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Joe Wayne Byers

Formerly Assistant Applied Professor of Finance

	Phone: (713) 802-1297
Cell: (918) 269-1598	Email: FinancialSEAL@FinancialSEAL.com

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FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION

Finance 7003

Spring 2007

Instructor: Joe Wayne Byers
Office:
Phone: 918-269-1591 (cell)
Fax:
Class Schedule: TTh 4:30-5:45
Office Hours: By appointment
Email: FinancialSEAL@FinancialSEAL.com

Prerequisite/Co-requisite

Texts

Brigham and Ehrhardt, Financial Management: Theory and Practice, Thomson: South-Western, 2005, 11^th Edition. ISBN#: 0-324-25968-9

Additional Resources:

Copeland, Weston and Shastri, Financial Theory and Corporate Policy, Pearson-Addison-Wesley, 2005, 4th Edition.

Haug, Espen G. The Complete Guide to Options Pricing Formulas, McGraw-Hill, 1998. ISBN:0-7863-1241-8

Course Grades

Mid Term Examination	150
Final Examination	150
Cases (3)	100
Total	400

Examinations

The examination is short answer, essay, and problem questions with partial credit awarded for all questions. The examination will be open book and notes and will require a calculator.

Cases

Each chapter has a mini case at the end of the chapter. A case will be due every two to three weeks from the current chapters being covered. Students are allowed to select one case from these chapters for grading. The Student is only require to turn in three and only three of the five cases. Style Requirements

Misconduct:

The document Policies and Procedures Relating to Academic Misconduct in the College of Business Administration shall apply to this course. Copies of the document are on reserve in BAH 218.

Center for Student Academic Support

Students with disabilities should contact the Center for Student Academic Support to self-identify their needs in order to facilitate their rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Cent for Student Academic Support is located in Holmes Student Center, Room 59.

Missing Grades

All missing grades are recorded as zero unless the missed grade falls under the policy specified on pages E56-57 of the Student Handbook. This policy states that the student should report to the Student Center for Academic Support in Holmes Student Center, Room 59 for a formal excuse.

Study Assignments

The topics and associated material is conceptually difficult meaning students will find it helpful to review the scheduled chapters and study assignments before class. This pre-class preparation will assist students to understand the “basic” concepts allowing class time to be devoted to the more difficult material.

Tentative Schedule

Week	Topic	Chapter	Case
1	Introduction and "Risk and Return"	5
2	Financial Options	8
3	Cost of Capital	9
4	Capital Budgeting	11	Case Due
5	Real Options	12
6	Midterm Examination
7	Financial Statements and Financial Planning	13 & 14	Case Due
8	Value Based Management	15
9	Capital Structure	16	Case Due
10 &11	Distributions to Shareholders, IPO's, Investment Banking, and Restructuring	18 & 19
12	Derivatives and Risk Management	23	Final Case Due
14	Final Examination