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ENTRE
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NEURIIAL FINANC
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315/FIN6
6315-O
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ONLINE) SPRIING 2010
Class Meetin
C ng Senioor Lecturer: Madison Ped digo
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Online (via UTT Dallas eLea arning system
m) Office: SOM 2.411
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Office Hours: Emaiil: mpedigo@
@utdallas.edu
Phonne: (UTD officce): (972) 883
3-4481
1 by eLearnin
1) ng system em mail function
2 online office
2) e hours, Wed dnesdays 1-2::30, Central Time
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Zone, USA (T Texas)
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3) ment for phon ne discussion
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| Course Infformation | Technical and
a Communications Requireme ents |
| Assignmen nts and Acaademic Callendar | Graading and Assessmen
A nt |
| Course an
nd Instructor Policies | Student Reesources | Scholastic
S Honesty |
| Course Evvaluation | University
U P
Policies |

C
COURSE IN
NFORMAT
TION:
C
COURSE PRE
EREQUISITE
ES, CO-REQU
UISITES, AND
D/OR OTHER
R RESTRICT
TIONS:
This course iss equivalent to
T o ENTP/FIN 6315
6 (classro a only one of these mayy be counted toward
oom version) and t a
d
degree. Prereequisite: FIN 6301
6 or conse
ent of the insttructor.

C
COURSE OBJECTIVES:

The objective
T e of this courrse is to build
d skills and knowledge in n the financin ng of entreprreneurial ventures and
u
understand th
he process off financing enntrepreneurial ventures fro om the perspe ective of the entrepreneur
e and from
the investor. Entrepreneu urial Finance concerns no ot only the processes
p of financing and investing in n start-up
c
companies, but also the chhanges to the e initial financcing mix that may be requ uired as start--up companie es mature
a grow. The course also
and o addresses analysis of fiinancial state ements and projection
p of cash
c flows. Additional
A
to
opics include e the market for venture capital and private equityy, the decisio on to go pub blic or remain private,
a
alternative finaancing arranggements, and d the differenttial marketabiility and liquid
dity of the seccurities used to
t finance
n
non-public firm
ms.

L
LEARNING O
OBJECTIVES
S/STUDENT OUTCOMES:
O

We will rely on
W o case studie es, outside re
eadings, tapeed guest lectu ures, taped class lectures, and the assigned text
b
book to cover the above topics. Taped guest leccturers include entreprene eurs, VC’s, angel investorrs, private
e
equity firms, corporate
c inve
estors, and other
o investme ent professionals. You wiill need to wo ork in groups on all but
twwo of the casse analyses, and you will need
n to deterrmine who yo ou want to tea
am with and sign
s up for a group on-
liine using the group formation tool by January
J 19th. I’ll review an
nd we will pla
an to finalize the
t group me embers by
J
January 25th. (Also see the
e Grading Infoormation and Group Project Sections below.)

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Upon on of this courrse, students will understand:
successsful completio

1. Sourcces of start-up t pros and cons of obtaining capital from each sou
p capital and the urce
2. How to
t value comp panies as they evolve through their life cycle from se
eed stage to la
ate stage privvate
companies
3. Finan
ncial statemen nd estimating cash flow nee
nt analysis an eds

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i a term shee
et and their im
mpact on the company and d on ownership in
e financing rou
future unds
5. Exit strategies and
d tradeoffs in assessing
a owth through internal/exterrnal financing, acquisition, or IPO
gro

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REQUIRED C
COURSE MAT
TERIALS:

• Text Book: Leach and Melicher,

T M 3rd edition, Enttrepreneurial Finance
• C
Cases: A package
p of 13 busine ess cases and a one class handou ut. Two cases
c are individual
a
assignmentss that require
e a written analysis
a with
h discussion
n on-line. Eight cases will
w be assig gned to a
g
group to pre
epare a writtten analysiss (with all other
o studen
nts reading and
a preparin
ng for the case
c and
s
supporting o
on-line disc
cussion). Three
T cases are prim marily individ
dual readingg assignme ents with
a
abbreviated discussion on-line.
o A suummary is provided
p belo
ow.

List of Cases and Case

C Notes:

Harvaard Business School

S
9-803--096 Zippcar: Refining the Business Model
M (Individdual Written Asssignment)
9-297--028 Clarkson Lumber (Individual Written
W Assignm ment)
9-396--067 Paathfinder Capitaal (Assigned too a Group as written
w assignment)
9-898--188 Baand of Angels (Assigned
( to a Group as writtten assignmentt)
Class Handout Reeturns to Angell Investors (Asssigned to a Grooup as a writteen assignment)
9-805--019 Hoow VC’s Evaluuate Potential Opportunities
O (
(Primarily readding w/ some on-line discussiion)
9-801--167 Reeturn Logic (A)) (Assigned to a Group as wrritten assignmeent)
9-804--083 Goold Hill Venturre Lending (Asssigned to a Grroup as a writteen assignment))
IMD 185
1 Preeparing for thee Google IPO (Assigned
( to a Group as a wriitten assignmennt)
9-807--124 Teechnology Trannsfer at U.S. Universities (Priimarily readingg w/ some on-lline discussion))
9-207--092 Reestructuring Naavigator Gas Trransport (Assiggned to a Grouup as a written assignment)

Richaard Ivey Scho

ool of Businesss
906M
M05 No
ote on Internatiional Licensingg (Primarily reeading with som
me on-line disccussion)
99N0018 Naanpo (Holdingss) Limited (Assigned to a Grooup as a writteen assignment)

Stanfoord Graduate School of Bussiness

E214 EnndoNav (Assiggned to a Groupp as a written assignment)
a

ƒ Course Packet:
P Course case docume
ent pack availa
able at Universiity of Texas at Dallas Booksto
ore.

