Finance (FNCE) 234

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 discipline, basic building blocks of a financial system, accounting information used for financial decision making

Lessons 4 to 6:

• time value of money, capital budgeting

Lessons 7 to 9:

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

Lessons 10 to 11:

• overview of risk management, risk management methods

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

Other Materials

All other materials will be available to students online.

Challenge for Credit Course Overview

The Challenge for Credit process allows students to demonstrate that they have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university level course.

Full information for the Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.

• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Policy
• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Procedures

Challenge Evaluation

To receive credit for the FNCE 234 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least “D” (50 percent) on the examination.

Paper Exam (3 hours)

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form