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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
The Corporate Strategy course has two objectives. The first objective is to introduce the tools of strategic management and apply these tools through case analysis and class discussion. The resource-based view of the firm will be the underlying theory used in meeting this objective. The alignment of corporate, business and functional strategies will be given special attention in analyzing how strategies are implemented. As a second objective, this course will be a capstone course which will use the material from other E.M.B.A. courses to create an integrated management perspective.
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4.00 Credits
This course centers on how a firm is funded, and on how financial management can help maximize the financial rewards to those who own the firm, while meeting the obligations of the firm to other stakeholders. The effect of timing on the value of cash flows is developed at length, and is applied to the valuation of bonds and stocks. Various facets of stocks and bonds are also introduced, and a brief overview of the stock market is presented. Cash flow concepts are then incorporated into a development of how investment opportunities are analyzed, which includes a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses associated with different analytical methods. The topics of capital market efficiency and portfolio theory are then discussed and tied in to the concept of what investors have sacrificed in order to invest in a firm. This, in turn, is tied in to which investments are worthwhile to a firm's owners.
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4.00 Credits
The course will focus on financial investments. Coverage will include securities markets and how they work. Stock price behavior will be studied. This study will include topics such as market efficiency and the relationship of market efficiency to technical analysis. The study will also include anomalies; and behavioral finance. The structure of financial derivatives will be discussed. This discussion will focus on options, including the Black Scholes option pricing model, forwards, futures and swaps, as well as the use of these vehicles in hedging. Bonds will be examined along with the concepts of duration and reinvestment risk, and hybrids such as convertible securities will also be examined. Mutual funds will be studied along with other topics such as arbitrage pricing theory and multifactor models of risk and return. If time permits, topics such as financial statement analysis and international finance may be covered.
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0.00 Credits
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0.00 Credits
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to financial analysis and capital budgeting with an emphasis on the valuation of real investment projects. Topics discussed include an analysis of the firm's choice among alternative investment projects, the term structure of interest rates, modern portfolio theory and the valuation of risky assets, the estimation of free cash flows, capital structure choices, and the cost of capital.
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3.00 Credits
Investments includes discussion of the efficient-markets theory of the dynamic behavior of prices in speculative markets, along with empirical evidence for the validity of the theory; evaluation of the implications of the efficient-markets theory for the profitability of alternative investment strategies; exploration of the implications of portfolio theory for equilibrium asset prices and the measurement of risk; emphasis on the empirical evidence for various mean-variance and multifactor models of asset pricing and the use of these models for evaluating portfolio performance; and introduction to special topics in financial markets, such as arbitrage pricing theory, options and futures contracts.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides intensive study of the fundamental ideas of option-pricing theory and their application to options, financial futures and other securities; analysis of hedging with forward and futures contracts; development of the Black-Scholes option-pricing formula, its uses and modifications, and generalizations of the model; and discussion of the structure and organization of options and futures markets and the exploration of empirical evidence on the validity of option-pricing models. Analyses of the pricing of options on futures, foreign currency, portfolios and indexes, commodity prices, bond prices and interest rates are included as time permits.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides intensive exercise in valuation methods and the economic analysis of problems of corporate financial policy. A variety of other topics, including insider trading, portfolio performance and asset allocation, are also explored. Specific case topics include: corporate valuations; M&A transactions (tender offers, mergers, proxy fights); recapitalizations; stock repurchases; and novel securities. Case reports are done in teams and judged on clarity and usefulness to practitioners in understanding and resolving strategic problems.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores selected topics in the management of equity portfolios. Course content may vary from year to year. Topics include: active portfolio management with particular emphasis on risk analysis, multifactor risk/return models and performance evaluation and style analysis. The course also considers issues and evidence on different forms of market structure and trading systems, including the role of specialists/dealers, optimal trading behavior for institutions, price impact of trades, and related information technology. Extensive use is made of investment software.
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