Mba 645, Financial Management

Course Project MBA 645, Financial Management   Course Project   The specific objective of this course project is to assure that students of business have a sufficient capacity of skills to conduct an organizational financial analysis. This exercise will provide students with the opportunity to integrate and implement theory to practice.   For the purpose of this exercise, students will choose a company for which they will perform the following tasks:

1. An environmental scan and risk analysis of the organization.
2. A financial statement analysis of the organization utilizing ratios.
3. A financial statement analysis of the organization utilizing free cash flow, market value added and economic value added.
4. A calculation of the weighted average cost of capital.
5. Develop a cogent conclusion as to the financial health of the organization, with the idea recommending whether the company’s stock should be bought, sold, or a neutral position taken.

  The written paper is to be typed, double–spaced, 1-inch margins, Times New Roman and 12-point font, average content page length is between 10-12, with correct spelling and grammar, proper citation, references, with a cover page and organized with headings.   The following Library resources and web sites could assist students in conducting the research to do the Critical Assignment:   Lynn Library Sources:   ABI/INFORM Academic OneFile Academic Search Premier Biography In Context Bloomberg Station Business Source Complete Campus Research: News and Law -- U.S. (Powered by Westlaw) Data monitor General Business File ASAP Hoover’s Company Profiles LexisNexis ProQuest Reference USA & OneSource Research Library Core     Websites:   www.businessweek.com (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. www.forbes.com (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. www.wsj.com (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. www.yahoo.finance.com (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. www.morningstar.com (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. www.gurufocus.com (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.     Student Learning Outcomes:   Students will be able to:  

1. Analyze a company’s context for making decisions through an environmental scan and a risk analysis.SLO 1.3, SLO 3.1, SLO 3.3 (20% of grade)
2. Analyze a company’s financial statements utilizing ratio analysis. SLO 3.1 (30% of grade)
3. A financial statement analysis of the organization utilizing free cash flow, market value added and economic value added. SLO1 (15% of grade)
4. A calculation of the weighted average cost of capital. SLO 3.1 (15% of grade)
5. Develop recommendations for strategy development based on an in-depth analysis.SLO 1.1, SLO 3.1 (10% of grade)
6. Quality of writing, including citing sources; and organization of project. SLO 4.1(10% of grade)

          Rubric for MBA 645 Checkpoint Assignment  

Learning Outcomes	5	4	3	2	1
Analyze a company’s context for making decisions through an environmental scan and a risk analysis SLO 1.3, SLO 3.1, SLO 3.3 (20% of grade)	Student demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of the environmental forces and risks that the organization faces and the student communicated effectively.	Student demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of the environmental forces and risks that the organization faces and the student communicated ineffectively.	Student demonstrates an adequate knowledge of the environmental forces and risks that the organization faces and the student communicated effectively.	Student demonstrates an adequate knowledge of the environmental forces and risks that the organization faces and the student communicated ineffectively.	Student demonstrated no knowledge of the environmental forces and risks that the organization faces and the student communicated ineffectively.
Analyze a company’s financial statements utilizing ratio analysis SLO 3.1 (30% of grade)	Student demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of financial statement analysis utilizing ratios and the student communicated the information effectively.	Student demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of financial statement analysis utilizing ratios and the student communicated the information ineffectively.	Student demonstrates an adequate knowledge of financial statement analysis utilizing ratios and the student communicated the information effectively.	Student demonstrates an adequate knowledge of financial statement analysis utilizing ratios and the student communicated the information ineffectively.	Student demonstrated no knowledge of financial statement analysis utilizing ratios and the student communicated ineffectively.
A financial statement analysis of the organization utilizing free cash flow, market value added and economic value added SLO 3.1 (15% of grade)	Student demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of financial statement analysis utilizing free cash flow, MVA, EVA and the student communicated the information effectively.	Student demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of financial statement analysis utilizing free cash flow, MVA, EVA and the student communicated the information ineffectively.	Student demonstrates an adequate knowledge of financial statement analysis utilizing free cash flow, MVA, EVA and the student communicated the information effectively.	Student demonstrates an adequate knowledge of financial statement analysis utilizing free cash flow, MVA, EVA and the student communicated the information ineffectively.	Student demonstrated no knowledge of financial statement analysis utilizing free cash flow, MVA, EVA and the student communicated ineffectively.
A calculation of the weighted average cost of capital. SLO 3.1(15% of grade)	Student demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of the calculation of weighted average cost of capital and the student communicated the information effectively.	Student demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of the calculation of weighted average cost of capital and the student communicated the information ineffectively.	Student demonstrates an adequate knowledge of the calculation of weighted average cost of capital and the student communicated the information effectively.	Student demonstrates an adequate knowledge of the calculation of weighted average cost of capital and the student communicated the information ineffectively.	Student demonstrated no knowledge of the calculation of the weighted average cost of capital and the student communicated ineffectively.
Develop recommendations for strategy development based on an in-depth analysis.SLO 1.1, SLO 3.1 (10% of grade)	Developed excellent strategy recommendations that were based on the analysis and the student communicated these effectively.	Developed excellent strategy recommendations that were based on the analysis and the student communicated these recommendations ineffectively.	Developed adequate strategy recommendations that were based on the analysis and the student communicated these recommendations effectively.	Developed adequate strategy recommendations that were based on the analysis and the student communicated these recommendations ineffectively.	Student demonstrated no ability to develop recommendations and the student communicated ineffectively.
Quality of writing, including citing sources; and organization of project. SLO 4.1 (10% of grade)	Writing skills are at high level with almost no errors; organization is excellent.	Writing skills are good with a few errors; organization is above average.	Writing skills are adequate with many errors; organization is average.	Writing skills overall are below average; organization is below average.	Writing skills are poor with remediation required and project is not organized.