FIN 3010 – Business Finance Dr. Sean Salter

FULL SYLLABUS AVAILABLE ON D2L

Contact Information Office:BAS N311 – Office Hours: Tues & Thurs 10am-12:30pm – This is the best way to contact me. – I check this every day. Skype ID:saltermtsu – By appointment only; first. Phone: – Leave a message; don’t expect a call back.

Course Materials Textbook – Introduction to Corporate Finance, 2nd Edition (Abridged Edition) by Megginson and Smart Homework Manager – CengageNow Financial Calculator (TI BAII Plus) – No graphing, no programmable, no communications, no photography – see full syllabus

Prerequisites ACTG 2120 or ACTG 3000, QM 2610, and junior standing.

Course Grading Homework Average10% Quiz Average10% Exam 115% Exam 215% Exam 315% Final Exam25% Wildcard10% TOTAL100%

Grade Components Homework – CengageNow Quizzes – Quiz Wheel: This is your notice! Exams – In Class; 85 minutes; Multiple Choice; Time Pressure Final Exam (next slide)

Final Exam The FIN 3010 Final Exam is departmental and comprehensive and will be administered on Friday, December 7, 2012, from 6:00 – 8:00pm CST. If you have a religious observance issue, a DSS accommodation issue, a university-sponsored activity, or a military service issue that may cause a conflict with the scheduled exam administration, you must notify the instructor immediately. Any other issues – including work or vacation conflicts – are not acceptable excuses, and students should make plans accordingly. Details pertaining to the Final Exam will be circulated at a later date. Formula sheets and crib sheets are prohibited on the Final Exam, as are devices that are capable of communication, storing text or formulas, and/or taking photographs (this includes – but is not limited to – smart phones, graphing calculators, and iPods).

Final Exam, continued Exam is still departmental and comprehensive, however, Note these changes: – No minimum score required to pass the course Previously a 45% was required – Exam will cover only the core concepts relevant to all business majors Guidelines will be distributed later in the semester

Student Responsibilities Attend class meetings Read all assigned chapters prior to class Take the quizzes Complete all homework assignments Take all examinations

Required Syllabus Statements Students with disabilities – Reasonable accommodations provided; see full syllabus for details. Students with lottery scholarship – A grade of “C” of lower may affect your standing; see full syllabus for details.

In Case of Emergency If there is an emergency while we are in class, we will – Shelter in place (e.g., safety concern) – Take shelter in safe location (e.g., weather) – Evacuate building (e.g., fire, bomb threat) If there is a weather situation or emergency that precludes us from meeting, you should – Check – Check your mtmail.mtsu.edu account for s from the University and/or from me If I need to cancel class, I will notify you via your mtmail.mtsu.edu account.

Some Advice for Success Don’t worry about your final grade in this class. – Focus on doing your best every day and on every assignment. Spend time on this class outside of class. – We’re in class 3 hours/week, and you should spend another 3 hours/week (at least) if you want to succeed. – That doesn’t mean that you can wait and study 12 hours for the test and be OK.

Some Advice for Success, continued Read the assigned chapters in the textbook. – I don’t have time to cover every informational item during lecture. Do the homework. – I’ll work as many examples as I can, but you need to practice and prove to yourself that you can do the problems (CONFIDENCE). If I spend time on it, then it’s important. If I’m writing, you should be writing; if I’m talking, you should be writing faster.

About the Instructor Associate Professor of Finance MTSU, 2007-present Univ. of Southern Miss., Univ. of Alabama, Ph.D., Finance Taught finance, 1996-present Experience in Health Care Finance and Corporate Valuation Real Estate researcher – cited by LA Times, Inman News, Men’s Health, Huffington Post, US News & World Report, London Daily Mail, et al.