In this course students will understand and apply modern financial theory to the investment and financing decisions in the context of a corporate entity. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to gather and analyze financial data with the goal of financial management and decision making. Students will be familiar with and apply different tools and techniques of financial decision making with shareholders' wealth maximization in mind. Topics include financial statement analysis, capital budgeting, capital structure, dividend policy, cost of capital, international financial management and mergers & acquisitions. The course uses FactSet and Microsoft Excel.