Capella
MBA6016 Unit 1 Discussion 1 & 2 latest 2016 December
dq 1
Ethical
Behavior
Resources
Activity
Context
This discussion helps you develop the skills
to master the following course competencies:
- Assess
the impact of ethical, regulatory, and tax considerations on financial
policy decisions.
To review how all your activities help you
achieve the competencies in the course, and ultimately, your overall program
outcomes, revisit the MBA6016 Course
Alignment Map.
Activity
Instruction
Unfortunately, in recent times, we have seen a
number of examples of unethical behavior in organizations, often tied to the
organization’s handling of finances. Discuss ethical issues facing the top
leadership or financial managers in today’s corporate environment regarding
their approach to the financial matters of the firm. What pressures exist that
might encourage unethical behavior, particularly as it pertains to the firm’s
financial reporting or situation? How might these be mitigated? (You might want
to conduct a search to identify examples or to examine actions suggested or
taken to help mitigate these instances.)
Post a substantive initial post by Thursday.
Support your post as appropriate with the theories presented in this week’s
required reading.
Response
Guidelines
Respond to at least two peers by the Sunday
due date. Your replies should be substantive and could involve one or more of
the following:
- Debate
the topic. - Ask
a probing question. - Share
an insight you gained from your peer’s post. - Make
a suggestion. - Share
a personal experience related to the topic. - Expand
on your peer’s post.
dq 2
Financial
Statements
Resources
- Activity
Context
This discussion helps you develop the skills
to master the following course competencies:
- Apply
the theories, models, and practices of finance to the financial management
of the firm.
To review how all your activities help you
achieve the competencies in the course, and ultimately, your overall program
outcomes, revisit the MBA6016 Course
Alignment Map.
Activity
Instruction
Compare and contrast the balance sheet, income
statement, and cash flow statement. (Note that to compare and contrast these
three tools, you will need to define each of them). Discuss the following:
- What
is the most important segment of a cash flow statement? Why? - Can
the cash flow statement be manipulated? If so, how? If not, why not? - Are
most investors sophisticated enough to interpret a cash flow statement?
Should they be?
Post a substantive initial post by Thursday.
Support your post as appropriate with the theories presented in this week’s
required reading.
Response
Guidelines
Respond to at least two peers by the Sunday
due date. Your replies should be substantive and could involve one or more of
the following:
- Debate
the topic. - Ask
a probing question. - Share
an insight you gained from your peer’s post. - Make
a suggestion. - Share
a personal experience related to the topic. - Expand
on your peer’s post.
Capella
MBA6016 Unit 2 Discussion 1 & 2 latest 2016 December
dq 1
Time
Value of Money
Resources
Activity
Context
This discussion helps you develop the skills
to master the following course competencies:
- Evaluate
alternative methods of financing a firm in diverse economic environments.
To review how all your activities help you
achieve the competencies in the course, and ultimately, your overall program
outcomes, revisit the MBA6016 Course
Alignment Map.
Activity
Instruction
Define and discuss the importance of the time
value of money concepts including compounding (future value), discounting
(present value), and annuities. Why do organization leaders need to understand
these concepts?
Post a substantive initial post by Thursday.
Support your post as appropriate with the theories presented in this week’s
required reading.
Response
Guidelines
Respond to at least two peers by the Sunday
due date. Your replies should be substantive and could involve one or more of
the following:
- Debate
the topic. - Ask
a probing question. - Share
an insight you gained from your peer’s post. - Make
a suggestion. - Share
a personal experience related to the topic. - Expand
on your peer’s post.
dq 2
Bond
Valuation
Resources
Activity
Context
This discussion helps you develop the skills
to master the following course competencies:
- Apply
the theories, models, and practices of finance to the financial management
of the firm.
To review how all your activities help you
achieve the competencies in the course, and ultimately, your overall program
outcomes, revisit the MBA6016 Course
Alignment Map.
Activity
Instruction
Describe or define and discuss a type of bond
that interests you and how it is differentiated from other bonds. Then explain
how valuing bonds is done and how interest rates affect their value. Consider
the importance of the yield-to-maturity (YTM) in your post.
Post a substantive initial post by Thursday.
Support your post as appropriate with the theories presented in this week’s
required reading.
Response
Guidelines
Respond to at least two peers by the Sunday
due date. Your replies should be substantive and could involve one or more of
the following:
- Debate
the topic. - Ask
a probing question. - Share
an insight you gained from your peer’s post. - Make
a suggestion. - Share
a personal experience related to the topic. - Expand
on your peer’s post.
