OUTCOMES BASED TEACHING-LEARNING PROGRAM FOR LEGAL MANAGEMENT

FIRST SEMESTER, SCHOOLYEAR 2020-2021

Course Title: BUSINESS FINANCE

Course Number LM31815
Credit Units: 3
Course Hours: 3 hours/week
Course Placement:
Prerequisites: Principles of Accounting/Managerial Accounting
Course Facilitator: ATTY. REY S. RABAGO, CPA

Course Description:

Rationale This course introduces to the students the basic concepts of finance, and its
significance to a safe and smooth business operation.

Focus Since the main objective of business entity is to earn profit in a legal and
ethical way, the discussion on this course will be centered on the balancing of
risk and return of investment.

Outcome Students are expected to assess the viability of investing in debt instrument,
equity instruments, and make an intelligent decision whether to accept or
reject a business proposal.

Faculty of Arts and Letter
Graduate Attributes
It is expected that Thomasian
students of Arts and Letters will be
able to manifest the following:
Program Intended Learning
Outcomes
It is expected that a Legal
Management student will be able
to demonstrate the following:
Course Intended Learning
Outcomes
It is expected that, after the course,
a student will be able to do the
following:

1. Body of Knowledge, Research  Demonstrate ability to 1. Explain and elaborate

and Creative Skills. Acquire identify and establish legal basic financial concepts
adequate knowledge in the and management 2. Assess the risk in
Humanities, Social Sciences and problems applying investments.
other related disciplines, and apply knowledge in Humanities, 3. Forecast the returns of
it in various academic researches Social Sciences and other investment.
and creative endeavors
2. Critical Skills, Effective Problem
Solving. To progressively engage in
theories and facts, in the light of
reason, towards solving theoretical
and practical problems.
3. Leadership Skills to Work Alone
and in Teams. To exhibit a work
ethic anchored on honesty,
responsibility and accountability
among students, and hone their
leadership skills to both lead and
work in cooperation with others.
4. Communicate Effectively. To
articulate ideas and express
positions as steeped on the
Thomasian value of truth, guided
by faith and reason.
5. Social Awareness and Global
Perspective. To demonstrate
awareness and understanding of
relevant social issues and respond
to the needs of the global
community through concrete social
action.
6. Ethical Action and Moral
Character. To exhibit highest
standards of integrity in both
personal behavior and professional
decorum.
INTENDED CONTENT
LEARNING
OUTCOMES
1. Introduction to 1.1 Divisions of Finance
Basic Finance
1.2 The importance of
understanding financial
statements
1.3 Risk and Return
related disciplines
 Demonstrate continuously
a deep commitment of 4. Determine the best
lifelong-learning and social option among various
awareness to maintain means of financing
and practice high ethical
standards in constituting, 5. Assess the ethical
analyzing and interpreting compliance of finance
legal and management related reports.
cases and actions
 Be able to be responsible 6. Recommend a possible
to his/her actions and solution for business
work independently or financing problem.
work with a team for the
benefit of community as a
whole.
 Effectively communicate 7. Communicate the result
and collaborate legal and of financing forecast
management arguments analysis to the
and come up with stakeholders.
unbiased results guided by
faith and reason.
 Demonstrate continuously 8. Identify the areas in
a deep commitment of finance department that
lifelong-learning and social needs to be improved.
awareness to maintain
and practice high ethical
standards in constituting,
analyzing and resolving
legal and management
data, issues and results.
 Practice and demonstrate 9. Prepare reports guided
good citizenship and by existing laws and
advocate equality, ethical standards.
freedom and justice.
TEACHING-LEARNING ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITIES TASKS
Week 1
Mediated Lecture Assignment:
Online discussion Determine the
relationship
Brainstorming between Risk
 and Return.
1.4 Financial leverage 3 hours

1.5 Valuation of asset

2. Understanding 2.1 Financial markets and Week 2

the role of financial the transfer of savings
markets Mediated Lecture
2.2 Treasury bills
Online discussion Assignment
2.3 Treasury bonds
Group presentation Determine the
rates of Bonds
3 hours and Treasury
bills issued by
the Philippine
Government.

