Overview

FNCE 234: Introduction to Finance is a three-credit course that introduces basic principles of finance. Students will develop a fundamental understanding of the finance world, which will build a base for pursuing a career in the financial services industry.

Outline

Lessons 1 to 3:

• finance as a scientific disciplinebasic building blocks of a financial systemaccounting information used for financial decision making

Lessons 4 to 6:

• time value of moneycapital budgeting

Lessons 7 to 9:

• the Law of One Price as applied to bonds and common stocks evaluation

Lessons 10 to 12:

• overview of risk management, risk management methods, and portfolio theory

Lessons 13 to 15:

• relationships among various securities

Lessons 16 and 17:

• relationships between value creation and a firm’s strategic financial decisions

Evaluation

To receive credit in FNCE 234, you must achieve a composite course grade of at least a “D” (50 per cent) and a grade of at least 50 percent on the final examination. The weighting of the composite course grade is as follows:

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbook

Bodie, Z. & Merton, R. C. (2000). Finance. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

Other Materials

All other materials will be available to students online.