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TECHNICA
AL AND CO
OMMUNICA
ATIONS RE
EQUIREME
ENTS:
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eLEARNING SYSTEM:

This course was

T w developed d using a web b course tool called eLearn ning. It is to be
e delivered entirely online.. You will
n
need to sign up
u for an eLea arning accoun nt for use durring this coursse. Students will
w use their UTD
U NetID acccount to
lo
ogin to the co
ourse at: http://elearning.uttdallas.edu. Please
P find more
m details on n course acceess and navig gation

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nformation. To
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t Getting Started: Student eLearning
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Orientation.
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U echnical suppport 24 hours a day/7 days a week. The services inclu ude a toll free
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telephone num
mber for imme ediate assista
ance (1-866-5
588-3192), emmail request service,
s and an
a online chatt service.
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The c also acce ess the suppo
ort resources such as self-help resource es and a Know wledge
B
Base. Please use this link to
t access thee UTD eLearn ning Support Center:
C http:///www.utdallass.edu/elearninnghelp.

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ough eLearnin ng. A Universsity policy to protect
p studen
nt privacy
d
directs that faculty are not required to annswer studen nt emails unless they are frrom a UTD acccount. This means
m
that the professsor will not respond to emmails unless th
hey come thro ough eLearning.

In addition to a confident le
evel of compu net literacy, certain minimu
uter and Intern um technical requirements
r must be
m to enable a successfull learning exp
met perience. Plea ase review the echnical requiirements and the web
e important te
b
browser config
guration inforrmation. Pleasse note additiional technica
al requiremen nts for web ba
ased teleconfe
erencing
to
o be utilized in
i this course.

C
COMMUNICA
ATIONS SUM
MMARY:

This eLearning course has built-in comm

T munication toools which will be used for interaction an
nd communica
ation.
S
Some externaal communicaation tools succh as regular email and a web
w conferencing tool mayy also be usedd during
the course. Fo
or more details, please seee communica ation tool inforrmation.

INTERACTIO
ON WITH PRO
OFESSOR:

The professorr will commun

T nicate with stu
udents mainlyy using the eLLearning Anno ouncements, Discussions, and
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Email tools. Students
S may send persona al concerns oro questions too the professoor using the course
c Email tool. The
p
professor will reply to studeent emails or Discussion board
b messag ges within 2 working
w days under
u normal
c
circumstances s, and genera ally check eLeearning email daily during the regular Monday
M througgh Friday weeek period.
H
However, pleaase remembe er that the pro
ofessor is a hu
uman like thee students, witth other classs requirementts, family
o
obligations an
nd outside com mmitments. So,
S if the proffessor does not respond im mmediately to o your email, please
p do
n worry. Th
not he professor will
w get in toucch with you ass soon as the ey are able to.. Professors sometimes ta ake
w
weekends off or work off lin
ne, so do not expect a resp ponse until Mondays.
M

The other form

T m of regular in
nteraction willl be through the
t discussion n boards for each
e class seession. The professor
p
m post one or more ques
may stions, comm ments, notes, etc.
e during a session
s weekk pertaining too the readingss for that
w
week. You wiill need to parrticipate in the
e discussion function
f in ord
der to get cre
edit for particip
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A
ASSIGNME
ENTS AND ACADEMIIC CALEND
DAR:

Unit  D
Date  Text  Guest  Guest'ss Topic Case  Case Due;  Planned 
Chs.  Lecturer  Assigned 
A Discussion  Class 
Begins  Discussionn 

Intro  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐ N/A N/A  ‐

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introductioon 

2  01//19/10  3‐4  Paul Nicho

ols  Introducction to  Zip Car N/A  Initial Team
m 
Venture Capital  Selection; 
Zipcar Casee 
Individual 
Assignmentt 
With Writte en 
Analysis 

3  01//25/10  5‐6  Paul Peckk  Insights From a  Clarkson 

C Zip Car  Team 
Serrial  Lumber  formation 
Entreprreneur  finalized; 
Zipcar Case e 
Analysis‐ 
Individual 
Assignmentt 
With Writte en 
Analysis 

4  02//01/10  7  Chuck May  Lessonss from  Paathfinder Clarkson  Clarkson 

privvate  Lumber  Lumber Casse 
invessting  Analysis‐ 
Individual 
Assignmentt 
With Writte en 
Analysis 

5  02//08/10  9‐ Hollingsworrth  Private Equity E

EndoNav Pathfinder  Pathfinder 
10  Case 
Analysis‐ 
Group 
Assignmentt 
With Writteen 
Analysis 
6  02//15/10  ‐     Band Of 
B EndoNav  EndoNav 
Angels;  Case 
Re
eturns to  Analysis‐ 
Angel  Group 
In
nvestors  Assignmentt 
With Writteen 
Analysis; 
Submit 2 

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 Research 
Report 
Topics 

7  02//22/10  ‐  Kala Maratthi  Houston

n Angel  How VC's 
H Band Of  Band of 
Netwwork  E
Evaluate  Angels;  Angels Casee 
P
Potential  Returns to  Analysis‐ 
Opp
portunities  Angel  Group 
Investors  Assignmentt 
With Writteen 
Analysis 

8  03//01/10  11  Sam  VC Ove

erview Return Logic How VC's  How VC's 
d 
Kingsland Evaluate  Evaluate 
Potential  Potential 
O
Opportunities  Companies‐ 
Individual 
Assignmentt 

