Week 01 Introduction; Chap 1 Introduction to Financial Managment

Week 02 Chap 2 Financial Statements, Taxes, and Cash Flow 

Week 03 Homework 1; Chap 3 Working with Financial Statements 

Week 04 Homework 2; Chap 4 The Time Value of Money, Chap 5 Discounted Cash Flow Valuation 

Week 05 Chap 5 Discounted Cash Flow Valuation, Chap 6 Interest Rates and Bond Valuation  

Week 06 Tomb Sweeping Day (Ching Ming Festival). National Holiday

Week 07 Midterm 1, Chap 6 Interest Rates and Bond Valuation 

Week 08 Homework 3, Chap 7 Equity Market and Stock Valuation 

Week 09 Chap 8 Net Present Value and Other Investment Criteria

Week 10 Homework 4; Chap 9 Making Capital Investment Decisions 

Week 11 Chap 10 Some Lessons from Capital Market History 

Week 12 Midterm 2 Chap 11 Risk and Return 

Week 13 Chap 11 Risk and Return 

Week 14 Homework 5; Chap 12 Cost of Capital 

Week 15 Chap 13 Leverage and Capital Structure 

Week 16 Homework 6; Chap 14 Dividends and Dividend Policy 

Week 17 Chap 15 Raising Capital 

Week 18 Final Exam

N/A

We will have 6 problem sets, 2 midterm exams (1.5 hours each) and a final exam (2 hours). There will be no make-up exam unless you have a legit reason (ask me to see if it is legit).



The grading breakdown: 

Class participation: 5% 

Homework: 15% 

Midterm 1&2: 25% each 

Final: 30%

Note:

All grades will be curved. If we don't have a TA, then I will reduce the weight of homework to 5% and distribute those 10% to midterms evenly.

Textbook: 

Jordan, Westerfield, Ross, Wong and Wong (2017) Essentials of Corporate Finance, 9th Edition. 



It is also essential to own a financial calculator. TI BA II Plus is recommended.