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FIN-3310 Money and Financial Markets

–Sp

3 hours

A study of money, banking, and monetary theory, with particular

emphasis on international financial markets.

Prerequisite: ECON-

2340 Macroeconomics or permission of instructor.

Crosslisted

with ECON-3310.

FIN-3710 Principles of Finance

–Fa, Sp

3 hours

A study of the theoretical and practical aspects of financial

decision making. Topics include financial statement analysis,

financial markets, risk and return, determinants of interest

rates, time value of money, valuation of financial assets, cost

of capital and capital budgeting, dividends, multi-national

financial management, and financial planning and forecasting.

Prerequisites: ACCT-2110 Principles of Accounting I; BUS-2150

Statistics for Business.

FIN-3730 Investments

–Sp

3 hours

A study of the various types of investments including

stocks, bonds, mutual funds, commercial, paper, options, and

commodities. Particular emphasis is given to return and risk

in developing investment strategies.

Prerequisite: FIN-3710

Principles of Finance. (Fee $50)

FIN-3750 International Finance

–Sp

3 hours

Discussion and analysis of financial management within a

global context. Topics include international financial markets,

foreign exchange rates and risk, exchange risk management, and

other financial management issues relative to the multinational

firm.

Prerequisite: FIN-3710 Principles of Finance

FIN-3760 Financial Planning

–Fa

3 hours

This course provides an introduction to the field of personal

financial planning. The course includes an overview of

investments, income taxation, insurance, estate planning,

retirement planning, and employee benefits.

Prerequisite: FIN-

3710 Principles of Finance

FIN-3770

3 hours

Security Analysis and Portfolio Management

–Fa

The theory and practice of security analysis techniques and

portfolio management objectives. Students research securities in

order to make informed buy/sell recommendations and evaluate

security and portfolio performance with a particular emphasis on

common stocks. Students manage a funded portfolio.

Prerequisite:

FIN-3730 Investments.

(Fee: $50)

FIN-4700 Seminar in Finance

1 hour

A forum to discuss contemporary topics and issues in finance

and provide guidance in areas of student career interest.

Prerequisites: ACCT-3120 Intermediate Financial Accounting II;

FIN-3310 Money and Financial Markets; FIN-3710 Principles of

Finance; FIN-3730 Investments.

FIN-4710

3 hours

Advanced Security Analysis and Portfolio Management

Practicum

–Sp

An in-depth application of investment theory and techniques.

Students research securities in order to make informed buy/sell

recommendations and evaluate security and portfolio performance

with a particular emphasis on common stocks. Students manage

a funded portfolio.

Prerequisite: FIN-3770 Security Analysis and

Portfolio Management.Admission to this course is limited and

requires instructor approval.

(Fee: $50)

FIN-4715 Applied Portfolio Management

–Fa, Sp

1 hour

An in-depth application of investment theory and techniques.

Students research securities in order to make informed by/sell

recommendations and evaluate security and portfolio performance

with a particular emphasis on common stocks. Students manage

a funded portfolio. Repeatable up to three times.

Prerequisite or

corequisite: FIN-3730 Investments.

(Fee: $20)

FIN-4750 Financial Institution Management

–Fa

3 hours

This course takes an in-depth look at financial institution

management and covers topics such as: types of financial

institutions, asset and liability management, risks faced by

financial institutions, ways of dealing with those risks, and the

regulatory environment in which these institutions operate.

Prerequisite: FIN-3710 Principles of Finance.

(Fee: $20)

FIN-4770 Advanced Financial Management

–Sp

3 hours

An in-depth analysis of topics of concern to financial managers

of modern corporations. Topics include capital budgeting, financial

forecasting, working capital management, and valuation of merger

and acquisition candidates.

Prerequisite: FIN 3710 Principles of

Finance.

Information Technology Management (ITM)

ITM-1500

2 hours

Information Technology for Business

–Fa, Sp

This course will focus on understanding the broad nature

of information technology and how it fits in today’s business

world. Students will learn the nature of information technology,

its application, and unique business models, as well as how

to manage technology from a business value perspective.

Fundamentals of the industry, technologies, and application of that

technology are developed. Students will experience the IT industry

through practical exploration of its breadth and depth.

ITM-1510 Software Tools for Business

–Fa, Sp

2 hours

This course emphasizes the use of software in a business

environment. Students will develop a working knowledge of

spreadsheet, database, and other software packages appropriate

to the current business environment. (Fee: $10)

ITM-1900 Fundamentals of IT Management

–Sp

3 hours

This course is an introduction to the field of Information

Technology Management (ITM) in the context of managing IT

projects. Students will be introduced to computer programming

concepts using a visual, software development environment. The

course will then guide students through the process of managing

a software development project from initial inception to final

implementation. Specific topics covered in the course include:

project planning, writing vision statements, identifying software

requirements, prototyping, visual programming, and software

testing.

ITM-2100 Database Management

–Fa

3 hours

This course covers database fundamentals while providing

a broad survey of the field’s major topics. Students learn about

the critical nature of databases within Information Technology

Management (ITM) contexts. Topics include data storage and

retrieval, data modeling, logical and physical design, concurrency

and security issues, stored procedures, and triggers. Students

apply those topics by creating and managing databases in a SQL

Server environment.

Prerequisite: ITM-1510 Software Tools for

Business.

(Fee: $20)

ITM-2300 Introduction to Programming

–Sp

3 hours

Intended as the first programming course for Information

Technology Management (ITM) majors, this course will introduce

the student to the process of programming and to the syntax

and usage of the C

#

programming language. The programming

assignments will encourage students to analyze problems in

a logical, intentional, and structured manner so that they can

develop well-constructed programs using structured and object-

oriented programming techniques.

Prerequisite or Corequisite:

ITM-1900 Fundamentals of IT Management

(Fee: $20)

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2015–16 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Course Descriptions

FIN-3310 – ITM-2300