Course Outlines

TMGT 7121 Principles of Finance

School	School of Transportation
Program	Bachelor of Technology in Technology Management
Course Credits	1
Minimum Passing Grade	50%
Start Date	January 09, 2021
End Date	March 13, 2021
Total Hours	15
Total Weeks	10
Hours/Weeks	1.5
Delivery Type	Other
Pre-requisites	TMGT 7122 is a REQUIRED course for TMGT 7121. TMGT 7121 is a REQUIRED course for TMGT 7135.
CRN	45343

Acknowledgement of Territories

The British Columbia Institute of Technology acknowledges that our campuses are located on the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish Nations of Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), and xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam).

Instructor Details

Name	Megan Alford
E-mail	Instructor to provide
Location
Office Hours	Instructor to provide

Course Description

This course will equip candidates with an in-depth understanding of financing business undertakings, exploring sources of money, the role of business plans, equity capital, the role of debt financing, taxation issues, and cash investments.

Course Learning Outcomes/Competencies

Upon successful completion, the candidate will be able to:

• describe the goals of financial management and explain what measures can be used to decide how well the firm's management does at achieving them.
• explain the financial performance of a company as conveyed by a series of its financial statements.
• analyze a firm's performance in respect to its ability to meet sudden cash demands.
• describe the major sources of funds available to either small, medium or larger corporations.
• estimate a firm's degree of operating leverage and financial leverage to predict a firm's profit behaviour as its sales change.
• describe some strategic options available to management that will help a company take advantage of and/or cope better with changes in the firm's revenue levels.
• create a basic business plan that predicts a company's state of affairs in the near future.
• analyze cash needs and plan an investment strategy.

Learning Resources

All course material is available on The Learning Hub (formerly D2L) for downloading.

Instructions for course readings will be released at the discretion of your instructor via email or on The Learning Hub.

Evaluation Criteria

Criteria	%	Comments
Assignment 1	15	a. Minimum course mark required for pass is 50%.
Assignment 2	15	b. Minimum expected GPA for TMGT student is 65%.
Assignment 3	15
Assignment 4	15
Assignment 5	40
TOTAL	100

Course Schedule and Assignments

Assignment due dates will be indicated on The Learning Hub.

BCIT Policy

Any student who needs special assistance in the event of a medical emergency or building evacuation (either because of a disability or for any other reason) should promptly inform their course instructor(s) and Accessibility Services of their personal circumstances.

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Respect, Diversity, and Inclusion is a supportive resource for both students and employees of BCIT, to foster a respectful learning and working environment. Any student who feels that they are experiencing discrimination or harassment (personal or human rights-related) can confidentially access this resource for advice and support. Please see Policy 7507 – Harassment and Discrimination and accompanying procedure.

Students should make themselves aware of additional Education, Administration, Safety and other BCIT policies listed at https://www.bcit.ca/about/administration/policies.shtml

Guidelines for School of Transportation

Attempts:
Students must successfully complete a course within a maximum of three (3) attempts at the course. Students with two attempts in a single course will be allowed to repeat the course only upon special written permission from the Associate Dean. Students who have not successfully completed a course within three attempts will not be eligible to graduate from their respective program.

Approved

I verify that the content of this course outline is current.
Megan Alford, Instructor
October 08, 2020

I verify that this course outline has been reviewed.
Terry Yau, Program Head
October 16, 2020

I verify that this course outline has been reviewed and complies with BCIT policy.
Sanja Boskovic, Associate Dean
October 19, 2020