9  03//08/10  13  Brodsky  Private Equity G

Gold Hill Return Logic  Return Logiic 
Case‐ Group 
Assignmentt 
With Writte en 
Analysis 
10  03//22/10  12  Sureck  Silicon Valley  Go
oogle Case Gold Hill  Gold Hill 
nk 
Ban Case‐ Group 
Assignmentt 
With Writte en 
Analysis 
11  03//29/10  14  ‐  ‐ Google Case  Google IPO O 
Case‐ Group 
Assignmentt 
With Writte en 
Analysis 
12  04//05/10  8  ‐  ‐ N
Note on  None  None 
International 
Liicensing; 
Te
echnology 
Trransfer at 
U.S. 
Unniversities 

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 13  04//12/10  ‐  Julie Nicho
ols  Licensingg and IP  Navigator 
N Note on  Licensing annd 
Valuaation   Gas  International  Tech 
Transport  Licensing;  Transfer‐ 
Case  Technology  Individual 
Transfer at  Assignmentt 
U.S. 
Universities 

14  04//19/10  15  ‐  ‐ Naanpo Case Navigator Gas  Navigator 

N
Transport  Case‐ Group 
Case  Assignmentt 
With Writteen 
Analysis 
15  04//26/10  ‐  Ed Olkkolaa  VC, Strrategic  None Nanpo Case  Nanpo Case e‐
investoor, and  Group 
Private Equity  Assignmentt 
Perspecttives on  With Writteen 
Invessting  Analysis 

16  05//03/10  ‐  ‐  ‐ ‐ None  Discuss 

Highlights oof 
Written 
Research 
Reports 
Based on 
Submittals 
on 4/9/10‐
Individual 
Assignmentt 
to Review 
and 
Participate in 
on‐line 
discussion; 
Peer 
evaluationss 
for Group 
Cases Due; 
Course Wraap 
Up 
17  05//10/10  ‐  ‐  ‐ ‐ ‐  ‐

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GRADING A
AND ASSE
ESSMENT::

G
GRADING INFORMATIION:
The list of asssigned read
T dings and ca ases is provid ded under th he Required Textbooks and a Materialss Section.
S
Supplemental l reading matterials may bee posted elecctronically. Ad
dvance preparation and en nthusiastic paarticipation
in
n on-line classs discussions e learning experience in th
s is an importtant part of the his course and
d will be evalu
uated.

The course has been designed to allow

T w flexible maanagement off your time. There
T will be no quizzes or
o exams,
w the individual written paper taking the place off a final exam
with m. You will be
e required to work in grou ups of 3-5
s
students per group.
g Each student shou n in the Discussion area off eLearning prior
uld post a Sellf-Introduction p to the
f
first class. Thhis information
n will be used to set up my
m grade boo ok and assistt in the formaation of group
ps for the
c
course. Choo ose team members, and sign s up by ussing the on-linne Group Forrmation Tool by 1/19. If necessary,
the instructor will assign stu
udents to a te
eam, and we’ll finalize the members of each
e Group byb 1/25. For all
a projects
c
completed in a group, your grade for thhe assignmen nt will be adjuusted based ono a peer evaluation input made at
the end of the e semester (seee peer evaluuation form att end of syllab
bus).

All students will

A w be requirred to read all a of the cases, think abo out the questtions posted by the instru uctor, and
p
prepare for an nd participatee in class disscussion of ea ach case, witth a participa ation grade assigned
a based on the
in
ndividual’s paarticipation (quality of on-lin
ne commentss, contribution ns to the overrall discussion
n, and reason nable level
o participatio
of on). All cas
ses, except forf the first two cases (Z Zip Car and Clarkson Lu umber) and the t cases
h
highlighted ass primarily re
eading assign nments, will beb assigned to t a group affter groups are formed. For F cases
a
assigned to a group, the group assigned will be resp ponsible for completing a written
w analyssis of the case es (based
o the questio
on ons posted on n-line by the instructor for each case). The assigne ed group will also
a be respo onsible for
le
eading class discussion on o the case that will inclu ude discussioon of their suggested sollution and su ubsequent
q
questions or inputs
i made by the instructor of other students afte er the group turns in theirr written analyysis. The
a
assigned grouup will be graaded on their written analyysis of the ca ase and their effectivenesss in leading th he on-line
d
discussion. In general, there can be e multiple ansswers to the case
c questionns depending g on interpreta ation, and
p
points will be awarded bas sed on your analysis,
a ratio
onale and suppport as well as the on-line e discussion. The first
tw
wo written ca ase assignme ents (Zip Car and Clarkson n) and the Reesearch Repo ort (due Aprill 9th) will be completed
c
in
ndividually. For Zip Carr and Clarkso on, individual grading will be based on o your writtten analysis and your
p
participation in
n on-line disccussion that I will lead. Late in the semmester, we will also post hig ghlights of so ome of the
R
Research Repports and will review and discuss thesse as a classs. Cases dessignated as being b primarilly reading
s
should be read by all stude ents with some on-line disccussion of the e topics to follow.
Overall, your grade
O g will be based on you ur two individual written asssignments (i.e., the first tw
wo cases), pa
articipation
a adding va
and alue to all of the on-line diiscussions, yo
our individual research repport, and you ur group’s ana
alysis and
d
discussion of the cases as ssigned to yoour group. (A Also see case e analysis rub
bric that will be
b used in grrading the
in
ndividual and
d group written n case assignnments.)

