U301 Sylabus

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

FIN U301 ? CORPORATE FINANCE

Fall 2007

Syllabus

Course Description: Develops the skills to make and implement financial policy decisions in a global economy. Specific objectives include developing an understanding of financial analysis; company valuation; capital markets; cost of capital; capital asset pricing and risk measurement; short- and long-term financial policies; working capital management; multinational financial management; and special topics including lease financing, debt  refunding, mergers and acquisitions, and bankruptcy and restructuring. Offers opportunities to consider many broader issues including the relevance of globalization, the world economy, technological advances, and legal, social, and ethical issues related to the practice of corporate finance and business. Written and oral communications skills and teamwork are also stressed. Cases and spreadsheets are used extensively.

Instructor: Eliot H. Sherman        Home Phone:         (508) 893-0129 until 11:00 P.M.
                    Cell Phone:          (617) 680-6616
E-mail: [email protected];
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Meeting: Section 7: Tuesday/Friday   221 Hayden          8:00 A.M. ?  9:40 A.M.
               Section 1: Tuesday/Friday    170 Dodge          3.25 P.M.  ?  5:05 P.M.

Office Hours: 409A Hayden Hall    Tuesday/Friday 11:45 ? 3:15 o ...
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