چکیده (انگلیسی):

In today’s information technology world, real time financial data is readily available via many
financial websites, such as MSN Money, Google Finance, Yahoo Finance, etc . The incorporation
of computer technology in finance classes has become more popular than ever in this information
technology rich environment. Mediated classrooms have rapidly grown in numbers throughout the
universities worldwide. Based on my experience as a finance professor, I have summarized this
teaching note to demonstrate an alternative pedagogical tool in performing financial ratio
analysis. The class assignment presented hereinafter is designed to help students learn how to
assess the company’s overall operations and current financial standing via an on-line database
available in MSN Money website. It can be used in any corporate finance class. I collected student
feedback on the assignment, and the vast majority of the survey participants perceived the
assignment as a very good learning experience.