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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits An analysis of the risks facing various organizations (business, families, and government) and a study of the techniques for managing these risks. This course considers both speculative risk (where gains or losses are possible) and pure risk (where only losses may occur). Methods for assessing the financial impact of loss exposures are discussed and illustrated. Several frameworks for deciding the most efficient methods for dealing with loss exposures, including utility theory and meanvariance analysis, are considered. Systems for identifying potentially serious loss exposures using internal data will also be presented. Prerequisites: FIN 3000 and STA 1015 or 2000 or 2015.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course covers the nature and scope of life and health insurance. Principal topics include basic types and forms of life and health insurance; life and health insurance policy provisions; actuarial, economic, and legal views of cash-value life insurance; operational aspects of life and health insurers, including underwriting and pricing; and use of life and health insurance in estate planning. Prerequisite: FIN 3000.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course covers policy forms used to protect businesses and other institutions against financial loss arising from physical damage to their assets; loss of income from damaged or destroyed property until restored; intangible losses from such perils as tampering with products; and loss from liability for damage to the person and property of others. Attention is given to the economic, social, and legal environment in which property-liability insurers operate and to such basic opera - tional functions of insurers as underwriting, rating, loss settlement, and finance. Prerequisite: FIN 3000.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits More Africans were forcibly migrated to Brazil than to any other country in the world. This course investigates the social history of these Africans and their descendants. Students will explore issues of identity, slavery, resistance, African cultural continuities, and strategic accommodation to the dominant society as a method for coping with and critiquing Brazilian reality. (This course is equivalent to HIS 3020. Students will receive credit for only one of these courses. These courses may not substitute for each other in the F grade replacement policy.) Prerequisites: Tier II in history and ENG 2150 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This interdisciplinary course examines the historical, political, cultural, and socioeconomic conditions of Latin America and the Caribbean. The themes may vary from semester to semester. In line with the interdisciplinary nature of this topic, the course is taught by faculty from different disciplines. Pre- or corequisite: ENG 2100 or equivalent. It is suggested that prior to enrolling for this course, students will have taken some or all of the following: HIS 3070, HIS 3075, HSP 1003, HSP 1004, LTT 1062, POL 2101.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This introduction to the nature, sources, and uses of printed and computerized information for study and problem solving develops students' abilities in systematic approaches to analyzing information need, information searching, and evaluation and organization of data. Using the library and the online classroom, students learn to prepare bibliographies, literature reviews, term papers, and research reports in various disciplines of the humanities and social sciences. (Not open to students who have taken LIB 1016.)
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This introduction to the nature, sources, and uses of printed and computerized information for study and problem solving develops students' abilities in systematic approaches to analyzing information need, information searching, and evaluation and organization of data. Using the library and the online classroom, students learn to prepare bibliographies, literature reviews, term papers, and research reports in business disciplines and social sciences. (Not open to students who have taken LIB 1015.)
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course provides the opportunity for students in infor - mation studies to pursue topics of interest in information studies in their historical, theoretical, and practical contexts as the need may arise. For example, the topic "Economics of Information" examines economic theories and analyses that have been applied to the information market and the issues on the uniqueness of information in contemporary society. Issues include asymmetry of information in various markets, demand and supply in the information market (such as the publishing market in New York City), production and cost functions and cost-benefit analysis of information products and services, and information as a public good vs. information as a commodity. Prerequisite: ENG 2100.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course teaches the theoretical and practical principles of information retrieval in an online environment. Students will learn the necessary skills to become expert-level searchers. Techniques and concepts for formulating effective search strategies for a range of information needs and formats will be examined. Students will have opportunities for hands-on practice and experimenting with a variety of online systems, and explore current and emerging challenges in information retrieval. Prerequisite: ENG 2100.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course is designed to provide students with an overview of archival research. By exploring the variety and nature of primary source materials both real and virtual, students will have the opportunity to study and interpret historical, social, and cultural issues. Prerequisite: ENG 2100.
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