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: Esher10312@aol.com;
E.Sherman@neu.edu
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 ...