Capella
MBA6016 Unit 3 Discussion 1 & 2 latest 2016 December
dq 1
Capital
Budgeting Methods
Resources
Activity
Context
This discussion helps you develop the skills
to master the following course competencies:
- Integrate
financial analyses into general business management planning and decision
making.
To review how all your activities help you
achieve the competencies in the course, and ultimately, your overall program
outcomes, revisit the MBA6016 Course
Alignment Map.
Activity
Instruction
Define the various capital budgeting methods
such as net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), and so on, and
explain how they differ from one another. Identify which, if any, of the
methods discussed might be superior to the others and explain why.
Post a substantive initial post by Thursday.
Support your post as appropriate with the theories presented in this week’s
required reading.
Response
Guidelines
Respond to at least two peers by the Sunday
due date. Your replies should be substantive and could involve one or more of
the following:
- Debate
the topic. - Ask
a probing question. - Share
an insight you gained from your peer’s post. - Make
a suggestion. - Share
a personal experience related to the topic. - Expand
on your peer’s post.
dq 2
Capital
Investment Decisions
Resources
Activity
Context
This discussion helps you develop the skills
to master the following course competencies:
- Apply
the theories, models, and practices of finance to the financial management
of the firm.
To review how all your activities help you achieve
the competencies in the course, and ultimately, your overall program outcomes,
revisit the MBA6016 Course
Alignment Map.
Activity
Instruction
Identify and define up to three concepts
associated with making capital investment decisions such as cash flows, sunk
costs, opportunity costs, or others. Discuss why your selected concepts are
important for the investor to factor into the decision-making process.
Post a substantive initial post by Thursday.
Support your post as appropriate with the theories presented in this week’s
required reading.
Response
Guidelines
Respond to at least two peers by the Sunday
due date. Your replies should be substantive and could involve one or more of
the following:
- Debate
the topic. - Ask
a probing question. - Share
an insight you gained from your peer’s post. - Make
a suggestion. - Share
a personal experience related to the topic. - Expand
on your peer’s post.
Capella
MBA6016 Unit 4 Discussion 1 & 2 latest 2016 December
dq 1
Risk
and Return
Resources
Activity
Context
This discussion helps you develop the skills
to master the following course competencies:
- Integrate
financial analyses into general business management planning and decision
making.
To review how all your activities help you
achieve the competencies in the course, and ultimately, your overall program
outcomes, revisit the MBA6016 Course
Alignment Map.
Activity
Instruction
Define and discuss the concepts of risk and
return. Also discuss the importance of portfolio diversification and the
relationship to risk and return.
Post a substantive initial post by Thursday.
Support your post as appropriate with the theories presented in this week’s
required reading.
Response
Guidelines
Respond to at least two peers by the Sunday
due date. Your replies should be substantive and could involve one or more of
the following:
- Debate
the topic. - Ask
a probing question. - Share
an insight you gained from your peer’s post. - Make
a suggestion. - Share
a personal experience related to the topic. - Expand
on your peer’s post.
dq 2
Beta
Resources
Activity
Context
This discussion helps you develop the skills
to master the following course competencies:
- Apply
the theories, models, and practices of finance to the financial management
of the firm.
To review how all your activities help you achieve
the competencies in the course, and ultimately, your overall program outcomes,
revisit the MBA6016 Course
Alignment Map.
Activity
Instruction
Discuss beta and its importance. What type of
investors would invest in a high beta stock and a low beta stock? Also, in your
textbook, review the Real World case, focusing on “Beta, Beta, Who’s Got
the Beta?,” on page 343. Is beta a useful tool? Why were the beta
estimates discussed in the reading different?
Post a substantive initial post by Thursday.
Support your post as appropriate with the theories presented in this week’s
required reading.
Response
Guidelines
Respond to at least two peers by the Sunday
due date. Your replies should be substantive and could involve one or more of
the following:
- Debate
the topic. - Ask
a probing question. - Share
an insight you gained from your peer’s post. - Make
a suggestion. - Share
a personal experience related to the topic. - Expand
on your peer’s post.
Capella
MBA6016 Unit 5 Discussion 1 & 2 latest 2016 December
dq 1
Capital
Structure
Resources
Activity
Context
This discussion helps you develop the skills
to master the following course competencies:
- Apply
the theories, models, and practices of finance to the financial management
of the firm. - Integrate
financial analyses into general business management planning and decision
making.
