SIBUGAY TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, INC.
Lower Taway, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay
Email address: sibugaytech@[Link]
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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Title: Introduction to Business Finance Instructor’s Name: Rona Rose D. Capitania
Prerequisite: None Contact Number: 0912-312-3737
Time/Days: Tuesday and Thursday Consultation Time: Friday (1:00 – 2:00 pm)
VISION: A leading educational institution that advocates holistic transformational development for global competitiveness.
MISSION: To provide responsive, relevant and innovative education and training that equip students with the knowledge, attributes, values
and skills to become successful in their chosen careers and meet the demands of the national and global industry.
VALUES: S - Servant Leader I – Innovative C – Collaborative A – Adaptability T – Trustworthy C – Compassionate A – Academically Excellent
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course will cover an introduction to financial management. It will focus on what business firms should do to achieve their financial goal,
which is to optimize the owner’s wealth. Specifically, the course will include discussion of the finance function, the operating environment of finance,
key concepts such as time value of money, risk and return, tools of financial analysis and planning, utilization of funds and acquisition of funds.
PRE-
COURSE COURSE BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA
REQUI UNITS LEARNING OUTCOME
CODE TITLE 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11
SITE
Apply financial management
LO1 concepts and tools to the financing D I D I D I I D
decisions faced by the firm
Understand the concept of the
Mngt. Finance time value of money and be able to D I I D D D D I I D
NONE 3
201 use basic time value concepts to
LO2 make capital investment decision,
analyze and value securities,
including debt and equity
instruments
Evaluate comparative working
capital management policies and D I I I I D I I D D
their impact on the firm's
LO3
profitability, liquidity, risk and
operating flexibility.
COURSE INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME
COURSE COURSE COURSE OUTPUT
LEARNING OUTCOME
CODE TITLE
Apply financial management concepts and tools to
LO1 the financing decisions faced by the firm Case Analysis
Understand the concept of the time value of money
Mngt. Finance and be able to use basic time value concepts to
201 LO2 make capital investment decision, analyze and Note check/Written task
value securities, including debt and equity
instruments
Evaluate comparative working capital management
LO3 policies and their impact on the firm's profitability, Problem solving/Case analysis
liquidity, risk and operating flexibility.
LEARNING PLAN
TEACHING
TIME LEARNING OUTCOME
COMPETENCIES LEARNING CONTENT LEARNING ASSESMENT TASK
FRAME OUTCOME (Product/Performance)
ACTIVITIES
Introduction:
School’s Vision, Oral Questioning
Week 1 Lecture and
Mission, Core Values, Oral Recitation
Discussions
Course Description Written Activity
and Course Objectives
Part 1: Financial
Define what is
Markets
meant by finance
and Describe the
Financial
six principles of
Environment
finance
Banks and other Oral Questioning
Week 2 Apply the Group discussion
Financial Portfolio on compilation
fundamentals
& LO1 Intermediaries
Reading
Written Activity of individual and group
concept of
Week 3 activities.
finance Assignment
Savings-Investment Short Quiz
Process and Financial
Appraise the six Assets
principles of
finance Interest rates
Time Value of Money
UNIT TEST EXAMINIATION
Week 4
Understand the
relationship
between risk and
expected return
generally and for Part two:
specific security Investments
classes Oral Questioning
Week 5 Class Discussion
LO2 Return and Risk
& Portfolio on compilation
Ability to apply
Week 6 Bonds: Active lecture of individual and group
the principle Written Activity
Characteristics and activities.
analytical skills
and tools used in Valuation
finance Short Quiz
Determine the
characteristics of
key securities to
be able to
evaluate their
appropriateness
as investment
portfolio
application
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
Week 7
LO2 identify different Stocks; characteristics
types of and Valuation
Securities
markets Securities Markets
Explain the Investment
characteristics of implications
Stocks and
Securities
markets
Class Discussion Oral Questioning
LO3 Show Interest in Part three: Financial
Week 8-9 the discussion Management Reading Written Activity Oral Recitation/ Portfolio
Assignments on compilation of
Identify the Business Organization Short Quizzes individual activities.
elements in and Financial Data
Financial Data
Financial Analysis
and Long-Term
Interpret Planning
Financial Data
and its
implication
Examine
financial data
and demonstrate
analytical skills
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Week 10
Explain the Evaluating Business
determinants of a Investments
firm’s capital
structure
Class Discussion
Oral Questioning
Understand how Estimating Project Oral Recitation/ Portfolio
Individual
Week capital structure cash flows Group on compilation of
LO3 Interaction on the
11-14 is related to activity/reporting individual and group
subject matter
investing activities.
decisions Short Quizzes
Apply principles Capital Structure and
of capital the cost of capital
budgeting
PRE-FINAL EXAMINATION
Evaluate
Class Discussion
comparative
Managing working
working capital Oral Recitation/ Portfolio
Capital Individual
management Oral Questioning on compilation of
Interaction on the
Week policies and individual and group
Short-term Business subject matter
15-18 their impact on Group activity activities.
