A semester-long study of topics in Finance. Topics and emphases will vary according to the instructor. This course may be repeated for credit with different topics. See the details in the schedule for descriptions and applicability to graduation requirements.
This is a hands-on investment management course. Students follow economic, financial, and company events, and manage a real portfolio of stocks and exchange traded funds. At the end of the semester, students evaluate their results and outlook to an outside panel. Students with BUS-3104 should consider taking the 300-level of this course with more advanced activities.
A semester-long study of topics in Finance. Topics and emphases will vary according to the instructor. This course may be repeated for credit with different topics. See the details in the schedule for descriptions and applicability to graduation requirements.
This is a hands-on investment management course. Students follow economic, financial, and company events, and apply concepts and techniques from the BUS-3104 course and other courses to manage a real portfolio of stocks and exchange traded funds. At the end of the semester, students present their results and outlook to an outside panel.
A semester-long study of topics in Finance. Topics and emphases will vary according to the instructor. This course may be repeated for credit with different topics. See the details in the schedule for descriptions and applicability to graduation requirements.
This course studies the financial theory and empirical evidence that are useful for investment decisions. It focuses on building a quantitative foundation for portfolio analysis and asset pricing. Topics include risk and return concept, fixed income assets, asset allocation, capital asset pricing model, arbitrage pricing theory, market efficiency, and portfolio evaluation.
Students in corporate finance course will learn how to plan, implement, and evaluate financing, investing, and dividend payout strategies in domestic and multinational corporations. The course is set within an applied analytical framework. Integrating corporate governance, financial and strategic, and regulatory dimensions, course focuses on applying finance concepts, analytical tool, and valuation models to analyze specific situations. Students evaluate corporate finance decisions utilizing case method. The course topics include advanced capital budgeting, equity, debt, and hybrid financing, risk and cost of capital, capital structure and dividend policies, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, ethics, and government regulation of domestic and global corporate entities.
Valuation is the central issue of finance. This course focuses on developing analytical skills appropriate for valuation. Key outcomes include the ability to apply free cash flow analysis, financial ratio analysis, real option analysis, cost of capital estimation, and pro forma analysis to make and assess long term financial decisions.
A semester-long study of topics in Finance. Topics and emphases will vary according to the instructor. This course may be repeated for credit with different topics. See the details in the schedule for descriptions and applicability to graduation requirements.
Willamette University
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Salem
Oregon
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U.S.A.