S
SPECIAL ASS
SIGNMENT:

Research Rep
R port: A written
n research repport is require
ed on a topic related to the
e course, suchh as start-up financing,
f
term sheet terrms, trends inn the venture capital or anggel industry, evaluation
e of a VC firm, valuation techniiques,
e
etc. Report toopic needs to be approved in advance. Each studen nt should subbmit two (or more)
m rank ord
dered
r
report topics for
f approval by b 2/15/09. Maximum
M leng
gth of Researrch Report is 10 pages (typ ped, double spaced).
s

G
GRADE WEIG
GHTINGS:

Individual writtten analysis of

o first two cases 20%
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Cases assigned to each Group; Written Submission plus leading on-lineo discusssion 30%
W
Written Reseaarch Report (a an Individual Assignment) 20%
P
Participation in all on-line discussions
d ncluding all cases and research report highlights)
(in 30%
T
Total 100%

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GRADING SC
CALE:

Scaled Score
S Lettter Equivalennt
97-100 A+
94-96 A
90-93 A-
87-89 B+
84-86 B
80-83 B-
77-79 C+
74-76 C
70-73 C-
>70 P
Less thann 70 F
Incomplete I

A
ACCESSING GRADES:

Students can check their grades by clickking “My Grad

S des” under Co
ourse Tools after
a the grade
e for each assessment
task is release
ed.

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C
COURSE A
AND INSTR
RUCTOR PO
OLICIES:
S
SELF INTROD
DUCTION:
Each student should post a Self-Introduction in the Discussion
E D are
ea of eLearninng prior to the
e first class seession,
a no later th
and han the end of
o the first sesssion week ass noted in the Assignmentss and Academ mic Calendar.
G
Guidelines are
e provided on
n the eLearnin ng group formmation sectionn. This informa
ation will assiist in the form
mation of
g
groups for the
e course, and will assist in the formation
n of groups.

F
FORMATION S:
OF GROUPS
Much of the work
M w in this co
ourse will be performed
p in groups.
g Studeents should fo
orm small gro
oups (3-5 mem mbers)
d
during the first two weeks of o the course.. Select team members an nd sign up for a group on-line using the group
fo
formation tool in eLearning g. It is importa
ant that you select
s your gro
oups to includ
de a diverse set
s of skills an nd make
s
sure that at least one mem mber is proficieent in accounting and spreeadsheet analysis. With thee self-introducction
in
nformation reeferenced abo ove, which is accessible
a via
a eLearning system,
s each student shouuld join a grouup or
c
communicate with others too self-form a group.

W
WEB TELECO
ONFERENCE
ES FOR GRO
OUPS:

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A web confere encing tool, Adobe
A Connecct, is available
e for use in th
his course if desired
d to provvide real-time
e
c
communicatio ons and interaaction for grou
up meetings related
r to the Group Projecct. This tool combines
c Voicce over
Internet Protocol (VoIP) appplication and desktop sharring, instant messaging
m annd whiteboardd functionalityy to create
a powerful, ea
asy-to-use, coollaborative le
earning enviroonment. The class
c will com
mmunicate and d arrange witth the
p
professor an agreed
a upon time
t for each teleconferen nce meeting of o each group. See Assignm ments and Accademic
C
Calendar secttion for more details, and see
s the follow wing link for weeb conference resources:
h
http://som.utd allas.edu/som
mResources/e eLearning/eLe earningCurre ent/gettingStarted.php#web bcon

P
PEER EVALU
UATION:
A peer evaluaation process will be utilized to adjust ind
dividual grade
es on all grou
up assignmen nts. The peer
e
evaluation form (included at
a the back off the syllabus)) should be co ompleted indiividually and submitted
s through
e
eLearning online using the Peer Evaluation assignme ent on or befo
ore 5/3/10.

C
CLASS SESS
SION DISCUS
SSIONS:

You will be exxpected to parrticipate regularly in online

Y e discussions.. A great dea
al of learning takes
t place when
w you
s
share your exxperiences witth others. The professor and/or
a the gro
oup assigned to the group cases will posst
q
questions andd comments to o each sessioon discussion n board which you can resppond to. It is absolutely ne
ecessary
that you particcipate regularrly.

RULES FOR
F PARTICIIPATION IN DISCUSSION
D N:

1) Participation points will be given for both resp ponses to disccussion postin ngs by studen nts and for ressponses
to questioons submitted by professorr.
2) When a question is posted, the first f three replies can answ wer the question directly, posts after that need to
respond to o the answers s given by othher students to t mimic an in n class discusssion. Look at a this as a
conversattion with one another rathe er than trying to impress th he professor with
w the “right”” answer.
3) Gradin ng is done on quality of ressponses, not quantity.
q So, posts such asa “I agree” orr “sounds goo od to me”
do not cou unt towards participation
p although you can certainlyy use these to
(a o advance the e conversation n). In
order to count as partic cipation, yourr post has to beb well though ht out and pertain to the to opic for the se
ession.
You should reference somes of the concepts
c curreently being exxamined in class, not just offer
o vague
assessme ents. You can n also refer ba ack to previou us session’s material
m evant. Integrration of concepts is
if rele
encourage ed since mosst issues don’tt operate com mpletely indep pendent of on ne another.
4) Keep discussion
d on
n topic and facctual in nature e. No flaming g allowed. Op pinions are finne as long ass they are
supported d by facts. Fo
or example, sttating that you think that a specific courrse of action is correct because of x,
y, z is accceptable; statiing that the previous comm mentator is noot important oro not an intellligent person will
cause a re eduction in pooints for you.
5) Gramm mar and spelling are not grraded in the discussion
d section, so don’’t feel that youu have to speend hours
editing yoour response. However, please complette each of your thoughts, and a use full words,
w not acrronyms
and abbre ot everyone iss familiar with shorthand te
eviations – no ext message language.
6) Other than the initiaal posting of a written respo onse to a casse assignmen nt, limit your discussions co omments
to 150 wo ords (at the ve
ery most) – an ny more than that and read ders lose the point (and intterest).
7) While you can continue to post to nterest, in order to receive credit for partticipation, you
o a topic of in u must
post durinng the week th he topic is being discussed d (typically Tuuesday-Fridayy of each wee ek).

