FIN 3010 – Business Finance

Dr. Sean Salter

FULL SYLLABUS AVAILABLE ON D2L

Contact Information

• Office: BAS N311– Office Hours: Tues & Thurs 10am-12:30pm

• Email: Sean.Salter@mtsu.edu– This is the best way to contact me.– I check this every day.

• Skype ID: saltermtsu– By appointment only; email first.

• Phone: 615.866.5117– 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 Average 10%Quiz Average 10%Exam 1 15%Exam 2 15%Exam 3 15%Final Exam 25%Wildcard 10%TOTAL 100%

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 www.mtsu.edu– Check your mtmail.mtsu.edu account for emails 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., 2002-2007• Univ. of Alabama, 2001-2002 • 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.