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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN College of Business Department of Finance COURSE SYLLABUS Finance 580 CF CORPORATE FINANCE AND VALUATION Summer 2008 SECTION CF1: M – F, 8:30AM – 9:50AM, ROOM 240 WOHLERS HALL SECTION CF2: M – F, 10:00AM – 11:20PAM, ROOM 240 WOHLERS HALL Instructor Information Prof. George Pinteris Office: 304E David Kinley Hall Office Hours: see section below Office Phone: 244-0350 Email: gpinteri@ Teaching Assistant: Eric Micheels Office: 404 Mumford Hall Office Hours: Wednesdays 1-3pm Email: micheels@ Course Description Corporate finance is at the core of financial analysis. This course, one of four required courses in the MSF program, introduces students to fundamental techniques for financial analysis. These techniques are widely used by finance professionals in various areas such as corporate financial management, investment banking, financial consulting, and securities analysis. The course focuses on a narrow set of techniques. These include financial statement analysis, estimation of cost of capital, project analysis, and valuation methods. This course is the first of a two-course sequence in corporate finance. Advanced Corporate Finance (Fin 521), taught by Professor Scott Weisbenner in the fall semester, will cover additional topics such as capital structure and firm financing decisions, payout policy, initial public offerings, and corporate governance. Those of you interested in pursuing a career in corporate finance, investment banking or securities analysis should plan to take this course. In addition, courses in Accountancy, such as Accy 500 (Accounting Measurement, Reporting, and Control) and Accy 517 (Financial Statement Analysis), will enhance your understanding of the use of accounting information for financial analysis and equity and firm valuation. Pedagogy Course material will be delivered through a mixture of lectures, in-class software applications, case discussions, and additional pra