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Courses
Schedules, Descriptions,
Module Dates
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Course Descriptions - Current Semester: Summer, 2008 |
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You will find below descriptions of all courses taught by IBS in the current semester, organized by category. Please follow the links in the table to go to the category and semester you are interested in.
As from Fall 2003, a new numbering system for courses has been introduced. Courses are now designated BUS, ECON or FIN.
This spreadsheet shows how the new numbers correspond to the old IEF/ECON numbering system.
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International Business: Summer, 2008
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No courses for this semester.
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International Economics: Summer, 2008
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No courses for this semester.
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International Finance: Summer, 2008
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FIN 201a* - Financial Theory
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Prerequisite: ECON 210f or statistics (may be taken concurrently). May not be taken for credit by students who have taken ECON 171a in previous years. Students who have taken ECON 171a should enroll in FIN 301a.
Covers topics related to financial economics, including investors' attitudes toward risk, capital allocation, portfolio selection, asset pricing models (Capital Asset Pricing Model and the Arbitrage Pricing Theory), the efficient market hypothesis, fixed income markets, equity valuation, and options and futures markets. Usually offered every year.
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| Instructor(s): |
Alt, Christopher
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T, Th 06:30 - 09:30 PM
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Lemberg, Lee Hall, 180
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FIN 202a - International Corporate Finance
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Prerequisite: ECON 201a.
Analysis of the exposure of the multinational firm from accounting and economic perspectives, survey of investment finance, and other international operations. Usually offered every year.
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Soto, Victor
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W 06:30 - 09:30 PM
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Sachar, Int'l Hall, 116
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FIN 212a - Accounting & Financial Analysis
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May not be taken for credit by students who have taken FIN 213a.
Introduction to basic accounting principles, including analysis of financial statements using case studies. Develops fundamental concepts and accounts and applies them to income measurement, capital values, and costs, with a focus on international accounting issues. Usually offered every year.
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Keith, Richard
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M 06:30 - 09:30 PM
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Lemberg, Lee Hall, 180
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FIN 216f (1) - Financial Statement Analysis
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Prerequisite: FIN 210f or FIN 212a or FIN 213a. Open only to IBS students. Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit.
Designed to develop skills in analyzing external financial reports. Topics include financial statements terminology, mergers and acquisitions, cash flow analysis, and foreign exchange and foreign tax issues. Usually offered every year.
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Keith, Richard
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W 06:30 - 09:30 PM
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Lemberg, Lee Hall, 180
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FIN 233f (2) - Relative Value of Securities
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Prerequisites: FIN 201a and FIN 212a or FIN 210f . Open only to MSF students. Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit.
Introduces students to the issues and analysis necessary for making the decision to purchase securities. The principal focus is on publicly traded securities. Debt and equity security values will be addressed. Usually offered every year.
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Aikens, III, Alexander E.
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W 06:30 - 09:30 PM
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Lemberg, Lee Hall, 180
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FIN 255a - World Financial Centers
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Prerequisite: A knowledge of financial theory is highly desirable. Intended primarily for MSF students, but MAief and MBA students with appropriate background knowledge in finance may also apply. Consult the program administrator for details regarding special costs and meeting times. May be repeated once for credit in a different center.
Meets each summer in a financial center of global significance. Provides analysis of international financial markets, institutions, and regulatory systems in the host center. Explores their relationship with global financial trends and systems. Includes examining the microstructure of markets, equity trading, futures and options, mergers and acquisitions, banking and currencies, and regional issues of topical interest. Usually offered every summer and run in collaboration with overseas academic partner.
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Lemberg, Lee Hall, 180
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FIN 255f - World Financial Centers
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Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit. Open only to students who completed FIN 255a in a prior semester.
Meets each summer in a financial center of global significance. Provides analysis of international financial markets, institutions, and regulatory systems in the host center. Explores their relationship with global financial trends and systems. Includes examining the microstructure of markets, equity trading, futures and options, mergers and acquisitions, banking and currencies, and regional issues of topical interest. Usually offered every summer and run in collaboration with overseas academic partner.
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Lemberg, Lee Hall, 180
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FIN 261a - Fixed Income
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Prerequisites: FIN 201a and FIN 301a, or permission of the instructor.
Studies fixed income securities; cash flow structures, pricing risk measures; features of major fixed income sectors; valuation of fixed income securities with embedded options; portfolio management and performance measurement; interest rate derivatives and applications to asset/liability management. Usually offered every semester.
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Podorefsky, Robert
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T 06:30 - 09:30 PM
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Sachar, Int'l Hall, 116
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| All courses with a suffix “f” are module courses. These courses meet for half a semester and receive 2 credits per class, rather than the usual 4 credits.
Courses ending in “c” meet half the normal weekly hours for the full academic year and carry 4 credits.
IEF 249c may only be taken by MBAi students. IEF 399c may only be taken by Ph.D. students.
Courses ending in “a” or “b” meet for the full semester and carry 4 credits.
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