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Instructor Edition
Corporate Finance, 8/e

Stephen A. Ross, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Randolph W. Westerfield, University of Southern California
Jeffrey Jaffe, University of Pennsylvania

ISBN: 0073105902
Copyright year: 2008

Supplements



Instructor Supplements

Instructor's CD-ROM
ISBN-10: 0-07-325735-4 / ISBN-13: 978-0-07-325735-4

This CD contains all the necessary supplements—Instructor’s Manual, Test Bank, Computerized Test Bank, and PowerPoint—all in one useful product in an electronic format.

  • Instructor’s Manual
    Prepared by Steven Dolvin, Butler University and Joseph Smolira, Belmont University.

    This is a great place to find new lecture ideas. The IM has three main sections. The first section contains a chapter outline and other lecture materials. The annotated outline for each chapter includes lecture tips, real–world tips, ethics notes, suggested PowerPoint slides, and, when appropriate, a video synopsis. Detailed solutions for all end-of-chapter problems appear in section two.
  • Test Bank
    Prepared by Patricia Ryan, Colorado State University.

    Here’s a great format for a better testing process. The Test Bank has 75–100 questions per chapter that closely link with the text material and provides a variety of question formats (multiple-choice questions/problems and essay questions) and levels of difficulty (basic, intermediate, and challenge) to meet every instructor’s testing needs. Problems are detailed enough to make them intuitive for students, and solutions are provided for the instructor.
  • Computerized Test Bank (Windows)
    These additional questions are found in a computerized test bank utilizing McGraw–Hill’s EZ Test testing software to quickly create customized exams. This user-friendly program allows instructors to sort questions by format; edit existing questions or add new ones; and scramble questions for multiple versions of the same test.
  • PowerPoint Presentation System
    Prepared by Steven Dolvin, Butler University.

    Customize our content for your course. This presentation has been thoroughly revised to include more lecture oriented slides, as well as exhibits and examples both from the book and from outside sources. Applicable slides have Web links that take you directly to specific Internet sites, or a spreadsheet link to show an example in Excel. You can also go to the Notes Page function for more tips on presenting the slides. If you already have PowerPoint installed on your PC, you can edit, print, or rearrange the complete presentation to meet your specific needs.

Solutions Manual
ISBN-10: 0-07-325737-0 / ISBN-13: 978-0-07-325737-2
Prepared by Joseph Smolira, Belmont University.
This manual contains detailed, worked-out solutions for all of the problems in the end-of-chapter material. It has also been reviewed for accuracy by multiple sources. The Solutions Manual is also available for purchase by your students.

Videos
ISBN-10: 0-07-326174-2 / ISBN-13: 978-0-07-326174-4
Now available in DVD format: a current set of videos about hot topics! McGraw-Hill/Irwin has produced a series of finance videos that are 10-minute case studies of topics such as financial markets, careers, rightsizing, capital budgeting, EVA (economic value added), mergers and acquisitions, and foreign exchange. Discussion questions for these videos, as well as video clips, are available in the Instructor’s Center at www.mhhe.com/rwj.

Digital Solutions

Online Learning Center (OLC): Online Support at www.mhhe.com/rwj

The Online Learning Center (OLC) contains FREE access to additional Web-based study and teaching aids created for this text, such as the following.

Student Support

  • Self-Study Software
    With this self-study program, students can test their knowledge of one chapter or a number of chapters by using self-grading questions written specifically for this text. There are at least 100 questions per chapter. Students can set a timer function to simulate a test environment, or they can choose to have answers pop up as they finish each question. Questions were prepared by Kay Johnson, Penn State University–Erie.
  • Narrated PowerPoint Examples
    Created by Kay Johnson, Penn State University–Erie, exclusively for students. Each chapter’s slides follow the chapter topics and provide steps and explanations showing how to solve key problems. Because each student learns differently, a quick click on each slide will “talk through” its contents with you!
  • Interactive FinSims
    Created by Eric Sandburg, Interactive Media, each module highlights a key concept of the book and simulates how to solve its problems, asking the student to input certain variables. This hands-on approach guides students through difficult and important corporate finance topics.
  • Excel Templates
    Corresponding to most end-of-chapter problems, each template allows the student to work through the problem using Excel. Each end-of-chapter problem with a template is indicated by an Excel icon in the margin beside it.
  • More
    Be sure to check out the other helpful features on the OLC, including links to Corporate Finance Online study problems, and Finance around the World.

Teaching Support
Along with having access to all of the same material your students can view on the book’s OLC, you also have password protected access to the Instructor’s Manual, solutions to end-of-chapter problems, Instructor’s PowerPoint, Excel Template Solutions, video clips, video projects and questions, and teaching notes to Corporate Finance Online.

OLCs can be delivered in multiple ways—through the textbook Web site (www.mhhe.com/rwj), through PageOut, or within a course management system like Blackboard, WebCT, TopClass, or eCollege. Ask your campus representative for more details.

