CCOG for BA 222 Fall 2024


Course Number:
BA 222
Course Title:
Financial Management
Credit Hours:
3
Lecture Hours:
30
Lecture/Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
0

Course Description

Covers basic financial concepts and practices and includes analysis of company resources, types and sources of financing, forecasting and planning methods, and the roles of the money and capital markets. Recommended: BA 211, MTH 60. Audit available. Prerequisites: WR 115, RD 115 and MTH 20 or equivalent placement test scores.

Addendum to Course Description

Finance Management is designed to expose the student to the financial issues of determining the monetary resources needed by a business, the mix of these resources, the sources and uses of funds, the benefits, risks and costs associated with different types of resources and financing.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon successful completion of the course students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the overall role and importance of the finance function.
  2. Demonstrate basic finance management knowledge.
  3. Communicate effectively using standard business terminology.

Outcome Assessment Strategies

Students will be expected to demonstrate knowledge of the concepts described in the required competencies by any combination of the following:
 

  1. Attendance and participation in class activities
  2. Portfolio of completed and corrected homework problems
  3. Presentations
  4. Individual or group projects
  5. Completion of assessment or certification-style examinations

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

Themes, Concepts, Issues:
 

  1. Planning
  2. The financial environment
  3. Financial Statement analysis
  4. Working Capital
  5. Short Term financing
  6. Time Value of Money
  7. Risk and Return
  8. Capital Budgeting
  9. Investment Banking
  10. Long Term financing
  11. Critical Thinking
  12. Effective Written and Oral Communications
  13. Ethical Conduct


Competencies and Skills:
 

  1. Demonstrate understanding of the finance function
  2. Demonstrate understanding of the goals of the finance manager
  3. Identify the basic financial environment and institutions
  4. Perform analytical reviews of financial results, proposals, and plans
  5. Identify funding sources, instruments, and markets
  6. Demonstrate knowledge of the value of money over time and its uses
  7. Demonstrate knowledge of a basic financial vocabulary
  8. Recognize the importance of ethics