LO3 Financing
the firm's Oral Recitation/ Portfolio
profitability, on compilation of
International Finance Reading
liquidity, risk Short Quizzes individual and group
and Trade Assignment
and operating activities.
flexibility.
Show
attentiveness in
classroom
discussion
Adapt good
analytical skills
FINAL EXAMINATION
RUBRICS for Assignments and Oral Recitation
1. Knowledge shared is accurate – 50%
2. Attitude Manifested – 25%
3. Task Performance – 25%
RUBRICS for Written task
1. Topic Relevance – 40%
2. Ideas are constructed accurately/well organized – 40%
3. Grammar & Correct Usage – 15%
4. Readability & Neatness – 5%
RUBRICS for Case Study
Criterion Strong (5) Average (3) WEAK (1)
Identification of Main Issues Identifies and demonstrate a Identifies and demonstrate an Identifies and demonstrates
/Problems sophisticated understanding of accomplished understanding of acceptable understanding of
the main issues/problems in the issues/problems some of the
case issues/problems in the case
Analysis and evaluation of Presents insightful and thorough Presents a thorough analysis of Presents superficial or
Issues/Problems analysis of all identified most of the issues identified; incomplete analysis of some
issues/problems; include missing some necessary of the identified issues;
necessary calculations calculations omits necessary
calculations
Recommendations on Effective Support diagnosis and opinion Support diagnosis and opinion Little or no action suggested
solutions/Strategies with strong arguments and well- with limited arguments and and/or inappropriate
documented evidence; presents well-documented evidence; solutions proposed to the
a balanced and critical view; presents a somewhat one sided issues in the problem
interpretation is both reasonable argument; demonstrates little
and objective engagement with ideas
presented
Link to course Readings and Makes appropriate and powerful Makes appropriate but Makes inappropriate or little
additional research connections between identified somewhat vague connections connection between issues
issues/problems and the between identified identified and the concepts
strategic concepts studied in the issues/problems and concept studied in the readings;
course readings and lectures; studied in readings and supplements case study, if
supplements the case with lectures; demonstrates limited at all, with incomplete
relevant and thoughtful research command of the analytical tools research and
and documents all sources of studied; supplements case documentation
information study with limited research
Writing Mechanics and Demonstrates clarity, Occasional grammar or spelling Writing in unfocused
Formatting Guidelines conciseness and correctness; errors, but still a clear rambling, or contains
formatting is appropriate and presentations of ideas; lacks serious errors, poorly
writing is free of grammar and organization organized and does not
spelling errors. follow specified guideline
TEACHING PROCEDURES:
Active participation of students through class discussion and reaction paper will help them achieve better learning on the subject matter.
All topics to be discussed will be given ahead of time for students to analyze and contribute ideas in classroom activities. Some topics will be link
on current issues so that better ideas will be tackled down. The syllabus will be followed religiously so that the intended learning outcome will
be achieved. All students’ contribution will be given equivalent grade percentage.
ASSESSMENT DETAILS
The evidence guide should be clearly manifested in works of the students thus the point system to follow adhere the basic critical standards
set forth by program. To pass this course, one must accumulate at least 75 points through the course requirements.
GRADING CRITERIA:
- based on standard school computation
Major Exams - 50%
Average Quiz - 20%
Oral Recitation - 15%
Projects - 10%
Assignments - 5%
100%
On class requirement:
1. Groups are given the time to present their solution in front of their classmates for verification.
2. Every assignment must be done/completed on time.
3. Assignment submitted late will not be credited
4. Professors reserve the rights to return projects that do not meet the standards expected from a teacher education student.
On Attendance:
A student is considered absent if he does not turn up during the class and arrives after the first 15 minutes of the class.
Students who incur accumulated absences of more than 7 meetings of the total class days shall be marked “FAILED”.
Students who are not around are considered present during class period that he/she obtain the approval for being absent.
Other Concerns:
Students are advised to cooperate in every class discussion and activity. Frequent going out of the classroom during class and making
unnecessary noise are not allowed so as not to disturb other students.
Prepared by: Checked by: Approve by:
Rona Rose D. Capitania Myna P. Damiles, LLB Nancy C. Magbanua, MSIT
Instructor Department Head Academic Director