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This course focuses on providing students with the information and methodologies needed to completely utilize financial and accounting tools with a focus on the challenges and specific needs of entrepreneurial ventures. This course emphasizes the importance of managing cash flows, ratio analysis, pro forma development, basic contract and general business structuring and implementing a business venture plan and/or strategy. Students will identify sources of information and engage in the process of understanding and gathering information from sources such as financial statements, inclusive of corporate 10Q and 10K filings. Students will review, study and evaluate business models of some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs as well as the world’s most successful organizations. They will explore corporate business models, financial structures and learn to identify resource requirement methodology as well as resource allocation. They will establish risk assessment models and gain a clear understanding of revenue streams to include asset diversification and asset utilization. This course consists of readings, group activities, discussions, lectures, student presentations and in-depth casework.

Prerequisite: FIN-333
Recommended Prerequisite: MGT-320

The course introduces students to the process of identifying domestic and international sources of corporate financial risk. The course prepares students to analyze and evaluate interest rate risk, exchange rate risk, and inflation risk. The course also introduces students to forward contracts, future contracts, swaps, and options as risk mitigating tools.

Prerequisite(s): FIN 333

The course prepares students to apply basic and advanced financial management principles and methodologies to actual decision making situations using cases. Students are guided through various cases representing a broad range of industries and situations. The cases feature varying degrees of complexity involving capital structure, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, LBOs and bankruptcy, and risk management, with a special focus on international issues.

Prerequisite(s): FIN 333

This course provides MBA students with a smooth transition into the economics and financial aspects of the MBA curriculum. It provides basic economics background on both Micro and Macro levels where price system, cost structure and stabilization economic policies and their implications in the corporate world are analyzed. Special emphasis is placed on the financial environment, especially financial markets and market participants. The course also analyzes corporate financial performance through financial statements and financial ratios. Students are introduced to evaluating cash flow over time and to the basic models of evaluating financial securities. In addition, basic analysis of investment projects evaluation is included.

This course, along with Quantitative Foundations and Business Applications (BUS 598), is designed for students who do not have a prior degree in business or a business-related major. This course also acts as a refresher in the topics mentioned above, for students who have had a significant break (10 years or more) in their education.

This course provides MBA students with a smooth transition into the economics and financial aspects of the MBA curriculum. It provides basic economics background on both Micro and Macro levels where price system, cost structure and stabilization economic policies and their implications in the corporate world are analyzed. Special emphasis is placed on the financial environment, especially financial markets and market participants. The course also analyzes corporate financial performance through financial statements and financial ratios. Students are introduced to evaluating cash flow over time and to the basic models of evaluating financial securities. In addition, basic analysis of investment projects evaluation is included.

This course, along with Quantitative Foundations and Business Applications (BUS 598), is designed for students who do not have a prior degree in business or a business-related major. This course also acts as a refresher in the topics mentioned above, for students who have had a significant break (10 years or more) in their education.

This course provides MBA students with a smooth transition into the economics and financial aspects of the MBA curriculum. It provides basic economics background on both Micro and Macro levels where price system, cost structure and stabilization economic policies and their implications in the corporate world are analyzed. Special emphasis is placed on the financial environment, especially financial markets and market participants. The course also analyzes corporate financial performance through financial statements and financial ratios. Students are introduced to evaluating cash flow over time and to the basic models of evaluating financial securities. In addition, basic analysis of investment projects evaluation is included.

This course, along with Quantitative Foundations and Business Applications (BUS 598), is designed for students who do not have a prior degree in business or a business-related major. This course also acts as a refresher in the topics mentioned above, for students who have had a significant break (10 years or more) in their education.

The course provides students with a wide range of analytical tools to evaluate corporate financial decisions. The tools are used to analyze corporate financial performance, planning and forecasting, valuation methodologies, cost of capital and capital structure, dividend policy, capital budgeting, risk analysis, and working capital management.

Prerequisite(s): FIN 599

The course provides students with a wide range of analytical tools to evaluate corporate financial decisions. The tools are used to analyze corporate financial performance, planning and forecasting, valuation methodologies, cost of capital and capital structure, dividend policy, capital budgeting, risk analysis, and working capital management.

