FIN 3010 Dr. Sean P. Salter Spring 2010

Contact Information  Office: BAS N311  Telephone:  Preferred

Office Hours  Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 – 11:00am  Tuesday 5:00 – 6:00pm  Or by prior appointment

Required Textbook  Finance: Applications & Theory Cornett, Adair, Nofsinger

Required Textbook, continued  May be purchased at local bookstores  May be purchased directly from McGraw-Hill Irwin hhe_product.php?cat=108&isbn= hhe_product.php?cat=108&isbn=  Contains 13 loose-leaf chapters, access to the eBook, and access to Connect.

Required Textbook  You MUST have access to Connect and some form of textbook.  Connect is the online homework manager.

Financial Calculator  Instructor supports the Texas Instruments BA-II Plus and the Texas Instruments BA-II Plus Professional.  You may use any nonprogrammable financial calculator. If you choose to use a non-supported calculator, you are on your own with respect to learning to use the calculator.

Financial Calculator, continued  Note that you may not use graphing calculators, PDAs, smart phones, etc., on Quizzes or Exams.

Prerequisites  ACTG 2120 or 3000, QM 2610, and junior standing  If you do not meet these prerequisites, you should withdraw now.

Grade Calculation Homework Average10% Quiz Average10% Exam 115% Exam 215% Exam 315% Final Exam25% Wildcard10% TOTAL100%

Assignment of Letter Grades  Course AverageCourse Grade average  A  average  B  average  C  average  D  average F

Types of Assignments  Practice Questions & Problems  Homework  Quizzes  Exams  Final Exam Departmental & Comprehensive Must core 45% or more in order to pass, irrespective of other work in class Friday, April 30, 2010; 6:00 – 8:00pm

Quiz Wheel  Rules are on the syllabus. Read them!  Spin at the beginning of class

Wildcard  The 10% Wildcard will be applied to your highest exam score (i.e., the highest score attained from Exam 1, Exam 2, Exam 3, and the Final Exam).

Reasonable Accommodations for Students with Disabilities  If you have a disability that may require assistance or accommodations, or if you have any questions related to any accommodation for testing, note taking, reading, etc., please speak with me as soon as possible. You may also contact the Office of Disabled Student Services ( ) with any questions about such services.  No accommodation will be given without proper documentation from the Office of Disabled Student Services.

Other Issues  Lottery Scholarship Read the syllabus  Recording Lectures Not allowed  Technological Devices Turn them off prior to class  Communicable Diseases If you’re sick, stay away  Exam Days I don’t answer questions or give assistance

Tentative Schedule