COURSE #: Finc 430

SECTION: 72

COURSE NAME:  Finance I

INSTRUCTOR:  Kuhnen

CASEPACK (YES or NO?) :  Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:  No

Mandatory First Class (YES or NO?): No

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED  or  RECOMMENDED?:  Recommended

AUTHOR:  Brealey, Myers & Allen

PUBLISHER:  McGraw-Hill/Irwin

TITLE:  Principles of Corporate Finance

ED./DATE:  9th (2008)

 

COURSE #:
FINC 430

SECTION:
71

COURSE NAME: 
Finance 1

INSTRUCTOR: Annette Vissing-Jorgensen

CASEPACK (YES or NO?) : Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Due in week 2

Mandatory First Class (YES or NO?): Yes

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED  or  RECOMMENDED?: Recommended

AUTHOR:  Brealey, Meyers, Allen

PUBLISHER:  McGraw Hill

TITLE:  Principles of Corporate Finance

ED./DATE:  9th Ed

 

COURSE #:
FINC 440

SECTION:
71

COURSE NAME: 
Finance I/II

INSTRUCTOR: Snehal Banerjee

CASEPACK (YES or NO?) :Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: None

Mandatory First Class (YES or NO?): No

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED  or  RECOMMENDED?: Required

AUTHOR:  Brealey, Myers & Allen

PUBLISHER:  McGraw-Hill/Irwin

TITLE:  Principles of Corporate Finance

ED./DATE:  9th (2008)

 

COURSE #: 441

SECTION:76

COURSE NAME:  Finance II

INSTRUCTOR:  Phillip Braun

CASEPACK (YES or NO?) : Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:  no

Mandatory first class: No

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED  or  RECOMMENDED?:  Required

AUTHOR:  Brealey, Myers and Allen

PUBLISHER:  McGraw-Hill

TITLE:  Principles of Corporate Finance

ED./DATE:  9th edition

 

COURSE #:  441

SECTION: 71

COURSE NAME:  Finance 2

INSTRUCTOR: Professor Brian Melzer

CASEPACK (YES or NO?) : Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Prior to the first class, you should:

  • Review the syllabus.
  • Complete the required reading for the first class (Lecture 1):
  • Read the outline for Lecture 1, which is included in the course packet. For this and subsequent classes, it is important to read the appropriate lecture outline prior to class.
  • Read Chapter 14 from Brealey, Myers, and Allen, Principles of Corporate Finance.
  • Read the set of Wall Street Journal articles entitled “Are Markets Efficient?” These and other articles are available through the electronic syllabus on the course web page.
  • Familiarize yourself with the course web page, which is administered through Blackboard:

http://courses.northwestern.edu/
The web page will be a source of up to date information about this course and a source for files needed to complete some of the course assignments. Familiarize yourself with what information is here and how to access it – before you need it – so that you don't end up doing more work than necessary.

  • Make sure that you have VPN installed on your computer and that you know how to use it. If you are not physically on campus, you will need to VPN into the Kellogg network in order to complete Homework Assignment 3. Instructions for installing, configuring, and then connecting to VPN are available from KIS.
  • Bring your name plate to class.

You will find that this class proceeds at a very rapid pace. If you are not prepared, you may become lost quickly. The first assignment is due during the second week of the course; see the syllabus and course calendar for details. I recommend that you bring the appropriate lecture outlines to the first and subsequent classes
         At the start of the first class, I will provide an overview of the course. In Lecture 1, we will discuss what is meant by an efficient market and why this matters – or does not matter – to the financial decision maker of a firm. You should be prepared to contribute to this discussion.

Mandatory First Class (YES or NO?): No

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED  or  RECOMMENDED?:  Required

AUTHOR:  Brealy, Meyers, Allen

PUBLISHER:  McGraw Hill

TITLE:  Principles of Corporate Finance

ED./DATE:  9th ed

 

COURSE #:
FIN 442

SECTION:
71

COURSE NAME:  Financial decisions

INSTRUCTOR:  Artur Raviv

CASEPACK (YES or NO?) : Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:  Yes. Read Clarkson Lumber Company case

Mandatory First Class (YES or NO?): No, but please inform instructor if cannot attend.

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED  or  RECOMMENDED?:  No

 

COURSE #:  460

SECTION: 76

COURSE NAME:  Investments

INSTRUCTOR: Akash Bandyopadhyay

CASEPACK (YES or NO?) :  Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:   Visit course website for first assignment problem set

Mandatory first class: YES

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED  or  RECOMMENDED?:  Required

AUTHOR: Bandyopadhyay/ Glinblatt, Titman

PUBLISHER:  McGraw-Hill Primis

TITLE:  Finance/Investments- McGraw-Hill Primis Custom Edition from “Financial Markets and Corporate Strategy by Grinblatt-Titman”

ED./DATE:  Custom Edition
Isbn-10: 0-39-060530-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-39-060530-6

2.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED  or  RECOMMENDED?:  Strongly recommended

AUTHOR: Bodie, Kane and Marcus

PUBLISHER:  McGraw-Hill

TITLE:  Investments

ED./DATE:  7th Edition

3.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED  or  RECOMMENDED?:  Recommended

AUTHOR: Christopherson, Carino, Ferson

PUBLISHER:  McGraw-Hill

TITLE:  Portfolio Performance Measurement and Benchmarking

ED./DATE:  1st Edition

 

COURSE #:  461

SECTION: 71

COURSE NAME:  Investment Banking

INSTRUCTOR:  Professor David Stowell

CASEPACK (YES or NO?) :  NO

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:  Complete Reading Material Posted in Blackboard / First class is MANDATORY

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED  or  RECOMMENDED?:  posted on Blackboard

 

 

COURSE #:  465

SECTION:  71

COURSE NAME:  Derivative Markets I

INSTRUCTOR:  Professor Costis Skiadas

CASEPACK (YES or NO?) :  No

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:  None; / First class is MANDATORY

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED  or  RECOMMENDED?:  Recommended

AUTHOR:  Robert McDonald

PUBLISHER:  Addison Wesley

TITLE:  Derivatives Markets

ED./DATE:  2nd Edition

 

COURSE #: 470

SECTION:71 

COURSE NAME:  International Finance

INSTRUCTOR:  Sergio Rebelo

CASEPACK (YES or NO?) :  Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:  None

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED  or  RECOMMENDED?:  Recommended

AUTHOR:  Eun and Resnick

PUBLISHER:  McGraw-Hill

TITLE:  International Financial Management

ED./DATE:  4th Ed

 

COURSE #:
941

SECTION: 71

COURSE NAME:  International Macroeconomics for Business Managers

INSTRUCTOR: Professor Jonathan Parker

CASEPACK (YES or NO?) : yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: no

Mandatory First Class (YES or NO?): no

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED  or  RECOMMENDED?: required

AUTHOR:  Abel, Bernanke, Croushore

PUBLISHER:  Addison Wesley

TITLE:  Macroeconomics

ED./DATE:  6th ed