The objective of this course is to familiarize the students with the world of finance, viewed especially from a corporation’s angle.  The technical objectives include teaching about a wide array of concepts ranging from the basics of risk, return, time value of money and valuation to the more advanced discussions of capital budgeting and capital structure.  The conceptual objectives include creating awareness about the variety and complexity of the financial decisions that are faced by the manager of a corporation on a daily basis.  Finally, the philosophical objectives include demonstrating how the “world of finance” can be fascinatingly interesting and surprisingly challenging in a rather enjoyable way!