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Loose Leaf for Foundations of Financial ManagementAlternative Formats for the Introductory Course
There is no one best way to teach the introductory finance class—the optimal course structure varies with
students’ backgrounds, instructors’ interests, number of credit hours, and position of the course in the
overall curriculum. Further, since these factors change over time, most of us vary our approaches from
year to year. Still, you may find it useful to learn how Fundamentals has been used at Florida and
elsewhere.
Fundamentals was designed for use in the introductory undergraduate finance course. This course is typically
taught in one term, although some schools cover the material in two terms. At Florida, we require a one-
semester, 4-credit hour course that has approximately 58 fifty-minute class periods. Our syllabus is provided
later in this manual.
Contents of the Instructor’s Manual
This Instructor’s Manual contains Learning Objectives, Lecture Suggestions, Answers to End-of-Chapter
Questions, Solutions to End-of-Chapter Problems, Solutions to Comprehensive/Spreadsheet Problems, and
complete restatement and full solution to the Integrated Cases. In addition, at the end of this preface we
have included brief quantitative answers for the quantitative end-of chapter problems, except for the
comprehensive problems. Appendix B, at the end of the text, provides quantitative solutions only to
even-numbered problems. So for those instructors who wish to provide solutions to all quantitative
problems, we provide this at the end of the preface. We have organized the Instructor’s Manual by chapter
for your convenience.
Integrated Cases and Lecture Presentation Software
One of the most important pedagogic aids in Fundamentals is the set of “Integrated Cases” provided with the
end-of-chapter problems. In past editions of Fundamentals, these cases were called “Integrative Problems,”
but since they are actually mini cases, we changed the names. Whatever they are called, the integrated cases
have been extremely well received by instructors and students alike. They provide an excellent vehicle for
covering the key elements of each chapter in a coherent, systematic, and interesting manner. They are
equally effective in small, discussion-oriented classes or in larger lecture-based classes. The case covers the
key elements of the chapter, and its solution is set up in a lecture format, with more detail than our normal
end-of-chapter problem solutions.
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Since the cases are highly structured, one might think that they seriously reduce instructors’ flexibility.
However, this is less true than you would imagine, because the cases are written in a manner that makes it
easy to delete sections, to add new material, and to provide alternative and/or supplemental examples.
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The cases are good lecture vehicles for three reasons. First, they reduce instructors’ preparation time—we
spent a tremendous amount of time producing carefully structured “lecture problems” so that instructors
will not have to do so. Second, students like lectures based on the cases because this ensures that the
lecture is consistent with the text, and that the two reinforce one another. Third, the case-oriented lectures
are useful for both prepared and unprepared students, and that is helpful for instructors whose students
don’t always read the material before class.
Since our surveys indicate that more and more instructors are basing their lectures on the integrated cases,
we developed a set of electronic slides (Lecture Presentation Software). Dr. Larry Wolken of Texas A & M
University brought this idea to our attention and helped in the initial development of the electronic slides.
Both transparencies and the blackboard can be used effectively, but all of the instructors who participated
in debugging the slide show concluded that it dominates the older technologies. Electronic slides are easier
to use than transparencies (and far easier than the blackboard), crisper, more colorful, and more complete,
and they capture the attention of students brought up in the TV generation.
We originally thought the slides would be too inflexible, but that was not the case—it is extremely easy to
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break away from the slides and use the blackboard to clarify examples, to make additional points, and the
like. All in all, the electronic slides really are a great addition to our ancillary package, and all instructors
would be well advised to get a set, insert the CD-ROM, and run a quick slide show to get an idea of just
how useful they can be.
Note also that the Integrated Cases can be assigned as homework or used by students as self-study problems if
you decide against using them as lecture vehicles. We have also added a Comprehensive/Spreadsheet Problem,
which we discuss later, for those instructors who want to assign a comprehensive problem and still use the slides
for their lectures.
One final point about the Integrated Cases is worth noting—they are particularly useful for new,
inexperienced teachers and for experienced teachers who are under too much time pressure to continually
update their lecture notes. To illustrate, at Florida and elsewhere, Ph.D. students who were under heavy
pressure to complete dissertations or other research have been able to teach the introductory
undergraduate financial management course for the first time and receive excellent student evaluations
with relatively little preparation. We do not recommend teaching without adequate preparation, but we do
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believe that almost anyone can use the Integrated Cases for lectures and obtain good classroom results
without an inordinate amount of preparation time.
Electronic Slide Show
As mentioned earlier, a set of electronic slides has been developed. Previously, we used the Integrated
Cases, transparencies, and a black board as a complete lecture system, and with good results. But just as
new computer and communication technologies are altering the world of finance, so are these advances
influencing the way we learn and teach. Thus, along with Larry Wolken, we created a computerized “slide
show” lecture presentation that matches the Integrated Case solutions. In addition, Christopher Buzzard
has made improvements to the slides—adding even more current data and pictures to them. The slides are
developed in “layers,” which makes them more effective than static slides and more similar to a blackboard
presentation, but neater. For example, we can create a slide that begins with an equation that shows how
historical rates of return are calculated, then brings in illustrative data, then plots the data on a graph, and
then uses the graph to explain the concept of a beta coefficient. Color-coding is used to differentiate the
stock and market returns, which helps keep things clear and in focus.
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