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Effective Term:
Fall 2026

Course Number:
BA 222
Course Title:
Financial Management
Credit Hours:
4
Lecture Hours:
40
Lecture/Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
0

Course Description

Covers basic financial concepts and practices to explore the principles of planning, acquiring, and using funds in a business. Includes assessing risk and returns, forecasting and planning, working capital management, capital budgeting, financial analysis, cost of capital, and raising funds for new business ventures, small businesses, and corporations. Audit available. Recommended prerequisite: MTH 60. Audit available.

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. Students will complete a professional quality financial analysis and report, including ratio analysis, industry research and conclusion.

Intended Outcomes for the course

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

  1. Describe the function of financial management and how financial principles can help to maximize shareholder value.
  2. Use forecasts to calculate future assets and cash flow needs.
  3. Describe the principles of an effective working capital management program.
  4. Assess the various sources of funds for a business including financing.
  5. Evaluate capital investments, considering the time value of money and risk.
  6. Research and present a financial analysis report demonstrating effective communication and decision making.
     

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, quizzes and tests.
  3. Presentations
  4. Individual or group projects

  5. Completion of a financial analysis report

  6. Written assignments

At the beginning of the course, the instructor will detail the methods used to evaluate student progress and the criteria for assigning a course grade.

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. Raising Capital
  10. Cost of Capital
  11. Financial Forecasting
  12. Long Term financing
  13. Critical Thinking
  14. Effective Written and Oral Communications
  15. 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 terminology.

8. Recognize the importance of ethics