VIRTUAL
L CLASSROO
OM CITIZENS
SHIP:

The samee guidelines th

hat apply to trraditional classses should be
b observed in n the virtual classroom
c
environme
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e online coursse system to all users. Howwever, in the event of
any unexp pected serverr outage or an ny unusual technical difficu
ulty which pre
events studen nts from comppleting a
time senssitive assessmment activity, the
t professorr may adjust the time windo ows and provvide an approp priate
accommo odation based d on the situattion. Studentss should immeediately reporrt any problem
ms to the proffessor
and also contact
c the UTD eLearning g Help Desk: http://www.uttdallas.edu/elearninghelp, 1-866-588-31 192. The
professor and the UTD D eLearning Help
H e student to resolve any issues at the earliest
Desk will work with the
possible time.

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DUE DATES:
Written assign
W nments will bee due on the date
d assigned d and must be e accessed and
a submitted d through the
A
Assignments icon in the co
orresponding session of the e eLearning system.
s Late work
w will not be accepted without
w
s
substantial pe enalty, and will not be acce
epted at all aftter each assig
gnment’s cuto
off date, so doo not be late! If you
h
have a conflicct, you need to
o contact the professor before the due date
d and the professor willl find an earlie
er date
fo you to turn
for n it in.
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DOCUMENT FORMATS:
en and oral communication
Effective writte
E ns are criticallly important in the businesss world. It is equally important that
s
students "put their best foo
ot forward" in classroom presentations and a written asssignments. Poor P organizaation,
c
convoluted seentence structtures, mangle ed grammar and a misspelled words have e no place in effective
e
c
communicatio ons, and will be
b considered d in the evaluaation of your work
w and ideaas.
ALL DOCCUMENTS- Yo our name (or the group identification and
d names of alll group memb
bers for group
assignments) the cours
se number, an
nd the date, sh
hould appear in a header at
a the beginnin
ng of each pagge of a
documentt.
GENERAL WRITTEN DOCUMENTSD S- Any written n assignmentss should be su ubmitted in Word
W with
accompan nying excel file
es as approprriate. Please label any exccel spreadshee ets or exhibitss and approprriately
reference in the Word document.
d A list of referencces should be attached for the research report. Cove er pages,
charts or exhibits,
e and lists
l of referen
nces are not in e page count. The manuscrript should use
ncluded in the e 11-12
point type, double-spac ced, with 1” margins all arou und. Appropriate titles and section headings should be used.
Number all
a pages.
OUTLINE E FORM RESP PONSE- Othe er than the ressearch paper,, all assignme
ents may be co ompleted in an
a outline
format (ass long as each
h item in the outline
o comple etes a thoughtt. The professsor will expecct a statement of the
question followed
f by a prioritized list of the key items in your ressponse.
ESSAY FORM RESPO ONSE- If you prefer,
p you caan use a narraative response
e format on anny written assignment.
The reseaarch paper will also need to
o be in narrativve format. Whhen using a narrative forma
at, the professsor will
expect a well
w organized d paper that addresses the case questions and uses section
s headin
ngs, bulleted lists,
l
charts and
d exhibits as appropriate
a to
o clearly commmunicate yourr message.

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ELECTRONIC
C SUBMISSIO
ON INSTRUC
CTIONS:
When you sub
W bmit your assignments in eLearning
e sysstem, the file name
n should identify the course,
c assign
nment
n
number, your name or grouup ID, and da
ate you submitted it. Use th
he format in th
he two examp ples shown beelow.
Individual Asssignment: “FIN
N6315-JohnD
Doe-Assignme
ent-1-ZipCar-1-25-10.doc”
G
Group Assignment: “FIN63
315-Group-1-A
Assignment-3
3-Pathfinder-2
2-8-10.doc
T cover she
The eet of any writtten submittal must also in
nclude the nam
mes of all of the
t group members.
You can click each assignm
Y ment name linnk and follow the on-screen instructionss to upload annd submit youur file(s).
P
Please refer to
o the Help me enu for more information on
o using this feature.
f Pleasse Note: eachh assignment link will
b deactivated
be d after the assignment duee time. After your
y submissiion is graded,, you may clicck each assig
gnment’s
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CASE ANALY
YSIS GUIDEL
LINES:
Written assign
W nments will re
equire the anaalysis of case situations. Preparation forr class discusssions will also
f
frequently req
quire the analy
ysis of a case
e situation. Ca
ase analysis assignments
a are designed to evaluate and a
d
develop your skills in:
• Identifyin
ng and analyz
zing key issue
es and driverss in the case, overall know
wledge of case
e, effectivenesss
in responnding to ques
stions, and de
emonstration of
o knowledge of financial analysis
a techn
niques where
applicable.
• Effective
eness in suppo orting and reaasonably defe ending your analysis
a and position
p whetther your
position is the best an
nswer possible e or not
• Effective
eness in leadinng on-line disscussion for assigned
a grouup. All other students,
s effectiveness in
adding value to on-line discussion.
Specific questtions for each
S h case will be provided on--line in advancce of each asssignment. In n general, there are no
“right” or “wrong” answers for
f a specific case – differeent approaches and insigh hts are possibble, depending g on your
in
ndividual persspective and approach. Re egardless of your
y approach h and conclussions, the proofessor expeccts you to
m
make reasona able recomme endations tha
at: (1) addresss the identified
d issues; (2) follow
f logicallly from your analysis
a
a conclusio
and ons; and (3) make
m sense (a are feasible) in the context of the case situation.
s Please also see the Case
A
Analysis Rubrric that we be used in grad
ding all case assignments.
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The nd due dates are summariized in the tab
ble below:

