【国际经贸专业英文教学大纲】Syllabus-of-Finance

Syllabus ofFinanceCourse Code:FIN3001ETotal TeachingHours:48Total Credits:3Pre-required Courses:Basic knowledgeof economicsCourseDescriptionThis courseis anintroduction tofinance whichstudies corporatefinance,investments andfinancialmarkets and institutions.The coretopics includedin thiscourse are:Financial marketsandinstitutions,allocating resourcesover time,household savingand investmentdecisions,Valuation ofKnown CashFlows:Bonds,Common Stocks,hedging,insuring,and diversifying,Portfolio Opportunitiesand Choice,forward andfutures markets,markets forOptions andContingent Claims,etc.Required TextsMaterialsZvi Bodie,Robert Merton,David Cleeton,financial economics,2/E,Prentice Hall,

2008.Course ScheduleWeekTopics1-2Financial Economics3Financial Marketsand Institutions4Allocating ResourcesOver Time5Household Savingand InvestmentDecisions6-7Principles ofMarket Valuation8-9Valuation ofKnown CashFlows:Bonds10Valuation ofCommon Stocks11-12Principles ofRisk Management13Hedging,Insuring,and Diversifying14Portfolio Opportunitiesand Choice15Forward andFutures Markets16Markets forOptions andContingent ClaimsGradingHomeworkAssignments andClass Participation30%Final Exam70%The gradeswill beassigned asfollows:90-100A80-89B70-79C60-69D0-59FAssessmentsHomework Assignments-There will be homework assignments every1-2weeks.You maydiscusshomework questionswith yourclassmates;however,it hasto beyour individualwork.You havetosubmit yoursolution filefor eachassignment immediatelyafter you are notified.The duedate foreachassignment willbe announcedwhen thehomework areassigned.Late submissionwill causepenalty onthegrade.Final Exam-The written,close-textbook final exam willbe givenat endof thesemester.The examdurationis2hours.The finalexams willfocus onthe text,lectures andhomeworkassignments.It willconsistof10true andfalse questions,15multiple-choice questions,4-5short answersand4-5application questions.A sampleof thefinalexamwillbeposted foryour referencebefore theexam.Class AttendanceAttendanceis mandatory.You shouldcome toevery classon time,stay forthe entireclass andbeingattentive inthe classunless you have afamily orhealth relatedemergency.If forsome reasonyouarenotable to come toclass oryouhavetocomelate orleave earlyyou needto letme know.When youmustmiss aclass itis yourresponsibility toget lecturenotes andassignments fromanother student.Class PreparationAsa guideline,you shouldexpect to spend atleast3hours perweek preparingfor class.I willlet youknowwhat wewill studynext week.Do notget behind.You needtospendsignificant timeon classpreparationbefore everyclass ratherthan lettingwork pileup.。