Syllabus & Policies — Quick Summary
📄 Official, detailed syllabus (grading, policies, resources):
Simple Syllabus — FIN 509
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Meeting Info
- Mondays 6:00–9:00 pm • Steam Institute SIJU 137 (live) and live online stream
- If you miss class, watch the posted recording and keep up with deadlines
Textbook
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance (Ross, Westerfield, Jordan), McGraw-Hill, 2021,
ISBN 9781260772395 •
JU Bookstore
Make-ups & Devices
- Make-ups: Valid documented reason required; notify the instructor in advance when possible.
Homework Submission
Grading Weights
| 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.
Weekly Schedule — Spring 2026
Classes begin 03/02/2026. Classes end 05/03/2026. This is now an 8-week class.
Class 1 — Time Value of Money (Chapter 5)
- Topic & Activities: TVM basics; compounding vs. discounting; Excel functions.
- Discussion Board #1 (MarketWatch game) — assigned (due with final)
No graded items due this week.
Class 2 — Discounted Cash Flow Valuation (Chapter 6)
- NPV, multiple cash flows, timelines; annuity preview.
- Assigned: Quiz 1 (Ch. 5–6)
- Assigned: Homework Ch. 5 & 6 due Tue 04/06 Email Excel to mfoley3@ju.edu
Quiz 1 due Wed 03/23 11:59 pm
Quiz 1 — Help Videos
🌞 Spring Break — Sunshine, Beach, and Recharge
Week of 03/16 • No class meeting
- No live class this week.
- Use the break to catch up, rest, and get ready for the second half of the course.
- You may still work ahead on homework, quizzes, and discussion boards if you want.
Enjoy Spring Break!
Class 3 — Interest Rates & Bond Valuation (Chapter 7)
- Bond pricing, YTM, price/yield relationship.
- Assigned: Quiz 2 (Ch. 7)
- Assigned: Homework Ch. 7 due Tue 04/06 Email Excel to mfoley3@ju.edu
Quiz 2 due Wed 03/30 11:59 pm
Quiz 2 — Help Video
Class 4 — Stock Valuation (Chapter 8)
- Dividend discount models, growth assumptions, comparables.
- Assigned: Quiz 3 (Ch. 8)
- Homework Ch. 8 due with Final Email Excel to mfoley3@ju.edu
- Discussion Board #1 due
Homework Ch. 5 & 6 & 7 due Tue 04/06 Email Excel to mfoley3@ju.edu
Discussion Board #1 due Tue 04/06
Quiz 3 due Wed 04/06 11:59 pm
Quiz 3 — Help Videos (4 parts)
Class 5 — Capital Budgeting & WACC (Ch. 9 & 14)
- NPV/IRR, project selection, cost of capital and WACC.
- Assigned: Quiz 4 (Ch. 9)
- Homework Ch. 9 due with Final Email Excel to mfoley3@ju.edu
- Discussion Board #2: Fed Monetary Policy (due with Final)
Quiz 4 due Wed 04/13 11:59 pm
Class 6 — Risk & Return (Chapter 13)
- Expected returns, variance, CAPM intuition.
- Assigned: Quiz 5 (Ch. 13)
- Homework Ch. 13 due with Final Email Excel to mfoley3@ju.edu
- Discussion Board #3: Stablecoin (due with Final)
Quiz 5 due Wed 04/20 11:59 pm
Quiz 5 — Help Videos (2 parts)
Class 7 — Review, Chapters 2 & 3
- Comprehensive review, Chapters 2 & 3
- Bring questions from Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, and 14.
Review week — no new quiz due.
Final — Prep Video
Class 8 — Final / Wrap-Up Week
Class: 04/27 @ 6 pm (Steam Institute SIJU 137)
- Final opens in Blackboard Final folder
- Wrap-up and final questions.
Final due Sun 05/03 11:59 pm
Due with Final:
Homework Ch. 8, 9, 13
Email Excel to mfoley3@ju.edu
+ Discussion Boards #2 & #3
Past Semester
FYI: Homework help videos — Chapters 5–6 (Parts 1–6)
Q13 note (correction): Bridget’s is an annuity due, so ABS(FV(8%/12, 10*12, 150, 0, 1)) — type = 1.
Jordan’s is an ordinary annuity, so ABS(FV(8%/12, 10*12, 175, 0)) — type = 0 (or omitted).
There is a mistake in the help video for this question — sorry for the confusion.
Homework help videos — Chapter 7
Homework help video — Chapter 8
Homework help videos — Chapter 9
Homework help videos — Chapter 13