SyllabusAD311 Fall2023
SyllabusAD311 Fall2023
SyllabusAD311 Fall2023
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Instructor: Neslihan Yılmaz TA: Ömer Eren (omer.eren@boun.edu.tr)
Class hours: Tuesday 10:00 - 13:00, IB201
Office Hours: Tuesday 13:00-15:00, IB305
E-mail: neslihan.yilmaz@boun.edu.tr
Prerequisite: AD 211 or AD 213 or AD 216
Course Description:
AD311 is an introductory course in finance. The course is designed to familiarize students with the
basic notions of financial management. Most parts of the course are analytical and decision making
oriented. Computer based applications are required.
Course Objectives:
Articulate the primary goal in a publicly traded firm, and explain how agency problems relate to
that.
Identify the concept of efficient markets and the roles played by financial markets in financial
management.
Use the concepts of time value of money, risk, return, diversification, and cost of capital in
financial decision making.
Apply basic financial techniques to value real and financial assets.
Textbook:
"Principles of Corporate Finance" by Brealey, Myers, Allen, and Edmans, McGraw-Hill (2023), 14th
ed.
Course requirements:
Preparing for class prior to the sessions by going over the material.
You should participate in the class discussions. Attending the classes only does not guarantee that
you to get full points for class participation.
You should arrive the class no later than the first 10 minutes of class time.
Important Notes:
You should read the book and solve the questions at the end of each chapter to get a good grasp of
the course.
There will be only one cumulative make-up exam, which will be given after the last day of classes.
If you miss the midterm or the final and have a valid excuse, you may take the make-up exam. If
you miss both of the exams for any reason you will get zero for one of them.