To review how all your activities help you
achieve the competencies in the course, and ultimately, your overall program
outcomes, revisit the MBA6016 Course
Alignment Map.
Activity
Instruction
Select two of the many capital structure
concepts such as Modigliani and Miller, Pecking Order Theory, leverage, and so
on, and explain what each is as well as how it differs from the other concept
you selected. Then, step back and discuss why it is important for managers or
leaders to optimize their capital structure.
Post a substantive initial post by Thursday.
Support your post as appropriate with the theories presented in this week’s
required reading.
Response
Guidelines
Respond to at least two peers by the Sunday
due date. Your replies should be substantive and could involve one or more of
the following:
- Debate
the topic. - Ask
a probing question. - Share
an insight you gained from your peer’s post. - Make
a suggestion. - Share
a personal experience related to the topic. - Expand
on your peer’s post.
dq 2
Dividends
Resources
Activity
Context
This discussion helps you develop the skills
to master the following course competencies:
- Evaluate
alternative methods of financing a firm in diverse economic environments.
To review how all your activities help you
achieve the competencies in the course, and ultimately, your overall program
outcomes, revisit the MBA6016 Course
Alignment Map.
Activity
Instruction
Consider dividend policy, stock repurchases,
and stock splits. Discuss how investors may react differently if their company
issues dividends or announces a stock split or stock repurchase. Feel free to
include examples to illustrate your point.
Post a substantive initial post by Thursday.
Support your post as appropriate with the theories presented in this week’s
required reading.
Response
Guidelines
Respond to at least two peers by the Sunday
due date. Your replies should be substantive and could involve one or more of
the following:
- Debate
the topic. - Ask
a probing question. - Share
an insight you gained from your peer’s post. - Make
a suggestion. - Share
a personal experience related to the topic. - Expand
on your peer’s post.
Capella
MBA6016 Unit 6 Discussion 1 & 2 latest 2016 December
dq 1
International
Finance and Political Risk
Resources
Activity
Context
This discussion helps you develop the skills
to master the following course competencies:
- Apply
the theories, models, and practices of finance to the financial management
of the firm. - Evaluate
alternative methods of financing a firm in diverse economic environments.
To review how all your activities help you
achieve the competencies in the course, and ultimately, your overall program
outcomes, revisit the MBA6016 Course
Alignment Map.
Activity
Instruction
Choose a country (not the United States or
Canada) that has not already been chosen by another learner and post your
country choice in the discussion area. Then, identify some political and
currency risks of that country and discuss why a U.S. company would invest (for
example, build a factory) in that country. Also discuss some of the various
international finance topics such as the foreign exchange market, purchasing
power parity, interest rate parity, cross rates, and so on. Why is it important
for international firms to understand these concepts?
Post a substantive initial post no later than
Thursday. Support your post with the theories presented in the reading.
Response
Guidelines
Respond to at least one peer, taking the
opposite side, no later than Sunday. Also, if applicable, consider the ethical
implications and consequences. Support your response with the theories
presented in this week’s required reading.
dq 2
Course
Reflection
Resources
Throughout the course, you have been building
toward the achievement of the following competencies:
- Apply
the theories, models, and practices of finance to the financial management
of the firm. - Assess
the impact of ethical, regulatory, and tax considerations on financial
policy decisions. - Evaluate
alternative methods of financing a firm in diverse economic environments. - Integrate
financial analyses into general business management planning and decision
making. - Communicate
in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for
members of the business professions.
Reflect on the knowledge and skills you
developed over the past six weeks. Address the following questions:
- For
each competency, how has your ability to perform these skills and apply
this knowledge evolved? - What
concepts, skills, or insights were most relevant to you? - How
have you grown in your academic and professional goals? Have you made
progress on any items in your tasks plan that you developed during first
course?
Response
Guidelines
Provide encouraging feedback about how your
peers have grown over the past six weeks. If applicable, provide
recommendations for how they may continue to develop these skills and knowledge
or suggest additional strategies for leveraging the knowledge gained in the
course.
Capella
MBA6016 Unit 1 Assignment 1 latest 2016 December
Unit 1
Textbook Problems
Resources
This assignment helps you develop the skills
to master the following course competencies:
- Apply
the theories, models, and practices of finance to the financial management
of the firm. - Integrate
financial analyses into general business management planning and decision
making.
To review how all your activities help you
achieve the competencies in the course, and ultimately, your overall program
outcomes, revisit the MBA6016 Course
Alignment Map.
