial Statement Analysis
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- Read Chapter 3: Financial Statement Analysis
- Read the online commentary, Lesson 03: Financial Statement Analysis.
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- Complete Discussion Forum
- Complete practice and end of chapter problems
- Complete Lesson 03 Quiz
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Lesson 4: Stock Investment Challenge Exercise & Exam
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- Read Common Size and Proforma sections of Chapter 3.
- Read the online commentary, Lesson 04: Stock Investment Challenge Exercise.
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Assignments:
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- Exam 1
- Complete Common Size Analysis Excel Exercise
- Complete How the Market Works Step 2
- Complete How the Market Works Discussion Forum
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Lesson 5: Time Value of Money: Lump Sums
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- Read up to Learning Objective 4.11 of Chapter 4: Time Value of Money.
- Read the online commentary, Lesson 05: Time Value of Money Lump Sums.
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Assignments:
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- Complete Discussion Forum
- Complete end of Chapter 4 problems 1 - 6
- Complete Lesson 05 Quiz
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Lesson 6: Time Value of Money: Annuities
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- Read remaining portions of Chapter 4: Time Value of Money.
- Read online commentary, Lesson 06: Time Value of Money: Annuities.
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Assignments:
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- Complete Discussion Forum
- Complete end of Chapter 4 problems 7 - 18
- Complete Loan Amoritization Excel Exercise
- Complete Lesson 06 Quizzes 1, 2, & 3
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Lesson 7: Bonds
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- Read Chapter 5: The Cost of Raising Capital with Corporate Bonds.
- Read online commentary, Lesson 07: Bonds.
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Assignments:
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- Complete Discussion Forum
- Complete end of chapter problems
- Complete Lesson 07 Quiz
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Lesson 8: Stock Investment Challenge Exercise & Exam
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- Read the online commentary, Lesson 08: Stock Investment Challenge Exercise.
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Assignments:
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- Exam 2
- Complete How the Market Works Step 3
- Complete How the Market Works Discussion Forum
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Lesson 9: Stocks
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Readings:
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- Read Chapter 6: The Cost of Raising Capital with Equity.
- Read online commentary, Lesson 09: Stocks.
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Assignments:
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- Complete Discussion Forum
- Complete end of Chapter 6 problems
- Complete Lesson 09 Quiz
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Lesson 10: Risk vs. Return
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- Read Chapter 7: Financial Mathematical Statistics.
- Read online commentary, Lesson 10: Risk vs. Return.
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Assignments:
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- Complete Discussion Forum
- Complete end of Chapter 7 problems
- Complete Excel Calculating Returns Exercise
- Complete Lesson 10 Quiz
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Lesson 11: Measuring Risk and Return
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- Read Chapter 8: Measuring Risk and Return.
- Read online commentary, Lesson 11: Measuring Risk and Return
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Assignments:
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- Complete Discussion Forum
- Solve end of Chapter 8 problems
- Complete Lesson 11 Quiz
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Lesson 12: Stock Investment Challenge Exercise & Exam
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Readings:
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- Read the online commentary, Lesson 12: Stock Investment Challenge Exercise.
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Assignments:
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- Exam 3
- Complete How the Market Works Step 4
- Complete How the Market Works Discussion Forum
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Lesson 13: Weighted Average Cost of Capital
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Readings:
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- Read Chapter 9: Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC).
- Read online commentary, Lesson 13: Weighted Average Cost of Capital.
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Assignments:
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- Complete Discussion Forum
- Complete Lesson 13 Quiz
- Complete Team Investment Challenge Peer Evaluation
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Lesson 14: Introduction to Capital Budgeting and Techniques
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- Read Chapter 10: Fundamental Capital Budgeting Techniques
- Read online commentary, Lesson 14: Introduction to Capital Budgeting and Techniques.
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Assignments:
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- Complete Discussion Forum
- Complete end of Chapter 10 problems
- Complete Lesson 14 Quiz
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Lesson 15: Incremental Cash Flows & Advanced Capital Budgeting Problems
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- Read Chapter 11: Advanced Capital Budgeting Analysis
- Read online commentary, Lesson 15: Incremental Cash Flows & Advanced Capital Budgeting Problems.
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Assignments:
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- Complete Discussion Forum
- Solve end of Chapter 11 problems
- Complete Exam 4
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Final Project
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Assignments:
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- Complete Final Project Excel Exercise
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