Length in
n Outline Formmat, not
Due Type inclluding an Exceel Weight
Caase # Date Spreadshheet that will need
n to
b attached
be
(Pages)
1. Zip Car Jan 25, Outline/Excel 3-5 10%
2010 Format
2. Clarkson Lumber
L Feb 1, Outline/Excel 3-5 10%
2010 Format
3. Pathfinder Capital Feb 8, Outline/Excel 3-5 Group*
2010 Format
4. EndoNav Feb 15, Outline/Excel 3-5 Group*
2010 Format
5. Band of Anngels; Returns to
o Feb 22, Outline/Excel 3-5 Group*
Angel Inveestors 2010 Format
6. How VC’ss Evaluate Mar 1, Outline/Excel 3-5 Reading and
Potential Opportunities
O 2010 Format Diiscussion; Part of
o
Paarticipation Gradde
7. Return Loggic Mar 8, Outline/Excel 3-5 Group*
2010 Format

8. Gold Hill Mar. Outline/Excel 3-5 Group*

22, Format
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10. Individual Research Reporrt April Narrative 8-10 20%
9, 2010 Format
11. Note on Innternational April Outline/Excel 3-5 Reading and
Licensing; Technology 12, Format Diiscussion; Part of
o
Transfer att U.S. Universitiies 2010 Participation
Grade
12. Restructuriing Navigator Gas
G Apr 19, Group*
2010
13. Nanpo (Lim
mited) April Outline/Excel 3-5 Group*
26, Format
2010
14. Class Partiicipation On-line 30%
Overall Coursee Grade 100%

* Group Cases- Case # 3, 4, 4 5, 7, 8, 9, 12,

1 and 13 will be assigned d to groups. The total nummber of casess
a
assigned to eaach group willl be weighted d at 30%. Stuudents that arre not in the group
g leading a case need to review
the case, thinkk about the so
olutions to thee questions, and
a contribute e to the discuussion as partt of the particiipation
g
grade.

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GROUP PRO
OJECTS:

You will be re
Y equired to work in group of
o 3-5 studentts per group. Each studen nt should posst a Self-Introduction in
the Discussion n area of eLe
earning prior to e used to set up my grade book and
t the first class. This information will be
a
assist in the fo
ormation of groups
g for thee course. Sig gn up on-line for a group by ecessary, the instructor
b 1/19. If ne
w assign stu
will udents to grou
up, and we’ll work
w to finalizze the group members
m by 1/25.
1
A private disccussion area will
w be set up on the discussion board for f internal grooup communications. A we eb
cconference syystem is available for use. Teams can schedule
s a livee web confere m work. Please see
ence for team
c
communicatio on tool informa
ation for instructions on maaking a reserrvation and other web confference informmation.
M
Meeting space es have also been set up on o the UTD SOM
S Island in
n the virtual world of Secon
nd Life. Instru
uctions
fo accessing the island can be found att http://som.uttdallas.edu/so
for omResourcess/eLearning/fa aculty/second dLife.php.

ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION INSTRUC

A CTIONS:

You will subm

Y mit your assign nments (in the e required file
e format with a simple file name
n and a file extension) by using
the Assignments tool on the course site. Please see the Assignme ents link on th
he course meenu or see the e icon on
the designated page. You can c click each h assignmentt name link an nd follow the on-screen insstructions to upload
u
a submit yo
and our file(s). Ple
ease refer to the Help menu u for more infformation on using this too
ol. Please notte: each
a
assignment lin
nk will be deaactivated afterr the assignmment due time.. After your su ubmission is graded,
g you may
m click
e
each assignmment’s “Graded d” tab to checck the results and feedback.

Cases will be assigned to each

C e group. For group asssignments, on ne group memmber will subm
mit the assign
nment for
the group by the
t due date. All students will be able to see the sub bmission. All
A group mem mbers in a grou
up will
le ussion of theirr case analysis with participation from all
ead the discu a students in the class.

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S uld review all on-line lecturres, guest lecctures, and po
osted informattion, as well as
a reading the e text
b
book. Active participation in
i on-line disccussions of ca ases and rese
earch papers will be a sign nificant portion of your
g
grade. (Also see the Grad ding Information Section)

For each case

F e that is assig
gned to a grou up, the assign ned group will be responsib ble for comple
eting a written
n analysis
o the case (based on the questions
of q possted on-line by
b the instructtor). The assiigned group will
w also be re esponsible
fo leading cla
for ass discussion on the case e that will incclude discussiion of their su
uggested soluution and responses to
s
subsequent q
questions or inputs
i made by the instru uctor of otherr students (affter the groupp turns in theeir written
a
analysis). The assigned group
g will be graded
g based d on their written analysis of the case and
a their effe ectiveness
a
and participattion in leading the on-line discussion (see( grading case analysis rubric). Please note, in n general,
there can be multiple ans swers to the case questio ons depending g on interpreetation, and points
p will be
e awarded
b
based on youur analysis an nd rationale and ability to support.
s Also
o see the Casse Analysis Rubric
R that will be used
fo grading the
for e case assign nments.