Activity
Instruction
To enhance your understanding of financial
concepts, please complete the following problems in your Corporate Financetextbook:
- Chapter
2, problem 1 (page 34). - Chapter
2, problem 2 (page 34). - Chapter
2, problem 4 (page 34). - Chapter
2, problem 5 (page 34). - Chapter
3, problem 2 (page 74). - Chapter
3, problem 6 (page 75).
Assignment
Submission
You are required to use the textbook problems
template in the Resources to complete the problems. This Excel document
contains unique details and cells specific to the problems that you must use to
derive your solutions. Where numeric solutions are expected, provide full
detail of the process used to reach the solution using Excel. Where analysis is
expected, use information from the textbook to inform your analysis, not
replace it, incorporating creativity, critical thinking, and real-life
perspectives. Cite all resource materials used in your analysis, using proper
APA format.
A thorough, professional presentation of your analysis and results is an important
consideration. Enhance your presentation skills by using applicable tools such
as tables, graphs, diagrams, and commentary as appropriate in all assignments
in this course.
Submit your completed problems for grading and instructor feedback. Solutions
for the problems will be posted the subsequent week.
Capella
MBA6016 Unit 2 Assignment 1 latest 2016 December
Unit 2
Textbook Problems
Resources
This assignment helps you develop the skills
to master the following course competencies:
- Apply
the theories, models, and practices of finance to the financial management
of the firm.
To review how all your activities help you
achieve the competencies in the course, and ultimately, your overall program
outcomes, revisit the MBA6016 Course
Alignment Map.
Activity
Instruction
To enhance your understanding of financial
concepts, please complete the following problems in your Corporate Financetextbook.
- Chapter
4, problem 2a, b, and c (pages 117). - Chapter
4, problem 3 (page 118). - Chapter
4, problem 4 (page 118). - Chapter
4, problem 5 (page 119). - Chapter
4, problem 11 (page 122). - Chapter
5, problem 2a (page 158). - Chapter
5, problem 3 (page 158). - Chapter
6, problem 2 (page 190). - Chapter
6, problem 4 (page 190).
Assignment
Submission
You are required to use the textbook problems
template in the Resources to complete the problems. This Excel document
contains unique details and cells specific to the problems that you must use to
derive your solutions. Where numeric solutions are expected, provide full
detail of the process used to reach the solution using Excel. Where analysis is
expected, use information from the textbook to inform your analysis, not
replace it, incorporating creativity, critical thinking, and real-life
perspectives. Cite all resource materials used in your analysis, using proper
APA format.
A thorough, professional presentation of your
analysis and results is an important consideration. Enhance your presentation
skills by using applicable tools such as tables, graphs, diagrams, and
commentary as appropriate in all assignments in this course.
Submit your completed problems for grading and
instructor feedback. Solutions for the problems will be posted the subsequent
week.
Capella
MBA6016 Unit 3 Assignment 1 latest 2016 December
Unit 3
Textbook Problems
Resources
This assignment helps you develop the skills
to master the following course competencies:
- Apply
the theories, models, and practices of finance to the financial management
of the firm.
To review how all your activities help you
achieve the competencies in the course, and ultimately, your overall program
outcomes, revisit the MBA6016 Course
Alignment Map.
Activity
Instruction
To enhance your understanding of financial
concepts, please complete the following problems in your Corporate Financetextbook.
- Chapter
7, problem 1b (page 221). - Chapter
7, problem 2 (page 221). - Chapter
7, problem 8 (page 222). - Chapter
7, problem 9 (page 222). - Chapter
8, problem 1 (page 249).
Assignment
Submission
You are required to use the textbook problems
template in the Resources to complete the problems. This Excel document
contains unique details and cells specific to the problems that you must use to
derive your solutions. Where numeric solutions are expected, provide full
detail of the process used to reach the solution using Excel. Where analysis is
expected, use information from the textbook to inform your analysis, not
replace it, incorporating creativity, critical thinking, and real-life
perspectives. Cite all resource materials used in your analysis, using proper
APA format.
A thorough, professional presentation of your
analysis and results is an important consideration. Enhance your presentation
skills by using applicable tools such as tables, graphs, diagrams, and
commentary as appropriate in all assignments in this course.
Submit your completed problems for grading and
instructor feedback. Solutions for the problems will be posted the subsequent
week.
Capella
MBA6016 Unit 4 Assignment 1 latest 2016 December
Unit 4
Textbook Problems
Resources
- This
assignment helps you develop the skills to master the following course
competency:
- Apply
the theories, models, and practices of finance to the financial management
of the firm.
