SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT
STATE UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
SPRING 2011
WEATHER CHECK NUMBER: 392-7669
|
COURSE
NO:
|
FIN
460-01 |
|
COURSE
TITLE:
|
Treasury
Management |
|
COURSE
DESCRIPTION:
|
An
examination of the issues involved in the management of current
assets and liabilities under the rubric of Treasury Management. |
|
PREREQUISITES:
|
FIN 300 or permission of the instructor |
|
PROFESSOR:
|
Dr.
Robert M. Eldridge.
Seabury Hall 304
Tel: (H)876-5046
(O) 392-5628;
Fax: 203-392-5254;
email: eldridger1@southernct.edu
|
|
OFFICE
HOURS:
|
Mon:
1500-1630 ;
Tues: 1500-1630;
Thurs: 1400-1630;
or by appointment |
|
CLASS
HOURS:
|
Tues: 1700-1935. EN A 113 |
|
MATERIALS:
|
1.
Required:
A) "Essentials of Treasury Management", 3rd edition, Bethesda, Md.:Association for Financial Professionals
2010
B) Subscription to the Wall St Journal
C) Your text from corporate finance
|
|
COURSE
OBJECTIVES:
|
The
objective of this course is to:
1. Establish a foundation in the management of cash and related
assets by the enterprise
2. Partially prepare the student to take the Certified Treasury
Professional examination administered by the Association for Financial
Professionals. See the instructor for further details on this program.
|
|
METHOD
OF INSTRUCTION:
|
The
course will include lectures, problems and questions from the reading
material.
|
|
METHOD
OF GRADING:
|
1.
Exams: 3@ 20%: 60%
2. 2 cases @ 12.5%: 25%
3. "Two minute drills: 8%
4. Ethics questions: 5%
5. Participation and attendance: 2%
Total 100%
|
|
SPECIAL
NOTES:
|
1.
"Two minute drills". At least once a week, at the end
of the lecture, there will be a one-question quiz lasting two minutes.
I will count only the top 10 grades. This will constitute 8% of
the final grade.
2. At the end of the course, the student will be requested to complete
a "Course Survey" form, separate and distinct from any
University Evaluation form. This survey helps me in preparing the
course for the next time it is offered. For each form returned,
1/n points will be added to the final grade, where "n"
represents the number of students enrolled in the course based on
the registrar's final class list.
3. The student is permitted and encouraged to tape record lectures
for personal study use only.
4. If any student has a particular disability-related need in order
to participate in this course, such as special seating, note-taking
assistance, use of tape recorders or modified exam conditions, you
will need to visit the Disability Resource Office, EN C105A, to
arrange for approved accommodations. If you have other information
you wish to share with me, such as emergency medical information,
or arrangements in case the building has to be evacuated, please
tell me as soon as possible.
5. I have developed a phobia: cell phones/pagers/other personal
communications devices that go off in class. To maintain good diplomatic
relations with me, please turn off all such devices in the classroom.
NO EXCEPTIONS UNLESS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY ME.
|
|
EXPECTATIONS:
|
A.
What you may expect from me:
1.
A strong grounding in treasury management
2. A willingness to work with you on specific problems you have
with the course or scheduling.
3. A sense of excitement about the field of finance.
B.
What I expect of you:
1.
Come to class prepared by having read the assigned material
and done any outside work assigned.
2. If you know that you will miss a class, a call to me would
be appreciated
3. If something does not make sense, you will ask me either
in class, in office hours or call me at home.
4. A sense of what is going on in the world of business and
finance through a daily reading of the Wall St Journal,
sections one and three at a minimum.
C.
Profile for success or failure. If you go into an exam behind
in the reading and not up with the class discussions, you will
probably not be successful. If, on the other hand, you have done
the reading and been faithful in attendance, you should have no
problem with any exam you get from me.
|
ASSIGNMENT
SCHEDULE
ETM: Essentials of Treasury Management
Subject
to modification based on class progress at the discretion of
the instructor
|
| Date |
Topic |
Assignment |
Remarks |
| Jan
25 |
Introduction
Financial Regulatory Environment
|
ETM Chapter 2
|
|
| Feb
01 |
Role
and Organization of Treasury Management
Treasury Policies and Procedures
|
ETM
Chapter 1 plus pages 475/476
ETM chapter 16
|
|
| Feb
08 |
Financial Risk Management
Managing relationships with Service Providers |
ETM
Chapter 9
ETM Chapter 3 |
|
| Feb
15 |
Financial Accounting and Reporting
Financial Planning and Analysis |
ETM
Chapter 4
ETM Chapter 5 |
|
| Feb 22 |
Catch-up |
|
|
| Mar
01 |
Exam
I
Introduction to Working Capital Management
|
ETM Chapter 6 |
|
| Mar
08 |
Working
Capital Tools
Case
Study: Allen Distribution Co |
ETM
Chapter 7 |
|
| Mar
15 |
Cash
Management and Forecasting
|
ETM
Chapter 8
|
|
| Mar 29 |
Catch-up
|
|
|
| Apr
05 |
Exam
II
Payment systems, Collections and Disbursements |
ETM Chapter 10 |
|
| Apr
12 |
Money Markets, Short Term Investing and Borrowing
Capital Markets |
ETM
Chapter 11
ETM Chapter 12 |
|
| Apr
19 |
Financial Decisions and Management
|
ETM Chapter 13
|
|
| Apr
26 |
Capital Structure and Dividend Policy
Operational and Enterprise Risk Management
|
ETM
Chapter 14
ETM
Chapter 15 |
|
| May
03 |
Case Study 2: Hampton Machine Tool Co
|
|
|
| May
10 |
Information Technology in Treasury
Review |
ETM Chapter 17 |
|
| May
17 |
Final
Exam |
1930-2130 |
|
| Note on Case Studies: The write up should be a maximum of 3 pages and contain: Statement of the problem; Assumption made that are NECESSARY to your solution (assuming that there is no problem is not acceptable) along with a justification for the assumption; Solution. |
| WebSites |
|
| Handouts |
|
|