Two cases arre assigned as

T a individual written assig
gnments. Eaach student will
w be respon nsible for sub
bmitting a
w
written response to questtions posted in advance by the instructor. Each h student willl also be expected to
p
participate ussion of thesse cases. The grading ru
in on-line discu o be applied to these casses on an
ubric will also
in
ndividual basis.

All students will

A w be required to read all of the cases (whether the case is assig gned to a gro
oup or not), th
hink about
the questions posted by th he instructor, and preparee for and partticipate in cla
ass discussion
n of each casse, with a
p
participation g
grade assigne
ed based on individual pa articipation (q
quality of on-line commentts, contributioons to the
o
overall discussion, and rea
asonable level of participation).

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ONLINE TEST
TS/QUIZZES
S:

N
N/A

F
FINAL EXAM
MINATION:

N
None. (The in
ndividual writtten research paper
p will takke the place of
o a final exam
m.)

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STUDENT RESOURC
CES:
T following university res
The sources are available
a to students:

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UTD Distance
e Learning: http://www.uttdallas.edu/oe
ee/distance/sstudents/cstud
dents.htm

McDermott Library:
M L Distance Learnerss (UTD studen nts who live outside
o the bo
oundaries of Collin,
C Dallas,, Denton,
R
Rockwall, or Tarrant
T countiies) will need a UTD-ID nu umber to acce ess all of the library’s electronic resources
(reserves, journal articles, ebooks, interlibrary loan) from
f off camppus. For UTD students livin ng within thosse
c
counties who are taking on nline courses, a Comet Card is required to check outt materials at the McDermo ott
L
Library. For more
m information on library resources go o to
h
http://www.utddallas.edu/disstancelearningg/students/lib
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SCHOLAST
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T s and disciplin
ne proceduress regarding sccholastic dish honesty. Deta ailed information is
a
available on thhe UTD Judic cial Affairs we
eb page. All sttudents are expected
e to maintain
m a highh level of resp
ponsibility
w respect to
with o academic honesty.
h Studeents who violate Universityy rules on sch holastic disho onesty are sub bject to
d
disciplinary pe
enalties, inclu uding the posssibility of failure in the courrse and/or dissmissal from the t Universityy. Since
s
such dishonessty harms the e individual, all students an nd the integrityy of the Univeersity, policiess on scholastic
d
dishonesty will be strictly enforced. See further detaills in the Unive ersity Policiess section belo ow.
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COURSE E
EVALUATIO
ON:
As required byy UTD academic regulations, every stud
A dent must complete an eva
aluation for each enrolled course at
e semester. An online instru
the end of the essment form will be made available for your confiden
uctional asse ntial use.
P
Please look fo nk on the course Home Pa
or the course evaluation lin age towards th
he end of the course.
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ES:

TECHNICAL SUPPORT: If you experience any prob

T blems with you unt, you may send an ema
ur UTD accou ail to:
a as.edu or call the UTD Computer Helpd
assist@utdalla desk at 972-8
883-2911.

