Course # 34410 Section Number 2 Day(s) Th Time(s) 6:30pm-9:20pm Term Spring 2025 Specialization Finance & Policy Syllabus Syllabus 4/10/25 This course presents an introduction to the principles of corporate finance and its applications. These principles are critical to understanding the nature of how corporations and many government entities present their financial condition, finance themselves and manage their financial risks. The course will examine corporate structure, evaluation of new projects, financial planning and governance. There will be considerable attention to the analysis of financial statements and understanding free cash flow. The role of interest rates and the time value of money will be presented with many applications project evaluation and financing alternatives. The Modigliani and Miller theorems will be presented with their application to common corporate finance problems. The role of equity, bonds and loans in the capital structure will then be discussed. Finally, the course will introduce the role of corporate governance regarding financial matters. Quarter Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Spring 2025 Corporate Finance David Schabes; Zachary Brown Tuesday 5:00pm-7:50pm Syllabus Spring 2025 Corporate Finance Ivan Ivanov Thursday 6:30pm-9:20pm Syllabus Fall 2024 Corporate Finance Dave Schabes Monday, Wednesday 10:30am-11:50am Syllabus Recent News More news Alumni Profile: Lindsay Hiser, MPP’23 Thu., May 08, 2025 Alumni Profile: Ricardo Sande, MPP’23 Tue., May 06, 2025 New Research Shows 60% of Historic Homelessness Increase Prompted by Immigration Policy Tue., May 06, 2025 Upcoming Events More events DPSS Capstone Deepdive and TA Roundtable (in Chinese) Mon., May 12, 2025 | 7:00 AM Data and Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) Mini Class with Sheng-Hao Lo Tue., May 13, 2025 | 7:00 AM Get to Know Harris! A Virtual Information Session Tue., May 13, 2025 | 4:30 PM