15.535 Business Analysis Using Financial Statements
Spring 2013
Instructor: Christopher Francis Noe
TAs: Kousha Bautista-saeyan, Ari Oxman
Section A:
TTh 1:00-2:30 PM
(E62-262)
Section B: TTh 2:30-4:00 PM
(E62-262)
Information:
Announcements
Team Project Deadline Reminders
A single hard
copy of your team’s project write-up is due at the beginning
of class tomorrow.
A single
electronic copy of your team’s presentation slides is due at NOON
tomorrow. Please email the slides to me and your section’s
TA.
Announced on 13 May 2013 11:44 a.m. by Christopher Francis Noe
Quiz 2 results
Hello Everyone. Good job with quiz 2. Here are the results:average 36
median 37
sd 7
As mentioned today in class, the best way to raise your grade will be to raise your hand in class. Any questions please direct them to your TA's.
Announced on 07 May 2013 7:04 p.m. by Kousha Bautista-saeyan
Course Evaluation Link
Announced on 05 May 2013 8:28 a.m. by Christopher Francis Noe
Team Project Logistics
Hi all,
I wanted to let everyone know what the logistics will be for
team presentations in two weeks.
1.) A single hard copy of your team’s project write-up is due
at the beginning of class on Tuesday May 14.
2.) A single electronic copy of your team’s presentation
slides is due at NOON on Tuesday May 14. This applies to both
sections because I will have all presentations loaded on my
computer in advance to minimize transition time between
presentations. Please email the slides to me and your section’s
TA.
3.) Teams will be selected at random to present with no
advance notice so all teams must be prepared first thing on the
14th.
4.) Presentations are 6-8 minutes in length with a few minutes
after for questions. Do not try to summarize your entire write-up
in this time. Just provide one or two unique insights about your
company along with a buy/sell/hold recommendation.
5.) Presentations are not graded, but we will still be
recording class participation for questions and comments. Not all
team members are required to say something during presentations.
For example, teams can designate a single person to present.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or
the TAs.
Thanks,
Chris
Announced on 03 May 2013 11:52 a.m. by Christopher Francis Noe
New Century Case Questions - Tuesday May 7
Since we have had a couple of hectic weeks, I have decided to
make next week's case write-up optional! For project teams that
choose to turn in a write-up, I will drop your lowest case
grade of the semester. Whether you do a write-up or not, you are
still responsible for preparing the case for discussion.
Questions for New Century Case:
1.) What was New Century’s business model? What were the
primary risks faced by New Century?
2.) Describe in words how New Century accounts for the
different ways it treats a mortgage? How were the primary risks
faced by New Century reflected in its financial statements?
3.) Why did New Century fail?
Case write-ups should be no more than 1-2 typed pages, along
with any supporting exhibits. Case write-ups are due at the
beginning of class on the due date. Project teams can turn in a
single write-up but all team members should be prepared to discuss
the write-up in class.
Announced on 30 April 2013 6:37 p.m. by Christopher Francis Noe
