Fundamentals of Corporate Finance

1. Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
2. Read Chapters 14 and 15 of Fundamentals of Corporate Finance.
3. Research a current article from a reputable scholarly source on the subject of initial public offerings (IPOs).
   1. Use this link to access a search prepared for you by Off Campus Library Services.
   2. Once you have logged into the OCLS database, the search will automatically filter results for peer-reviewed, current articles on the appropriate topic.
   3. Review the articles shown carefully. Read the article summaries, and then select an article you feel is the most relevant and of most interest to you.
   4. Verify that your article has not already been chosen by one of your classmates. If it has not been chosen, make an initial posting indicating the title of the article and your name to reserve the article while you work on it.
4. Respond to the following by editing the discussion posting you made when you identified the article you selected
   1. Briefly summarize your findings and how the information relates to the concepts you have learned in the textbook.
   2. Compare and contrast new debt offerings to new offerings of equity in the form of stock. Specifically, be sure to comment on the direct and indirect costs of new public debt versus new public equity.
   3. Provide an appropriate reference and citation for both the article and the related concepts you use from your textbook.
   4. For questions on APA style, go to the APA Style Guide.
5. Your initial response should be 200 to 400 words in length and include at least two academic sources that are properly cited.
6. The initial post is due by the end of the workshop.