To review how all your activities help you
achieve the competencies in the course, and ultimately, your overall program
outcomes, revisit the MBA6016 Course
Alignment Map.
Activity
Instruction
To enhance your understanding of financial
concepts, please complete the following problems in your Corporate Financetextbook.
- Chapter
10, problem 1 (page 310). - Chapter
10, problem 12 (page 311). - Chapter
10, problem 14 (page 311). - Chapter
10, problem 15 (page 311). - Chapter
11, problem 2 (page 348). - Chapter
11, problem 12 (page 350). - Chapter
12, problem 1 (page 384). - Chapter
12, problem 5 (page 384).
Assignment
Submission
You are required to use the textbook problems
template in the Resources to complete the problems. This Excel document
contains unique details and cells specific to the problems that you must use to
derive your solutions. Where numeric solutions are expected, provide full
detail of the process used to reach the solution using Excel. Where analysis is
expected, use information from the textbook to inform your analysis, not
replace it, incorporating creativity, critical thinking, and real-life
perspectives. Cite all resource materials used in your analysis, using proper
APA format.
A thorough, professional presentation of your
analysis and results is an important consideration. Enhance your presentation
skills by using applicable tools such as tables, graphs, diagrams, and
commentary as appropriate in all assignments in this course.
Submit your completed problems for grading and
instructor feedback. Solutions for the problems will be posted the subsequent
week.
Capella
MBA6016 Unit 5 Assignment 1 latest 2016 December
Unit 5
Textbook Problems
Resources
This assignment helps you develop the skills
to master the following course competency:
- Apply
the theories, models, and practices of finance to the financial management
of the firm.
To review how all your activities help you
achieve the competencies in the course, and ultimately, your overall program
outcomes, revisit the MBA6016 Course Alignment Map.
Activity
Instruction
To enhance your understanding of financial
concepts, please complete the following problems in your Corporate Financetextbook.
- Chapter
16, problem 1 (page 510). - Chapter
16, problem 4, a through d (page 510). - Chapter
16, problem 7 (page 511) - Chapter
16, problem 16a (page 512).
Assignment
Submission
You are required to use the textbook problems
template in the Resources to complete the problems. This Excel document contains
unique details and cells specific to the problems that you must use to derive
your solutions. Where numeric solutions are expected, provide full detail of
the process used to reach the solution using Excel. Where analysis is expected,
use information from the textbook to inform your analysis, not replace it,
incorporating creativity, critical thinking, and real-life perspectives. Cite
all resource materials used in your analysis, using proper APA format.
A thorough, professional presentation of your
analysis and results is an important consideration. Enhance your presentation
skills by using applicable tools such as tables, graphs, diagrams, and
commentary as appropriate in all assignments in this course.
Submit your completed problems for grading and
instructor feedback. Solutions for the problems will be posted the subsequent
week.
Capella
MBA6016 Unit 6 Assignment 1 latest 2016 December
Unit 6
Textbook Problems
Resources
This assignment helps you develop the skills
to master the following course competencies:
- Apply
the theories, models, and practices of finance to the financial management
of the firm. - Evaluate
alternative methods of financing a firm in diverse economic environments.
To review how all your activities help you
achieve the competencies in the course, and ultimately, your overall program
outcomes, revisit the MBA6016 Course Alignment Map.
Activity
Instruction
To enhance your understanding of financial
concepts, please complete the following problems in your Corporate Financetextbook.
- Chapter
18, problem 2 (page 575). - Chapter
19, problem 1, a through d (page 615). - Chapter
20, problem 4a (page 641). - Chapter
20, problem 5a (page 642).
Assignment
Submission
You are required to use the textbook problems
template in the Resources to complete the problems. This Excel document
contains unique details and cells specific to the problems that you must use to
derive your solutions. Where numeric solutions are expected, provide full
detail of the process used to reach the solution using Excel. Where analysis is
expected, use information from the textbook to inform your analysis, not
replace it, incorporating creativity, critical thinking, and real-life
perspectives. Cite all resource materials used in your analysis, using proper
APA format.
A thorough, professional presentation of your
analysis and results is an important consideration. Enhance your presentation
skills by using applicable tools such as tables, graphs, diagrams, and
commentary as appropriate in all assignments in this course.
Submit your completed problems for grading and
instructor feedback. Solutions for the problems will be posted the subsequent
week.
