BUS 401 Principles of Finance Ashford

WEEK 1

Assignment, Financial Management Challenges and Ethics

Discussion 1: The Role of Financial Management in a Firm

Discussion 2: Financial Statements

Weekly Quiz

WEEK 2

Assignment, Teaching Net Present Value (NPV) and Future Value (FV)

Discussion 1: Dreams Do Come True

Discussion 2: Present and Future Values, and Expected Returns

Journal, Present and Future Values, and Expected Returns

Weekly Quiz

WEEK 3

Assignment, Return on Investment Education Funding

Discussion 1: Cash Flows From Working

Discussion 2: Capital Budgeting

Weekly Quiz

WEEK 4

Assignment Identifying and Managing Risk

Discussion 1: Interviewing Peter Lynch

Discussion 2: Cost of Capital

Journal, Risk and Return

Weekly Quiz

WEEK 5

Final Paper

Discussion 1: Ratio Analysis

Discussion 2: Applying Ratios to a Business