Introduction to
Financial Management
Overview of Financial
Management
 Introduction
 Keys to Success
 Recitations
 Class Structure - Syllabus
 Text – Financial Management: Core Concepts
 Exams – Open Book and Open Notes
 Expectations
 Attendance
 Preparation for Class
Keys to Success
 Read Ahead of Lectures
 Use syllabus and PowerPoint to help
 Bring questions to class on material
 Do All Assigned Problems and Quizzes
 Homework problems are required and designed to help
you master the material – must be completed prior to
taking weekly quiz
 Test yourself with other questions (Prepping for the
Exam Questions have answers in back of book)
 Philosophy - this course is basic intuition but with
a new language…
Homework and Quizzes
 Your homework is assigned each week in
MyFinanceLab
 There will be a set of problems directly from the book
and you get three attempts at each problem.
 Once you have completed that week’s homework
assignment you can then take the weekly quiz.
 The weekly quiz is designed to make sure you
understand the chapter material covered that week.
 It is a ninety minute (maximum time) quiz.
 The quiz must be completed by each Sunday evening.
Recitation Sessions
 Every Friday – 50 minutes
 Mandatory this Friday 1-8-10 and after exam #1
 This is optional but can help with your point total
for the homework assignments.
 You will be “rewarded” up to the 10 points for the
homework for that week by attending recitation
 Example, you only scored 6 points on the homework,
attending class will net you 4 points for a total of 10.
 Recitation Instructor will go over problems
 This will help you prior to taking the quiz to clear up any
misconceptions from the material for the week.
Class Structure -- Syllabus
 Homework Assignments
 Open each week and are due by 11:00 p.m. on Thursday.
 Must be completed prior to taking Quiz.
 You will receive immediate feedback on your answers,
with three chances on each problem.
 You can ask for “help” in MyFinanceLab
 Weekly Quiz is due by 11:00 p.m. on Sunday
 Two Exams during the course. In class, open notes
and open book
 Final will have an optional time for conflicts.
Examinations
 Open Book and Open Notes
 Questions will be more difficult
 Efficient use of time a must
 Notes are your friends…think about how best to use
them at lecture time, not when you study for exam
 Calculators
 Important tool
 Know your calculator…
 Laptops?
 Not in exams
 Can use to help solve homework or quiz problems
Textbook
 Financial Management: Core Concepts
 Approach
 Equations, Calculators and Spreadsheets
 Personal examples as a segue to business applications
 Written for this audience
 Special Features for you
 Finance Follies – Real World Issues and Examples
 Putting Finance to Work – Relations to other disciplines
 Choice on Format
 Real Book (OSU Bookstore with access code) with access
 E-Book (On line version with access to MyFinanceLab)
 Secondary Market (not recommended) …must still buy access
Expectations
 Attendance
 On time for lecture and recitation (professional courtesy
and just a good business habit)
 Notify me if examination will be missed prior to
examine (if at all possible)
 Professional Attitude
 Toward Instructors and Professor (no early exits)
 Toward other students (no cell phones, etc.)
 Ethics – Do your own work…this is the time to build
your skill set
Questions?
 Lecture
 Recitations
 Homework
 Text
 Examinations
 Other