BUAD 306 · Business Finance
An introduction to the modern theory and practice of corporate finance: sources of funds, financial institutions, and financial management through cases.
It clicked in class. Until the midterm.
Finance tutoring for USC Marshall students.
Every Marshall student takes core finance: BUAD 306 Business Finance, or the faster BUAD 308 for students heading into the Finance emphasis. You need one of them done before you can declare that emphasis.
Private 1-on-1 on Zoom · $250 / hour
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The courses
What we work on.
Bring your slides, problem sets, and your last midterm. We work from your actual course.
BUAD 308 · Advanced Business Finance
The faster, deeper version for future finance students, with more economic theory, data, and real cases.
USC Marshall
Where students get stuck.
306 or 308?
BUAD 308 moves faster and assumes more. We help you keep pace whichever one you pick.
Case analysis
Cases don't label the tool you need. We practice reading the situation before running numbers.
Declaring the emphasis
A strong grade in core finance opens the Finance emphasis. We aim well above the line.
How a session works
Diagnosis first. Then the fix.
- 01
Before we meet
Send me what you're stuck on: a problem set, slides, your last midterm, a practice exam, last week's quiz.
- 02
On Zoom
You walk me through a problem out loud. It usually takes a few minutes to hear where the reasoning goes sideways. We fix that piece and rebuild from there, so you know why each step works.
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Before we finish
The real test: a fresh problem with new numbers and different wording, the way a midterm would ask it, and you solve it yourself. I don't complete assignments or hand over answers. You leave able to do the work.
Your tutor
Studied it. Worked in it. Now I teach it.
I’m Chi Odogwu. I have a B.S. in Business with a finance specialization from Liberty University, earned summa cum laude in three years, and a Master’s in International Economics and Finance from Brandeis. I tutored IB students in grad school, did valuation and private equity consulting at PwC, taught MBA finance at Florida State, and spent three years as an adjunct professor teaching Business Finance.
Questions
Before you book.
Should I take BUAD 306 or 308?
That's between you and your advisor. If you pick 308, a few sessions beforehand help a lot.
Do you help with FBE electives?
Yes. Send me the syllabus and we'll start there.
Is tutoring allowed under my school's honor code?
Tutoring on concepts and practice problems is generally fine, but policies on graded work vary by course. I don't complete graded assignments. Check your syllabus's collaboration policy, and if you're unsure, ask your professor.
Get started
Bring the problem you’re stuck on.
Tell me your course and what isn’t clicking. I’ll tell you honestly whether I can help.
Book your first sessionOnline Finance Tutor is an independent tutoring service. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the USC Marshall School of Business. Course names are used only to describe the material we cover.