Quiz

3. Understanding 3.1 Role of investment Week 3

investment banking bankers
Mediated Lecture Assignment:
3.2 Initial public offering
Online discussion Determine the
3.3 Underwriting ethical
consideration
3.4 Role of Securities and 3 hours in investment
Exchange Commission

3.5 Why “Sarbanes – Oxley

Act of 2002” was created?
4. Securities markets Week 4
4.1 Mechanics of investing
in securities Mediated Lecture Assignment:
Determine the
4.2 Measures of securities Online discussion factors that
prices will affect the
prices of
3 hours securities

Quiz

5. Risk and its 5.1 Return on investment Week 5

measurement
5.2 Risk Management Mediated Lecture Quiz

5.3 Standard Deviation as a Online discussion

measure of risk

3 hours

6. Philippine 6. Money and banking Week 6 Assignment:

Monetary System 6.1 Functions of Money
6.2 Characteristics of Video Showing Determine
Money what is
6.3 Global Currency Cyptocurrency,
6.4 Banking transactions Mediated Lecture and form an
6.4.1 Kinds of bank opinion on the
account Brainstorming viability of
6.4.2 Types of cheques investing in it.
6.4.3 Reasons for Bouncing
Cheques 3 hours
6.5 Role of Phil. Clearing
House.
7. Financial 7.1 Functions of Financial Week 7 & 8
Institutions 1 Institutions
7.2 Government financial Research
institutions and agencies Online discussion output/online
7.2.1 BSP reporting
7.2.2 DOF
7.2.3 DBM
7.2.4 DTI 6 hours
7.2.5 SEC
7.2.6 SSS
7.2.7 GSIS
7.27 Pag-Ibig
2 hours Prelim Exam
8. Financial 8.1 Different types of banks Week 9 & 10
Institutions 2 8.1.1 Universal
8.1.2 Commercial
8.1.3 Government Online discussion Research
8.1.4 Foreign output/online
8.1.5 Private dev’t bank 6 hours reporting
8.1.6 Savings and
mortgage Bank
8.1.7 Stock savings and
Loans
 8.1.8 Rural banks
8.1.9 Cooperative banks
8.2.0 Investment houses
8.2.1 Investment
companies

8.2 Non-bank institutions

8.2.1 Non-stock savings
and loans
8.2.3 private lending
companies

8.3 Credit card Companies

8.4 ATM Business in the

Philippines

8.4 Fly by night lending

8.5 Fly by night Financing

9. Common stock 9.1 Common stock Week 11 Assignment:

9.2 Pre-emptive rights Mediated Lecture Determine the

legal
9.3 Cash dividend Online discussion implication of
not
9.4 Stock dividend distributing
3 hours dividend

10.Preferred stock 10.1 Arrears Week 12

10.2 Cumulative Quiz
preferred stock Mediated Lecture
10.3 Non-cumulative
preferred stock Online discussion
10.4 Disadvantages of
preferred stock

3 hours

11. Long term debt 11.1 Week 13 & 14

instruments Characteristics of debt Assignment:
 instruments Mediated Lecture
11.2 Mortgage Determine the
bonds cause of 2008
11.3 Debentures Group reporting Global
11.4 Serial bonds Financial Crisis
11.5 Repurchasin
g debt 6 hours
11.6 Calling the
debt
11.7 The 2008
Financial crisis

12. Truth in Lending 12.1 Declaration of policy Week 15

Act
12.2 Information to be Mediated Lecture Case analysis
disclosed
Online discussion
12.3 Penalty

12.4 Cases decided by the

Supreme Court 3 hours

2 hours FINALS

III. REFERENCES:
1. Basic Finance, by: Herbert Mayo, 11th Edition (2016)
2. Principles of Finance, by: Scott Besley, 6th Edition (2015)
3. Business Finance, 3G Elearning (2017)
4. Fundamentals of Financial Management, by: Brigham, 10th Edition (2020)
5. Financial Accounting, by: Weygandt, 10th Edition (2016)
6. The Securities Regulation Code (R.A. No. 8799)
7. Truth in Lending Act (R.A. 3765)
8. Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002

Grading System:
 Prelims (50%) Finals (50%)

Class activities/quizzes 60% Class activities / quizzes 60%

Preliminary Examination 40% Final Examination 40%

Total 100% Total 100%

FINAL GRADE = 50% PRELIMS + 50% FINALS

GRADE EQUIVALENT:
96-100 = 1.00
94-95 = 1.25
92-93 = 1.50
89-91 = 1.75
87-88 = 2.00
84-86 = 2.25
82-83 = 2.50
79-81 = 2.75
75-78 = 3.00
BELOW 75 = 5.00
INC = INCOMPLETE
FA = FAILURE DUE TO ABSENCES

PREPARED BY: ATTY. REY S. RABAGO, CPA

NOTED BY: ASST. PROF. ALAIN JOMARIE G. SANTOS, PHD, CPA

PROGRAM COORDINATOR, LEGAL MANAGEMENT

APPROVED BY: PROF. MARILU MADRUNIO, PHD

DEAN, UST FACULTY OF ARTS AND LETTERS