Course Syllabus
1. Program of Study
Faculty/Institute/College
Bachelor of Business Administration Program
Mahidol University International College
2. Course Code
Course Title
ICMF475
Case Studies in Finance
3. Number of Credits
4 (Lecture-Lab-Study) (4-0-8)
4. Prerequisite(s)
ICMF 372 Financial Management
5. Type of Course
Elective Course
6. Trimester / Academic Year
1/2015-2016
7. Course Description
Discussion of the concepts and methodologies used to explore current issues and case
studies in finance.
8. Course Objective(s)
After successful completion of this course, students will be able to
8.1 expose to business analysis using financial analysis.
8.2 exposed to special topics in finance or it can be called financial seminar
based on case analysis method.
9. Course Outline
Week
1
2
3
4
Hours
Topics
Introduction to case analysis:
Case 1: Warren E. Buffett, 2005
Financial analysis and forecasting:
Case 8: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.,
Case 10: Value Line Publishing: October 2002
Estimating cost of capital:
Case 15: Nike, Inc.,
Case 17: The Boeing 7E7
Capital budgeting:
Case 18: The Investment Detective,
Case 20: Target Corporation
1
Lecture
Lab
4
0
4
0
4
0
4
0
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Management of equity: dividends and repurchases:
Case 29: Gainesboro Machine Tools Corporation,
Case 30: Autozone
Management of capital structure (I):
Case 31: An Introduction to Debt Policy and Value,
Case 33: California Pizza Kitchen
Management of capital structure (II):
Case 34: The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company,
Case 35: Deluxe Corporation
Financing tactics: foreign exchange:
Case 37: Carrefour S.A.,
Case 38: Baker Adhesives
Valuing the enterprise (I):
Case 44: Arcadian Microarray Technologies, Inc.,
Case 45: JetBlue Airways IPO Valuation
Valuing the enterprise (II):
Case 50: Flinder Valves and Controls Inc.
Seminar
Seminar
Total
0
4
0
4
0
4
0
4
0
4
0
4
0
4
0
44
10. Teaching Method(s)
Lecture, Case Discussion and Analysis, Case Presentation
11. Teaching Media
PowerPoint, Excel, whiteboard and textbook
12. Measurement and Evaluation of Student Achievement
Composition
%
30%
Attendance, discussion and analysis
Term project and presentation
35%
35%
100%
Final Examination
Total
13. Course Evaluation
Grade
A
B+
B
C+
C
D+
D
4
Score
90-100
85-89
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
2
F
0-59
14. Textbook
Bruner, R. F., Eades, K. M. and Schill, M. J. (2014), Case Studies in Finance: Managing for
Corporate Value Creation, 7th edition, international edition, McGraw-Hill.
15. Instructor
Asst. Prof. Dr. Li Li (lihuandai@yahoo.com)
16. Course Coordinator
Program Director of Finance Major
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