📄 Official, detailed syllabus (grading, policies, resources): Simple Syllabus — FIN 509
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance (Ross, Westerfield, Jordan), McGraw-Hill, 2021,
ISBN 9781260772395 •
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| Component | Weight |
|---|---|
| Assignments (5) | 20% |
| Discussion Boards (3) | 15% |
| Quizzes (5) | 25% |
| Final Exam | 40% |
| Total | 100% |
Letter scale (suggested): A ≥ 90; A- 89–90; B+ 87–89; B 80–87; B- 79–80; C+ 78–79; C 70–78; F < 70. See the Simple Syllabus for full details.
This course covers corporate finance and time value of money, risk & return, capital budgeting, and valuation topics.
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Week 1 begins Tue 10/07/2025. All class meetings are Tuesdays 6:00 pm in DCOBT 117.
No graded items due this week.
Quiz 1 due Wed 10/22 11:59 pm
Quiz 2 due Wed 10/29 11:59 pm
Quiz 3 due Wed 11/05 11:59 pm
Homework Ch. 5 & 6 due Tue 11/04 • Discussion Board #1 due Tue 11/04
Quiz 4 due Wed 11/12 11:59 pm
Quiz 5 due Wed 11/19 11:59 pm
Final due Sun 11/23 11:59 pm
Due with Final: Homework Ch. 8, 9, 13 + Discussion Boards #2 & #3
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