Spring 2003 Pletcher
www.csus.edu/indiv/p/pletcher/
MGMT134
- Financial Management
COURSE
OUTLINE
OFFICE: BUS-2116
OFFICE HOURS: After class, by appointment and via the
Internet
PHONE: 278-6849 (You may leave a message.)
EMAIL: pletcher@cba4.cba.csus.edu (Email
much more reliable than voice message.)
TEXT: No required text. I recommend that you have access to a
corporate finance text such as VanHorne, Financial
Management & Policy, Brigham & Gapenski, Financial
Management -
Theory & Practice, or Weston & Copeland, Managerial Finance
SCHEDULE
Week of: Assignment
Jan.
27 Class Handouts,
Reading Assignments, Email a/c sign-up, and
first topic assignments.
Feb. 3 Group
assignments, Case assignments and An Introduction to Case Analysis
Introductory Case #1 Southeast
Trailer Company
1.
Effective
use of Search Engines for Business Research
2.
Business
on the Internet
3.
Crime
on the Internet
Balance of topic assignments
Feb. 10 Review of Southeast Trailer and Discussion
of Case Analysis Expectations
4.
Working
Capital Management - Cash, Inventory and Accounts Receivable
5. Venture Capital Financing
Feb. 17 Case #1 Apple Computer (http://www.apple.com)
6. Investment Banking
7. Common Stock Financing
8. Long-Term Debt Financing
Feb. 24
Case #2 Brown-Forman (http://www.brown-forman.com)
9. Junk Bond Financing
10. Public Utility Financing
11.
Leasing
Mar. 3 Case #3 Sears (http://www.sears.com/)
12. Capital Budgeting
13. Mergers
14. Takeovers
Mar. 10
Case #4 General
Motors (http://www.gm.com)
15. Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs)
16. Conglomerates
17. Divestment
Mar. 17 Case #5 Home
Depot (http://www.homedepot.com)
18. The Business of Sports
19. Business Failure
20. Reorganization
Mar. 24 Cases #6 Walgreens (http://www.walgreens.com)
21. Nonprofit Business
22. Government Assistance
Programs
23. Government Programs to
attract/retain Businesses
Mar. 31 Cases
#7 General Electric (http://www.ge.com)
24. Privatization of Military Property/Facilities
25.
Dividend Policy
26.
Stock Repurchase
Apr. 7
Cases #8 American
Airlines (http://www.americanairlines.com)
27. Insider Trading
28. Antitrust
29. Other Illegal Corporate Practices
Apr. 14 Discussion Case – Boeing Corp. (http://www.boeing.com)
Apr. 21 Cases #9 Pepsi (http://www.pepsico.com)
30. Corporate Social
Responsibility
31. Multinational Finance
Apr. 28 Case # 10 Hewlett
Packard (http://www.hp.com)
32. Starting a New Small Business
33. Franchising
Remainder of course topics
May 5 Case Review – Course Review