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OFF-CAMPU
US INSTRUCTION AND
D COURSE ACTIVITIES
A S: Off-campuss, out-of-state
e, and foreign
n
in
nstruction and d activities arre subject to state
s law and University po
olicies and proocedures rega arding travel and risk-
r
related activitiies. Informatiion regarding these rules anda regulation ns may be fou und at the we ebsite addresss
h
http://www.utd dallas.edu/Bu usinessAffairs /Travel_Riskk_Activities.httm. Additiona al information is available from the
o
office of the scchool dean. Below
B is a deescription of any
a travel and ed activity asssociated with this
d/or risk-relate
c
course.
There is no co
T ourse activity applicable to o this Off-campus Instructio on and Course e Activities prrovision.
S
STUDENT COONDUCT & DISCIPLINE-
D The Universitty of Texas System and Th he University of Texas at Dallas
D
h
have rules and regulations for the orderrly and efficien nt conduct of their businesss. It is the re esponsibility of
o each
s
student and each student organization
o t be knowled
to dgeable about the rules an nd regulationss which govern student
c
conduct and activities.
a General informa ation on stude ent conduct an i contained in the UTD pu
nd discipline is ublication,
A to Z Guide, which is prov vided to all reggistered stude ents each aca ademic year.
T Universityy of Texas at Dallas admin
The nisters studennt discipline within
w the proccedures of reccognized and
e
established duue process. Procedures
P a defined an
are nd described in the Rules anda Regulatio ons, Series 50 0000,
B
Board of Rege ents, The Uniiversity of Texxas System, and in Title V, V Rules on Sttudent Servicces and Activities of
the university’’s Handbook of Operating Procedures. Copies of the ese rules and d regulations area available to
s
students in thee Office of thee Dean of Stu udents, where e staff membe ers are availa
able to assist students
s in in
nterpreting
the rules and regulations (S SU 1.602, 972 2/883-6391) and
a online at
h
http://www.utd dallas.edu/jud dicialaffairs/UTTDJudicialAfffairs-HOPV.html .
A student at th he university neither loses the rights no or escapes the e responsibilitties of citizensship. He or she
s is
e
expected to obey federal, state,
s and local laws as we ell as the Regents’ Rules, university
u reg
gulations, and
a
administrative e rules. Stude ents are subje ect to disciplin
ne for violating the standarrds of conducct whether succh
c
conduct takess place on or offo campus, or o whether civvil or criminal penalties are e also imposed d for such conduct.
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ACADEMIC IN
NTEGRITY- The faculty expectse from its
i students a high level of responsibilityy and academ mic
h
honesty. Beccause the valu ue of an academic degree depends upo on the absolutte integrity of the work don ne by the
s
student for tha at degree, it is
s imperative that
t a studentt demonstrate e a high standdard of individ dual honor in his or her
s
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S y student who o commits an act of scholastic dishonessty is subject to t discipline.
S
Scholastic disshonesty inclu udes, but is no ot limited to, statements,
s a
acts or omissioons related too applications
e
enrollment or the award of a degree, and/or the subm mission as one’s own workk or material th hat is not one
S
Scholastic disshonesty inclu udes but is no ot limited to ch heating, plagiarism, collusion, the subm mission for cre
w
work or materrials that are attributable
a in
n whole or in part
p to anothe er person, takking an examination for ano
p
person, any act designed to give unfair advantage to o a student or the attempt to t commit succh acts.
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Plagiarism, esspecially from m the web, from m portions off papers for otther classes, and from anyy other source
u
unacceptable and will be dealt with unde er the universsity’s policy on plagiarism (see ( general catalog for de
T
This course will
w use the res sources of turrnitin.com, wh hich searchess the web for possible plag giarism and is
9
90% effective.
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COPYRIGHT NOTICE- The copyright la aw of the Unitted States (Title 17, United d States Code e) governs the
o photocopies or other rep
of productions off copyrighted materials, inccluding musicc and software. Copying, d
r
reproducing, o distributing
or g copyrighted works may in nfringe the copy right owne er’s rights andd such infringe
s
subject to app propriate disciiplinary action n as well as criminal
c penalties provided by federal law w. Usage of s
m
material is onlly appropriate e when that usage constitu utes “fair use” under the Co opyright Act. AsA a UT Dalla
s
student, you are
a required to o follow the innstitution’s co opyright policyy (Policy Mem morandum 84--I.3-46). For m
in
nformation ab bout the fair useu exemption n, see http://w www.utsystem m.edu/ogc/inte ellectualprope erty/copypol2
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EMAIL USE- The Universitty of Texas att Dallas recog gnizes the vallue and efficie ency of comm munication be
f
faculty/staff annd students th hrough electronic mail. At the same time, email raise es some issue es concerning
a the identitty of each ind
and dividual in an email exchan nge. The univversity encourages all officcial student em
c
corresponden nce be sent on nly to a student’s U.T. Dallas email address and thatt faculty and staff s consider
f
from students official only if it originates from a UTD student account. This allow ws the univerrsity to mainta
d
degree of connfidence in the e identity of all individual co orresponding and the secu urity of the tra
ansmitted info
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UTD furnishess each studen nt with a free email accoun nt that is to bee used in all communicatio
c on with univers
p
personnel. Th
he Departmen nt of Information Resourcess at U.T. Dallas provides a method for students s to ha
U Dallas mail forwarded to other acco
U.T. ounts.
W
WITHDRAWA AL FROM CL LASS- The ad dministration of o this institutiion has set de eadlines for withdrawal
w of
c
college-level c
courses. Thes se dates and times are published in tha at semester's course catalo og. Administra
p
procedures m
must be followe ed. It is the sttudent's respo onsibility to ha
andle withdra awal requirem ments from an
In other wordss, the profess sor cannot dro op or withdraw w any studentt. You must do d the proper paperwork to
that you will not receive a finalf grade of "F" in a coursse if you choo ose not to atteend the class once you are
e
enrolled.
S
STUDENT GRRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
P ES- Procedure es for studentt grievances are a found in Title
T V, Rules
S
Student Services and Activ vities, of the university’s
u Ha andbook of Operating
O Proccedures.
In attempting to resolve any student grie evance regard ding grades, evaluations,
e o other fulfillm
or ments of acad
r
responsibility, it is the obliggation of the student
s first to
o make a serio ous effort to resolve
r the matter
m with the
in
nstructor, sup pervisor, administrator, or committee
c with whom the grievance originates (here eafter called “t
r
respondent”). Individual faaculty members retain prim mary responsib bility for assig
gning grades and evaluatio
the matter can nnot be resolv ved at that levvel, the grieva ance must be e submitted in n writing to the e respondent
c
copy of the respondent’s SchoolS Dean. If the matter is not resolve ed by the writtten response e provided by
r
respondent, th
he student ma ay submit a written
w appeal to the Schoo ol Dean. If the e grievance iss not resolved
S
School Dean’ss decision, the student ma ay make a written appeal to o the Dean off Graduate or Undergradua
E
Education, an
nd the deal will appoint and d convene an Academic Ap ppeals Panel.. The decisio on of the Acad
A
Appeals Pane el is final. The e results of th he academic appeals
a proceess will be disstributed to all involved par
C
Copies of thesse rules and regulations
r arre available to o students in the Office of the Dean of Students,
S whe
m
members are available to assist
a studentts in interpreting the rules and a regulations.
INCOMPLETE E GRADE PO OLICY- As pe er university policy,
p incomp plete grades will
w be granted d only for wor
u
unavoidably m
missed at the semester’s end and only iff 70% of the course c work has
h been com mpleted. An
ncomplete grade must be resolved with
in hin eight (8) weeks
w from the e first day of the
t subseque ent long seme
the required work
w to complete the coursse and to remove the incom mplete grade is not submittted by the sp
d
deadline, the incomplete grrade is chang ged automaticcally to a grad de of F.
D
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The
o
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