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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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