Selected Topics in Investments

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Overview

Subject code

FIN

Course Number

9983

Description

The course covers topics of current interest in investments, such as recent questions concerning the efficiency of markets; current practices in investment management; institutional, legal, and tax constraints on portfolio management; evaluation of investment performance; trends in international investing; and ethical issues in investing. Readings will include articles from both academic and practitioner journals. Topics covered will vary from semester to semester, depending on the interests of students and the professor. The course will follow a workshop format, and students will participate by presenting, discussing, and analyzing articles and by researching and writing a term paper.

Career

Graduate

Credits

Value

3

Max

3

Min

3

Course Count

1

Number Of Credits

3

Number Of Repeats

1

Repeatable

No

Contact Use

Yes

Generate Attendance

No

Left Use

Yes

Present Use

Yes

Reason Use

Yes

Tardy Use

Yes

Template Override

No

Time Use

Yes

Attendance Type

Class Meeting

Auto Create

No

Code

LEC

Instructor Contact Hours

3

Default Section Size

35

Final Exam Type

Yes

Include in Dynamic Date Calc

No

Instruction Mode

In Person

LMS File Type

Blackboard CourseInfo 4

Name

Lecture

OEE Workload Hours

0

Optional Component

No

Preferred Room Features

Academic Scheduling

Workload Hours

3