FINA 3050 - FINANCE TECHNOLOGY

Institution:

Robert Morris University

Subject:

Finance

Description:

This course covers a broad range of technological issues facing the finance professional and is broken into 4 major components. Component I The course reviews and expands the student's understanding of Excel and how it is used in the business community. Component 2 Provides the training and procedures to extract financial Data from Bloomberg, EDGAR, and Yahoo Finance. Component 3 Combines the Excel training (component 1) and the data retrieval of (component 2) to allow the student to complete a financial analysis of the firm. Component 4 Again combines the Excel training (component 1) and the data retrieval of (component 2) to Forecasting and Modeling in the business environment. It is by integrating all of those functions into one class that we can provide our students with the training and knowledge not only needed in today's financial work place, but also the skills needed to perform to a higher standard in classes such as Investments, Corporate Finance, International Finance, and Financial Analysis. Prerequisites: FINA3000, INFS1020, and STAT2110

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rmu.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 762-0097

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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