Prerequisite(s): FIN 599

The course provides students with a wide range of analytical tools to evaluate corporate financial decisions. The tools are used to analyze corporate financial performance, planning and forecasting, valuation methodologies, cost of capital and capital structure, dividend policy, capital budgeting, risk analysis, and working capital management.

Prerequisite(s): FIN 599

The course provides students with a wide range of analytical tools to evaluate corporate financial decisions. The tools are used to analyze corporate financial performance, planning and forecasting, valuation methodologies, cost of capital and capital structure, dividend policy, capital budgeting, risk analysis, and working capital management.

Prerequisite(s): FIN 599

Finance isn’t a static field, and understanding disruptors like blockchain and cryptocurrency allows you to capitalize on opportunities that are revolutionizing financial operations. Students will describe and evaluate blockchain, analyze cryptocurrencies, and assess decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms. By course end, students will be ready to explore blockchain and crypto career opportunities and lead discussions on these cutting-edge technologies.

Recommended Prerequisite: FIN-623

Finance isn’t a static field, and understanding disruptors like blockchain and cryptocurrency allows you to capitalize on opportunities that are revolutionizing financial operations. Students will describe and evaluate blockchain, analyze cryptocurrencies, and assess decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms. By course end, students will be ready to explore blockchain and crypto career opportunities and lead discussions on these cutting-edge technologies.

Recommended Prerequisite: FIN-623

Finance isn’t a static field, and understanding disruptors like blockchain and cryptocurrency allows you to capitalize on opportunities that are revolutionizing financial operations. Students will describe and evaluate blockchain, analyze cryptocurrencies, and assess decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms. By course end, students will be ready to explore blockchain and crypto career opportunities and lead discussions on these cutting-edge technologies.

Recommended Prerequisite: FIN-623

The course provides a rigorous introduction to the investment process and fundamental concepts of asset valuation and selection. The course analyzes the risk-return relationship and the valuation of various types of investment securities including bonds, stocks, and derivative securities. The course also analyzes investors’ risk tolerance and prepares students to tailor risk-specific investment strategies.

Prerequisite(s): FIN 623

The course provides a rigorous introduction to the investment process and fundamental concepts of asset valuation and selection. The course analyzes the risk-return relationship and the valuation of various types of investment securities including bonds, stocks, and derivative securities. The course also analyzes investors’ risk tolerance and prepares students to tailor risk-specific investment strategies.

Prerequisite(s): FIN 623

The course covers the valuation of different classes of fixed income securities, including pure discount bonds, coupon bonds, floating-rate notes and Treasury inflation protection securities (TIPS). The course also includes an analysis and valuation of fixed income derivatives. The course focuses on analytical tools used in fixed income portfolios, including bond portfolio yield curve, duration, volatility, convexity, term structure models, and credit risk.

Prerequisite(s): FIN 623

The course covers the valuation of different classes of fixed income securities, including pure discount bonds, coupon bonds, floating-rate notes and Treasury inflation protection securities (TIPS). The course also includes an analysis and valuation of fixed income derivatives. The course focuses on analytical tools used in fixed income portfolios, including bond portfolio yield curve, duration, volatility, convexity, term structure models, and credit risk.

Prerequisite(s): FIN 623

The course considers productivity and creativity. It examines the process of evaluating an idea, marshalling the required resources to implement a successful idea, and managing a successful venture through different stages of growth. Students are expected to acquire the skills to analyze a startup.

Prerequisite(s): FIN 623

The course considers productivity and creativity. It examines the process of evaluating an idea, marshalling the required resources to implement a successful idea, and managing a successful venture through different stages of growth. Students are expected to acquire the skills to analyze a startup.

Prerequisite(s): FIN 623

The course integrates an interdisciplinary set of analytical tools from the fields of accounting, finance and economics into a focused and practical framework to value enterprises, equity and debt. Going beyond the traditional static valuation models, the course builds students’ skills to trace valuation under different market competitive conditions, grounding valuation models in market analysis.

Prerequisite(s): FIN 623