PRINCIPLES OF MANAGERIAL FINANCE Fall 2019

Contact Info Dr. Paul Thistle 526 BEH 895-3856 paul.thistle@unlv.edu FIN 301 as subject 2:15-3:45 MW, or by appointment

Required Titman, Keown and Martin, Financial Management: Principles and Applications, 13th ed. Pearson. Access to My Finance Lab Section 1002: thistle05608 Section 1003: thistle73815 Department Approved Calculator: Texas Instruments BA II Plus, BA II Plus Professional or HP 10BII. I will use the TI calculator in class Notebook and pen/pencil

Homework and Exams Homework: weekly Exams: 3 midterms Final Exam 10% of course grade Exams: 3 midterms 20% of course grade each Final Exam 30% of course grade Comprehensive

Exams Exam 1: September 25 Exam 2: October 30 Exam 3: November 25 Midterm dates are tentative Exact dates at least one week in advance Final: Monday, December 9 Time TBA Determined by Registrar, subject to change

Grades If Avg.  90%  A If Avg.  80%  B If Avg.  70%  C, etc. Incomplete (I) according to UNLV policy Not a substitute for poor grade Last Day to Drop: November 1

Web Site Course will use my web site “Courses” page http://faculty.unlv.edu/pthistle “Courses” page Basic info “Course Content” page Lecture Notes Exam Answers

My Finance Lab All homework assignments will be in MFL Register for Section 1002: thistle05608 Section 1003: thistle73815 You will typically have 1 week to complete homework Late homework will not be accepted Quizzes will be available for additional practice Quizzes will not count toward your course grade

Tutoring Tutors are available in BEH 531

Misc. You are responsible for everything that happens in class Final is makeup for missed midterms

Financial Calculator Approved calculators are the TI and HP financial calculators You must use an approved calculator on the exams No other electronic devices are allowed during class or exams!

Academic Honesty Policy Department has ZERO TOLERANCE for academic dishonesty/misconduct Cheating, plagiarism, etc. Faculty are required to report all cases Penalty: F, cannot retake for 1 year 2 years if drop 2nd time: F, no FIN for 2 years, can’t major

Academic Honesty Policy Read carefully Sign and turn in No grades returned w/o signed form Must use approved calculator on exams Use of any other electronic device is treated as academic dishonesty