300

62-300 Corporate Finance

This course covers financial statement analysis, bankruptcy and reorganization, working capital policy and short-term credit, receivables and inventory management and mergers and acquisitions.

3

Prerequisites

62-200.

62-320 Futures and Options

Students study the use of futures, options and swaps in hedging and speculation. Pricing theory, including the Black-Scholes model,is also introduced.

3

Prerequisites

62-200.

62-350 Personal Financial Planning

This course focuses on an individual's total financial plan. It covers such diverse topics as investing, insurance, real estate, employee benefits, budgeting, taxes and estate planning.

3

Prerequisites

62-200.

62-390 Finance Seminar

This intensive weekend seminar focuses on a single topic or skill, with emphasis on student involvement and participation.

1

62-391 Critical Thinking in Business

The purpose of this seminar is to help business students and professionals systematically analyze business situations and avoid the traps that lead to bad thinking.  The seminar will also help the professional better assess the role of business in society, analyze the claims of "experts" and identify business opportunities.  Among the diverse topics covered in the seminar are: how to identify flaws in business reasoning, analyzing the total cost of a business transaction from the business' and the customer's standpoint, a new way to look at pricing and how externalities and risk-sharing impact business decisions.

1