Business Finance

Frequently asked questions and instructor notes

Topic A0:�� Classroom setup

In addition to a manual, each student should be provided with a pad and pens or pencils for jotting down notes or questions. Students should have a comfortable place to sit and ample table space to spread out their materials.

Computer requirements

If you wish to use the PowerPoint presentation, you�ll need the following:

��� A Pentium-class or better computer

��� A keyboard and a mouse

��� A sound card and speakers

��� Windows 98, NT, 2000, or XP

��� A minimum of 32MB of RAM, depending on your operating system

��� A CD-ROM drive

��� A Super-VGA monitor

��� An overhead monitor projector

��� PowerPoint 2000 or later, or PowerPoint Viewer

Classroom requirements

��� A white board or flip chart and markers

��� Sufficient number of printouts of Questionnaire.doc, Probability_table.doc, and Portfolio.doc

��� A printout of Amortization.xls.

��� Students will need to perform complex financial calculations during the course. Therefore, they will need either financial calculators or computers with Microsoft Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, or similar software.

First-time setup instructions

The first time you teach this course, you�ll need to perform the following steps:

1�� Download the PowerPoint presentations for the course to your computer.

a�� Connect to www.courseilt.com/instructor_tools.html.

b�� Click the link for Finance to display a page of course listings, and then click the link for Business Finance.

c�� Click the link for downloading the PowerPoint files, and follow the instructions that appear on your screen.

2�� Download the data for the course to your computer.

a�� Connect to www.courseilt.com/instructor_tools.html.

b�� Click the link for Finance to display a page of course listings, and then click the link for Business Finance.

c�� Click the link for downloading the data disk files, and follow the instructions that appear on your screen.

 

Topic B:�� Frequently asked questions

1��� Does this course map to any NETg courses? If so, which one(s)?

Yes. This course maps to:

Business Finance: Risk Analysis
Course number: 48511

Business Finance: Time Value of Money
Course number: 48512

Business Finance: Valuation of Stocks and Bonds
Course number: 48513

 

Topic C:�� Course notes

There are no notes for this course at this time

 

Topic D:�� Additional information

There is no additional information for this course at this time