BUS 657 Corporate Managerial Finance

Your paper should address one of the topics listed below. Consider the topics below from the perspective of a corporate finance officer.
Topics:
Corporate Financing: Long Term and Short Term
Stock Valuation, Risk, and Returns
Options and Derivatives
In your paper,

Describe the selected topic in relation to a corporate environment.
Analyze the roles and responsibilities in making these decisions for the organization.
Explain how to monitor their performance.
Explain how to alert the leaders of the organization to any anomalies or opportunities.
Note: Your paper should be based on research. Include real experiences you have observed. It is important that you frame your paper in theory, application, examples, and current trends. When appropriate, compare and contrast method/techniques/models, explain strengths and weaknesses, analyze as to meaning and application, and draw inferences.

The Final Paper

Must be 12 to 15 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages)) and formatted according to APA Style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.) resource.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources.
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
Must use at least six scholarly sources, including a minimum of three from the Ashford University Library, in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view this Ashford University Library Quick ‘n’ Dirty (Links to an external site.) tutorial, which introduces the Ashford University Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) guide.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your