1. FIN 370 ENTIRE COURSE
Finance for Business
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Week 1
Resource:Financial Management
Create a list of definitions for the following terms and identify their roles in
finance.
Finance
Efficientmarket
Primarymarket
Individual
Secondarymarket
Risk
Financial Terms and
Security
Roles
Stock
Bond
Capital
Debt
Yield
Rateofreturn
Returnoninvestment
Cashflow
Week 2
Select an organization from the following list:
Pepsi-Cola
LearningTeam Wal-MartStores, Inc.
Lowe’s
EthicsandCompliancePaper Starbucks
Barnes&Noble
Amazon.com
HP
Dell
Disney

2. Microsoft
Obtain faculty approval of your selection prior to beginning the
assignment.
Obtain a copy of the organization’s annual report and SEC filings for the
past 2 years.
Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you analyze the data in the
annual reports and SEC filings. Addressthefollowing:
Assess the role of ethics and compliance in your organization’s
financial environment.
Describe procedures your organization has in place to ensure
ethical behavior.
Explain how financial markets work in the United States.
Identify processes the organization uses to comply with SEC
regulations.
Evaluate your organization’s financial performance during the
past 2 years, using financial ratios. Calculatetheratiosforeachyear:
Current
Debt
Returnonequity
Daysreceivable
Discuss the trend for each ratio and what it tells you about the
organization’s financial health.

3. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Week 3
Resource: Ethics and Compliance Paper
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you describe the relationship
between strategic and financial planning. Includethefollowing:
A strategic planning initiative for your organization and identify an
initiative discussed in the organization’s annual report
Learning Team
How the initiative affects the organization’s financial planning
Strategic Initiative
Paper
How will the initiative affect costs?
How will the initiative affect sales?
Risks associated with the initiative and financial effects they may have
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Discuss this week’s objectives with your team. Your discussion should include
the topics you feel comfortable with, any topics you struggled with, and how the
LearningTeam weekly topics relate to application in your field.
WeeklyReflection
Prepare a 350- to 1,050-word paper detailing the findings of your
Week 4
Learning Team
Prepare a response to the Caledonia Products Mini-Case located near the end
of Ch. 12 in Financial Management.
Caledonia Products
Integrative Problem

4. Formulateanswerstoquestions 1–7
Describe factors Caledonia must consider if it were to lease versus
buying.
Discuss this week’s objectives with your team. Your discussion should
include the topics you feel comfortable with, any topics you struggled with,
LearningTeam and how the weekly topics relate to application in your field.
WeeklyReflection
Prepare a 350- to 1,050-word paper detailing the findings of your
Week 5
Individual
Prepare a response to Problem 1 in Ch. 20 of Basic Finance.
FinancingStrategyProblems
Complete Week Five Problems in MyFinanceLab.
Select a Virtual Organization using the student website. Assume
your organization is privately held, wants to expand operations, and
is faced with three options for expansion:
Learning Team
Integrative Problems and
Goingpublicthroughan IPO
Virtual Organization Strategy
Acquiring another organization in the same industry
Paper
Mergingwithanotherorganization
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you compare and
contrast options and make a recommendation about which strategy
the organization must choose. Addressthefollowing:

5. Strengthsofeachapproach
Weaknessesofeachapproach
Opportunitiesofeachapproach
Threatsofeachapproach
Also consider the following as it relates to all three options should
the organization pursue an international location:
Effects of globalization on financial decisions
Factors that contribute to exchange rate risks
Mitigatingexchangeraterisk
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Discuss this week’s objectives with your team. Your discussion
should include the topics you feel comfortable with, any topics you
struggled with, and how the weekly topics relate to application in
LearningTeam your field.
WeeklyReflection
Prepare a 350- to 1,050-word paper detailing the findings of your
discussion