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ERMCPS 5001 Course Outline -  Lectures , Assignments and Exams

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Syllabus

Syllabus Fall 2022

Professor's Inbox
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Professor's INBOX

Processor's Email

Class Info/time

Mondays 8.10-10:00pm

Zoom Call
(Accessing on-line zoom call)

Zoom Room

Active Learning
(access to Assignments):

Active Learning

Professor's Biography

Professor's Biography

Office Hours/Remote
(9:00-5pm)

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Sep 12

Sep 19

Sep 26

Oct  3

Oct 10

Oct 17

Oct 24

Oct 31

Nov 7

Nov 14 

Nov 21
 

Nov 28
 

Dec 5

Dec 12

Dec 19
Final Exam in Class

 

INVESTMENT RISK/RETURN
(TIME-VALUE OF MONEY)

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O

 

C

L

A

S

S

CORPORATE FINANCE
(COMPANY SPECIFIC AND TRANSACTION ANALYSIS)

Assigned Chapters

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Intro Part 1 - Portfolio Management

Chapter #1

Chapter #2-3

Chapter #3-4

Into Part III - Secondary Markets
 
Chapter #10

MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW
Chapters
#1-4

 

Chapter #11

MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW
Chapters
10,11

 

DISCUSSION ON MIDTERM EXAM AND FINAL PROJECT

Intro Part IV - Company Specific Analysis
 
Chapter #15

Chapter #15
16 (Partial)

Chapter #16 & 17

Chapters #17 and 9
 
Review of Project

Final Exam Review
for Chapter 15-17, 9 

 

Assigned Lectures & Class Presentations

Introduction to Finance Lecture 0

Lecture 1: Time Value of Money

Lecture 2 Presentation

Lecture 3a Presentation

Lecture 3b Presentation

Lecture 4 Presentation

Lecture 4b Intro to Stock Valuation

Lecture 4 - Powerpoint

   

Lecture 5 - Presentation

Midterm Review II Update

   

Lecture 7: Chapter 17 - Valuation for Public and Private Companies

   

Assigned Spreadsheets

TVM Mini Template

Risk, Return & TVM

Coveriance, Correlation & Eff. Frontiers

Betas and Regression Analysis

Sharpe Ratios and CAPM

Sexondary Markets: Investing in Stocks

   

Secondary Markets: Investing in Bonds

       

CASE STUDY #2: Alexandria Hotel LBO

Case Study #1: Alexandria Hotel Template

   

Zoom Recordings

     

Zoom Recording 10/3

Zoom Recording (Midterm Exam I) 10/10

 

Zoom Recording 10/24

 

Zoom Recording 11/14

Zoom Recording 11/21

Zoom Recording 11/28

 

Zoom Recording - Exam Review 12/12

 

Lecture Videos

Portfolio Management (Chapter 1-4)

Secondary Markets: Equity Markets, Analysis and Valuation (Chapter 10)

   

Secondary Markets: Bond Markets, Analysis and Valuation (Chapter 11)

             

EXAMS

 

MIDTERM EXAM
Chapters 1-4
(on-line)

Midterm Exam I - Chapters 1,2 and 4

 

MIDTERM EXAM II
Chapters 10,11
(on-line)

Midterm Exam II Review

 

FINAL EXAM
(Chapters 15-17)
(on-line)

Final Exam Review Chapter 15, 16, 17 & 9

Homework Assignments (via Active Learning)

   

Due:  Chapter 1a & 1b

Due Chapters 1b, 2

Due Chapters 3,4

 

Due Chapter 10

Due Chapter 11

           

Spreadsheet Templates

 

   

Chapter 1 - TVM Homework

Chapter 1a - TVM Homework Answers

Chapter 1b - Risk and Return Homework

Ch. I Hwk Part A (1-27) Template

Ch. I Hwk Part B (1-10) Template

Chapter 1b - Homework - Risk and Return Answers

Chapter 2 Excel Templates

Chapter 2 Homework Answers

Chapter 3 Excel Spreadsheets

Chapter 4 Excel Templates

Chapter 4 Homework Answers

 

Chapter 10 Homework Answers

Chapter 11 Excel Templates

 

Financial Analysis

Chapter 15 Excel Templates

Projections Analysis

Chapter 16 Excel Templates

Chapter 17 Valuation Analysis

Chapter 9 - Transaction Analysis (LBO, M&A)

Testing the Twitter Acquisition

   

Project Assignment

                           

FINAL PROJECT DUE 12/22

Project Description and Assigned Companies

Hyatt Financial Analysis and Valuation

Yahoo Finance

Marcus Hotels

Silgan

Dunkin

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