Welcome to FIN 333

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FIN 333. Introduction to Financial Management

Dr. Reynolds Griffith

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 Instructor:   Professor Reynolds Griffith (home page).

Course Goal:FIN 333. Introduction to Financial Management helps prepare you for understanding good financial decisionmaking for business firms.  See departmental course page for more specific topics.

Course description:The role of finance in the modern business organization with emphasis on the decision process.  See outline for more detail of the content.

Text:   Gitman, Principles of Managerial Finance Brief, 3rd Edition   Available from University Bookstore or other sources. (Note that oncampus sections are using a different text.)  The Wall Street Journal is recommended, but not required - see information on student subscriptions, which include access to The Wall Street Journal online.

Prerequisites: ACC 231 are required as background for this course.   In addition, you need:

  • convenient and reliable internet access
  • a personal email account, with the habit of checking email every day. 
  • adequate computer technology skills for using email and the world wide web
  • ability and desire to work in an independent learning format

(see also OIT computer system requirements page)

Course format and assessment: See the FAQ and grading pages.

To register: go through the normal registration process and choose "FIN 333 500".   See the Online Course checklist page and the Distance Education Student Support and Student Support links  pages for additional information on taking online courses.  See WebCT instructions and  User Guide for information on taking web courses through the WebCT course system.  If you have questions about online courses after reading this material contact the Distance Education Support Specialist. The Library also has a support page for distance education students.

Not an SFA student? See the FAQ answer for how to take the course anyway.

After registering please  fill out the course information form and send it to me.  

SFA has a mandatory email policy:  Enable your SFA email account if you have not already done so.

The online section of FIN 333 may be marked closed. However, there may be a few places available for true distance education students. Contact our department chair Dr. Jones <ctjones@sfasu.edu>