Standard & Poor’s Educational Version of Market Insight
McGraw-Hill/Irwin and the Institutional Market Services division of Standard & Poor’s are pleased to announce an exclusive partnership that offers instructors and students FREE access to the educational version of Standard & Poor’s Market Insight with each new textbook. The educational version of Market Insight is a rich online resource that provides six years of fundamental financial data for over 1,000 companies in the database. S&P–specific problems can be found at the end of almost all chapters in this text and ask students to solve a problem by using research found on this site. For more details, please see the bound-in card inside the front cover of this text or visit www.mhhe.com/edumarketinsight.

Corporate Finance Online
As part of the OLC, instructors and students will also have access to Corporate Finance Online, found on the opening page. Corporate Finance Online is an exclusive Web tool from McGraw-Hill/Irwin. The site provides over 54 exercises for 27 key corporate finance topics, allowing students to complete challenging exercises and discussion questions that draw on recent articles, company reports, government data, and other Web-based resources. For instructors there are also password–protected teaching notes to assist with classroom integration of the material.

PageOut at www.pageout.net
FREE to adopters, this Web page generation software is designed to help you create your own course Web site without hassle. In just a few minutes even the most novice computer user can have a functioning course Web site.

Simply type your material into the template provided and PageOut instantly converts it to HTML. Next, choose your favorite of three easy-to-navigate designs and your class Web home page is created, complete with online syllabus, lecture notes, and bookmarks. You can even include a separate instructor page and an assignment page.

PageOut offers enhanced point-and-click features, including a Syllabus Page that applies a real world link to original text material, an automatic grade book, and a discussion board where you and your students can exchange questions and post announcements. Ask your campus representative to show you a demo.

Options Available for Purchase & Packaging

You may also package either version of the text with a variety of additional learning tools that are available for your students.

Student Problem Manual
ISBN-10: 0-07-326173-4 / ISBN-13: 978-0-07-326173-7
Prepared by Robert Hanson, Eastern Michigan University
The Student Problem Manual is a direct companion to the text. It is uniquely designed to involve the student in the learning process. Each chapter contains a mission statement, an average of 20 fill-in-the-blank concept test questions and answers, an average of 15 problems and worked-out solutions. This product can be purchased separately or can be packaged with this text.

Solutions Manual
ISBN-10: 0-07-325737-0 / ISBN-13: 978-0-07-325737-2
Prepared by Joseph Smolira, Belmont University
This manual contains detailed, worked-out solutions for all of the problems in the end-of-chapter material. It has also been reviewed for accuracy by multiple sources. The Solutions Manual is also available for purchase by your students.

The Wall Street Journal
If you order this package, your students can subscribe to The Wall Street Journal—both print and online versions— for 15 weeks at a specially priced rate of $20.00 in addition to the price of the text. Students will receive a “How to Use the WSJ” handbook plus a card explaining how to start the subscription to both versions.

BusinessWeek
Your students can subscribe to 15 weeks of BusinessWeek for a specially priced rate of $8.25 in addition to the price of the text. Students will receive a pass-code card shrink-wrapped with their new text. The card directs students to a Web site where they enter the code and then gain access to BusinessWeek’s registration page to enter address information and set up their print and online subscriptions.

Financial Times
Your students can subscribe to the Financial Times for 15 weeks at a specially priced rate of $10 in addition to the price of the text by ordering this special package. Students will receive a subscription card shrink-wrapped with their new text to fill in and send to the Financial Times to start receiving their subscription. Instructors, once you order, make sure you contact your sales representative to receive a complimentary one-year subscription.

Excel Applications for Corporate Finance
ISBN-10: 0-07-298072-9 / ISBN-13: 978-0-07-298072-1
By Troy Adair, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, can be packaged with the text at a discounted price.
This supplement teaches students how to build financial models in Excel and shows students how to use these models to solve a variety of common corporate finance problems. For more information about this supplement, visit www.mhhe.com/adair1e.

FinGame Online 4.0
ISBN-10: 0-07-292219-2 / ISBN-13: 978-0-07-292219-6
By LeRoy Brooks, John Carroll University
Just $15.00 when packaged with this text. In this comprehensive simulation game, students control a hypothetical company over numerous periods of operation. The game is now tied to the text by exercises found at the Online Learning Center. As students make major financial and operating decisions for their company, they will develop and enhance skills in financial management and financial accounting statement analysis.

Financial Analysis with an Electronic Calculator, Sixth Edition
ISBN-10: 0-07-321709-3 / ISBN-13: 978-0-07-321709-3
By Mark A. White, University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce
The information and procedures in this supplementary text enable students to master the use of financial calculators and develop a working knowledge of financial mathematics and problem solving. Complete instructions are included for solving all major problem types on three popular models: HP 10-B and 12-C, TI BA II Plus, and TI-84. Handson problems with detailed solutions allow students to practice the skills outlined in the text and obtain instant reinforcement. Financial Analysis with an Electronic Calculator is a self-contained supplement to the introductory financial management course.


To obtain an instructor login for this Online Learning Center, ask your local sales representative. If you're an instructor thinking about adopting this textbook, request a free copy for review.