Introduction to Financial Management
Recorded 2026-10-14 Spring 2027
Introduction to Financial Management
Introduction to financial management of firms and investment decision making, emphasizing theory and practice across securities markets, capital budgeting, and asset valuation.
offering recorded2 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed
Summary
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.88 GPA, 95.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.58 GPA, 70.3% A/AB (n=148 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.89 GPA, 94.7% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
compute present values, future values, and returns under different compounding assumptions
apply discounted cash flow analysis in a variety of contexts and determine the appropriate discount rate for these calculations
outline the key considerations in potentially complex capital budgeting problems and employ appropriate decision rules to evaluate projects
explain verbally and demonstrate quantitatively the power of diversification and the risk-return tradeoff
characterize an efficient market and explain the implications of market efficiency for investors and corporations
engage in the study of finance topics with classmates from a variety of personal, professional, and educational backgrounds so as to understand themselves better and how they can positively contribute to both their own and others’ success
Source: UW Guide
Grade history
↗ average GPA
3,3133,313 letter grades
A47.4%47.4%
AB31.7%31.7%
B19.7%19.7%
BC1.0%1.0%
C0.2%0.2%
D0.0%0.0%
F0.0%0.0%
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Prerequisites
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- Graduate/professional standing
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- Graduate/professional standing
Professors
Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
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Student experience
the class
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.88 GPA, 95.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.58 GPA, 70.3% A/AB (n=148 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.89 GPA, 94.7% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).
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Topics
- Financial environment, securities markets, financial statements, working capital management, and capital budgeting.
- Cost of capital, dividend policy, asset valuation, investments, and decision making under uncertainty.
- Mergers, options, and futures.
Skills
- Compute present values, future values, and returns under different compounding assumptions.
- Apply discounted cash flow analysis and determine appropriate discount rates.
- Evaluate projects using decision rules in complex capital budgeting problems.
- Explain and demonstrate the power of diversification and the risk-return tradeoff.
Grades
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Spring 2027 · Projected
Before grades are releasedApproximate 80% prediction interval
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The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 4 recent terms, weighted toward recent results.
The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.
7 earlier forecasts · 0.16 GPA average error.
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