INITAO COLLEGE

Initao, Misamis Oriental, Philippines

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Course Plan in Basic Finance

Course Title Basic Finance Course Code : Fin 1

Credit Units 3 units Course Pre-requisites None
Course Description The field of finance has become more analytical, with emphasis on decision-oriented approaches to problems rather than old,
descriptive approach. Basic Finance tackles the great importance of the finance function in almost any area of business. Foremost of its
goal is to maximize the wealth of the owner-shareholders by integrating concepts on:
1. Risk and Rate of Return
2. Time Value of Money
3. Working Capital Management
4. Financial Analysis and Financial Forecasting
5. Financial Environment
Course Intended
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the semester, the students are expected to be able to:

1. Solve time value of money and can interpret the results of the solution.
2. Describe the expected, required, and realized return and can list and contrast the sources of risk.
3. Identify the feature of a common and preferred stocks.
4. Identify the general characteristics of bonds and determination of its prices and interest rates.
5. Computation of the rates of return (ROR).
 Course Plan in Basic Finance

Preliminary Period
Week Content Standards
Essential Learning
Declarative Knowledge Functional Knowledge Intended Learning Suggested Assessment
Outcomes (ILO) Teaching/Learning Tasks (ATs)
Activities (TLAs)

1–3 Orientation Oral Recitation

Financial Tools
Discussion on the time The future value of money,
value of money. the present value of
money, the future value of
annuity, and the present
value of an annuity.
Board-work
Compare and contrast Have the knowledge on the Lecture-Discussion
the four time value of concepts of time value of Inductive Method
money concepts. money.
Illustrates and contrast
compounding and
discounting interest.

4-6 Discussion on Risk and Calculation of risk in Illustrate and define To be able to compute the Lecture-Discussion Oral Recitation
its Measurements market investment. return of investment Risk Measurement using the Inductive Method Board-work
(ROI) and measurements two concepts e.g; standard Assignment
on risk in investment by deviation and beta
using standard deviation coefficient.
and beta coefficient.

Term Exam
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Mid-Term Period
Essential Learning
Week Content Standards Declarative Knowledge
Investment
7 to 9 Discussion on the Covers’ the feature of stock
Feature of Stock. specifically the common a
stock, the firm’s dividend
policy and the distribution
or retention of earnings,
stocks dividend and stock
splits.
Functional Knowledge Intended Learning Suggested Assessment
Outcomes (ILO) Teaching/Learning Tasks (ATs)
Activities (TLAs)
Illustrate and discuss the Can identify the feature of Lecture-Discussion Quiz
feature of stock the common stock, can Inductive Method Board-work
specifically the common explain why cumulative Interactive – Oral Recitation
stock, its dividend policy voting may give minority Discussion
and distribution to stockholders representation
stockholders. on a firms’ board of
Contrast the impact of directors. Can compare the
retaining earnings versus impact of a cash dividend,
paying cash dividends on stock dividend and stock
a corporation balance split on a firm’s balance
sheet. sheet.

10 to Discussion on Stock Applies the concept of Calculate the value of a Can identify the impact of Lecture-Discussion Board-work
11 Valuation discounting future cash common stock using the changes in the dividend, the Inductive Method Oral Recitation
flows to stock valuation. dividend-growth model to growth rate, the expected Interactive -
determine if the stock is return on the market and Discussion
over-or undervalued. the beta o the value of the
stock.

Long Quiz

Term Exam
 Course Plan in Basic Finance
Pre –Final Period
Essential Learning
Week Content Standards Declarative Knowledge Functional Knowledge Intended Learning Outcomes Suggested Assessment
(ILO) Teaching/Learning Tasks (ATs)
Activities (TLAs)

12 to Discuss the Features of Covers the feature of long-
14 Long-Term Debt - Bonds term bonds such as the
interest they pay and the
retirement of the principal.
And the different types of
bond issued by a
corporation.
Identify and explain the Familiarization on different Lecture-Discussion Oral Recitation
general characteristics of kind of long-term bonds. Interactive - Quiz
bonds, the roles of the Discussion
trustee and credit ratings
and the different types of
corporate bonds.

15 Discussion on Bond Covers pricing of bond and Identify factors that Can determine and compute Lecture-Discussion Oral Recitation
Pricing and Yields its yields. affect the bond’s price the prices of bonds and its Inductive Method
and yields. yields.
Explain the relationship
between changes in
interest rates and bond
prices.

Long Quiz

Term exam
 Course Plan in Basic Finance
Final Period
Essential Learning
Week Content Standards Declarative Knowledge Functional Knowledge Intended Learning Suggested Assessment
Outcomes (ILO) Teaching/Learning Tasks (ATs)
Activities (TLAs)

16 Discussion on Preferred Covers the feature of Compare and contrast Can calculate earnings per Lecture-Discussion Oral Recitation
Stock Preferred Stocks and how it preferred stocks to bond share, earning per preferred Inductive Method Board-work
may be valued. and determine the value shares, and time-preferred-
of preferred stock. dividend-earned.

17 - 18 Discussion on Computation on returns Differentiates the holding Can compute the rate of Lecture-Discussion Board-work
Investment of Returns and historical returns. period and the return using historical Inductive Method
annualized rate of return. return.

Long Quiz

Term Exam

Basic Readings  Basic Finance – Philippine Edition, Herbert B. Mayo;2011

Extended Readings  Journals and Periodic Publications
 Internet
Course Assessment  Interactive Discussion – Inductive Method
 Performance based activities (Board-work)
 Oral recitation
 Written based activities
 Written exam focused on the ILO
Course Policies  Language of Instruction: English
 Attendance: 54 hours (3 hours per week)
 Checking of attendance and on time submission of assignments or paperwork activities.
Grading System QUIZZES 20%
PERFORMANCE TASK 20%
OUTPUT 20%
TERM EXAM 40%

TOTAL 100%

Course Title AY 2016-2017 Prepared by: Reviewed by: Approved BY:

Basic Finance
June, 2016 Janus P. Jariolne RYAN I. SAYSON, MBM GRACE C. LAPINIG, Ph.D.
B. Finance Instructor Program Dean, BSHRM School Administrator