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1. BUSINESS IN FINANCE
CHAPTER 0
INTRODUCTION
Course Code: 706111
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Ton Duc Thang University
Business Administration Faculty

2. LECTURER INFORMATION
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MsC. Le Thi Thanh Binh
lethithanhbinh@tdtu.edu.vn
Advisory schedule:
Wednesday, Session 3,4
Office: B112_Faculty of
Finance and Banking

3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
• The contents of this slide are the
supplemental teaching material of the book:
Richard A. Brealey, Stewart C. Myers,
Franklin Allen, [2011], Principles of corporate
finance, McGraw-Hill, New York.
• The purpose of this teaching material is to
serve for the subject “Financial
Management” at Faculty of Banking and
Finance, Ton Duc Thang University.
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4. POLICIES FOR STUDENTS
• These contents are only used for
students PERSONALLY.
• Students are NOT allowed to modify or
deliver these contents to anywhere or
anyone for any purpose.
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5. COURSE INTRODUCTION
Course Name BUSINESS IN FINANCE
Course Code 706111
No. of credits 3 (3.0)
Time
allocation
Theory
45 teaching
hours
Self – study 90 hours
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6. REQUIREMENTS
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Co-requisites:
Principles of
Accounting
Prior-Completion:
Microeconomics,
Macroeconomics
Prerequisites:
None

7. COURSE OBJECTIVES
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§ Providing the basic tools for making personal financial
decisions.
§ Introducing students to the three basic ideas underpinning
finance.
§ Providing students with introductory exposure to (1) present
value and capital budgeting techniques, (2) asset valuation
and the trade-off between risk and return, and (3) the
financing decisions of the firm.

8. COURSE LEARNING
OUTCOMES
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1. Students can be able to explain deeply the concepts and
analytical techniques in the financial management;
2. Students are possible to know how to use the analytical
techniques to calculate financial ratios;
3. Students should be able to apply the financial ratios for
decision making in corporations …;
4. Students have skills to analysis financial ratio of the firm;
5. Students comply with the principles, ethics in the task and
scientific research.

9. COURSE CONTENT
Chapter 1 Goals and Governance of the Firm
Chapter 2 How to Calculate Present Values
Chapter 3 Valuing Bonds
Chapter 4 The Value of Common Stocks
Chapter 5 Introduction to Risk and Return
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10. COURSE CONTENT
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Chapter 6
Portfolio Theory and the Capital Asset
Model Pricing
Chapter 7 Risk and the Cost of Capital
Chapter 8 Financial Analysis
Chapter 9 Working Capital Management
Chapter 10 Financial Planning
Chapter 11 Payout Policy

11. TEACHING MATERIALS
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Textbook
• [1] Richard A. Brealey, Stewart C.Myers, Franklin Allen,
[2011], Principles of Corporate Finance, McGraw-
Hill/Irwin.
Supplementary
Readings
• [2] Jonathan B. Berk, Peter M. DeMarzo, Jarrad V. T.
Harford, [2015], Fundamentals of Corporate Finance,
3rd edition, Pearson Education, Boston.

12. TEACHING MATERIALS
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Additional Readings
• [3]. Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston, Nguyễn Thị
Cành dịch, [2009], Quản trị tài chính, Cengage
Learning, Australia.
[4]. Trần Ngọc Thơ chủ biên, [2005], Tài chính doanh
nghiệp hiện đại: Chuỗi sách bài tập & giải pháp, NXB
Thống kê, Hà Nội.

13. ASSESSMENT SCHEME
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Evaluation Category Weight Type of questions
Process point 1 10% Process Exercise
Process point 2 20% Presentation
Mid-term test 20% Multiple choice questions
Final exam 50% Constructed response test

14. STUDENT’S TASKS
• Attending at least 80% of course requirement (if
this regulation is not fulfilled, students are not
eligible to take their final exam);
• Being on-time and in your seat when class starts
and staying until the end of class. If coming late 5
minutes after starting the class, student have to
wait until the break to enter the class. That session
is marked as not attending the class;
• Being absent from class/ Coming late/ Not staying
until the end of the class: -6%/session;
• Not complete whole exercises or other requirements
from the lecturer: -3%/time;
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15. STUDENT’S TASKS
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• Being constructive to the learning environment;
• Being “present” in the class and focused on class
material;
• Coming prepared to contribute to the class;
• Communicating with the lecturer;
• Do not use electronic devices during the class;
• Bring a calculator for each student in every class.