FDFIN001

Introduction to
Finance
January 2017 Semester
Lecturer: Mr. Kelvin Lye

BASIC DETAILS
Credit Hours : 4 (3 hrs lecture + 1.5 hrs tutorial 13 weeks)
Lecturer

: Mr. Kelvin Lye

Email

: kelvin.lye@help.edu.my

E-learning Key

: finance101

Consultation : Mondays (9.45 am to 10.45 am by appointment)

Tuesdays (2.15 pm to 3.15 pm by appointment)

COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the end of the course, students would be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of:
1.

financial markets and evaluation of a firms financial performance.

2.

time value of money.

3.

capital budgeting, both under conditions of certainty and risk.

4.

asset valuation, particularly as it pertains to bonds and common stock.

5.

cost of capital and capital structure.

CHAPTERS
1. Chapter 1: Introduction to Finance
2. Chapter 3: Understanding Financial Statements and Cash Flows
3. Chapter 4: Evaluating a Firm's Financial Performance
4. Chapter 2: The Financial Markets and Interest Rates
5. Chapter 5: The Time Value of Money
6. Chapter 6: The Meaning and Measurement of Risk and Return
7. Chapter 7: The Valuation and Characteristics of Bonds

CHAPTERS
8. Chapter 8: The Valuation and Characteristics of Stock
9. Chapter 10: Capital-Budgeting Techniques and Practice
10. Chapter 13: Dividend Policy and Internal Financing
11. Chapter 14: Short-term Financial Planning
12. Chapter 15: Working-Capital Management
13. Chapter 17: Cash, Receivables and Inventory Management

ASSESSMENT BREAKDOWN

SECTION
TIMELINE
*Subject to change
Week 1
Chap
1

Week 2
Chap
3

Week 7

Chap
4

Week 8

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

CNY

CNY

*Quiz 1

Chap
2

Chap
2

Week 9

Week 10

Chap
8

Chap
13

Week 11

Chap
6

Week 12

*Quiz 2

*Midterm
Chap
7

Chap
5

Week 6

Chap
10

Chap
14

Ass. Sub.

Chap 15

Chap
17

ASSESSMENT
TIMELINE
*Subject to change
Week 1

Week 7

Week 2

Week 8
*Midterm

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

CNY

CNY

*Quiz 1

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11
*Quiz 2
Ass. Sub.

Week 6

Week 12

ASSESSMENT BREAKDOWN
Individual Assessment (10%)

Quiz 1

Quiz 2

Total Percentage: 10%

Total Percentage: 15%

Task: Test on Chap 1, 3 & 4

Frequency: ONCE
Submission: Week 4/5
Remark: 10 True/False Questions, 15
Multiple-Choice Questions, 3 ShortAnswer Question (Calculation &
Explanation)

Task: Test on Chap 8, 10 & 13

Frequency: ONCE
Submission: Week 9/10
Remark: 10 True/False Questions, 15
Multiple-Choice Questions, 4 ShortAnswer Question (Calculation &
Explanation)

ASSESSMENT BREAKDOWN
Midterm Exam (15%) & Final Exam (50%)

Midterm Examination

Final Examination

Total Percentage: 15%

Total Percentage: 50%

Task: Test on Chap 2, 5, 6, 7

Frequency: ONCE
Submission: Week 8
Remark: 10 True/False Questions, 15
Multiple-Choice Questions, 5 ShortAnswer Question (Calculation and/or
Explanation)

Task: Test on All Topics

Frequency: ONCE
Submission: Week 14
Remark: 10 True/False Questions, 15
Multiple-Choice Questions, 5 ShortAnswer Question

TEXTBOOK

Seventh edition

*Must have for all students

Eighth edition

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