PUBPOL 5563

Managerial Finance

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This course provides an introduction to business finance through video lectures and assignments. Topics include basic financial accounting, time value of money, stock and bond valuation, capital budgeting, portfolio theory, asset-pricing models, cost of capital, dealing with risk, capital structure, acquisitions, and options. Application of theory to practical applications will be emphasized.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) students.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024FA, 2024SP, 2023FA

Outcomes

• Perform basic valuation of cash flows from projects, bonds, and stocks.
• Make capital budgeting decisions through the use of concepts including the time value of money and discounted cash flow analysis.
• Assess the relationship between risk and return and integrate that knowledge in determining corporate cost of capital.
• Explain the role of debt and equity in corporate capital structure.

When Offered Multi-semester course: Fall, Spring.

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