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  • FINAN 5031: Honors Valuation

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course will develop techniques for financial decision making through the use of cases and lectures with an emphasis on the valuation and financing of new business ventures. General valuation concepts will also be discussed. Prerequisites: 'B' or better in ((BCOR 3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN 5050) AND (BCOR 3010 OR ACCTG 3100 OR ACCTG 5050) AND (FINAN 4030 OR FINAN 4031) AND ((Minor or Emph in AdvFin) OR (Full Major in FINAN OR QAMO)) AND 3.5+ UofU GPA) OR Department Consent.
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  • FINAN 5050: Financial Management

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Topics include financial analysis, working capital management, Fisherian economics, financial mathematics, capital budgeting, risk/return, cost of capital, capital structure, and dividend policy. This course requires knowledge of accounting, statistics, and microeconomics. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in MATH 1050 OR MATH 1080 OR MATH 1090 OR MATH 1100 OR MATH 1105 OR MATH 1210 OR MATH 1310 OR AP Calc AB score of 3+ OR AP Calc BC score of 3+
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  • FINAN 5070: Advanced Investments

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course covers a broad array of advanced investing and portfolio management topics, from both a theoretical and empirical approach. Throughout the course, we will use cutting edge Wall Street and academic research studies to help better understand advanced investment topics including market structure, portfolio formation, measures of risk and reward using asset pricing models, quantitative investment strategies in predicting assets, and timing macro market trends, and issues related to data snooping in investment strategies and the gaps between real-world investment performance and study performance. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in FINAN 4070 AND (Full Major status in the School of Business OR Full Major status in QAMO)
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  • FINAN 5080: Pers Financial Planning

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Through the use of case analysis, this course provides students with an opportunity to learn the principles, theories, and processes relating to personal financial management. While anyone could benefit from the course, it is most suitable for those preparing for a career as a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), an attorney, or individuals planning to advise on the financial affairs of individuals, families and small business owners. Topics include personal balance sheet assessment, understanding and improving cash-flows, debt analysis, budget creation, goal identification, investment analysis, retirement Income forecasting, education funding analysis, insurance planning, the impact of income tax, estate planning, and small business owner issues. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in FCS 3500 AND FCS 5510 AND FCS 5520 AND FCS 5530 AND FCS 5540
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  • FINAN 5115: Fintech Workshop

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    The objective of this workshop course is to introduce students to the foundational concepts of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), to analyze various L1/L2 blockchain architectures, and to discuss topics related to asset tokenization, i.e., fungible and non-fungible tokens, copyrights, and ownership, etc. In addition, a lab component of the workshop will focus on coding basic smart contracts using Python. Prerequisites: 'C+' or better in BCOR 3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN 5050
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  • FINAN 5120: Fintech Workshop II

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course is to expose and engage students in the work of Fintech through the research and interaction with Fintech Leaders on designated projects. Students will learn how Fintech organizations actually work, how leaders identify problems, think about and evaluate service alternatives, apply technology solutions and produce and service marketable products and services. The course will also include introduction of a problem-solving methodology and the project methodology Agile. Prerequisites: 'C' or better in FINAN 2140 Corequisites: (FINAN 5530 OR CS 1400 OR CS 1420 OR IS 4485)
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  • FINAN 5130: Data4Good Fintech Wksp

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course uses a workshop/laboratory format to teach students about fundamental concepts of applying consumer financial information to enable financial inclusion. These concepts are foundational to the social purpose of a large segment of the FinTech industry. We intend to develop other workshops that orient students to other aspects of Fintech work. In the Data for Good workshop, business, computing and other students will learn: About the nature and structure of stored consumer financial payment data. How to access relevant data in a secure manner. Analysis techniques that can be applied to identify usage patterns. To identify transactional patters that indicate financial management strengths and needs. Evaluative techniques that reduce unintended bias or inequity. How credit and inclusion decisions are made and can be improved upon. Ways to overcome consumer skepticism about participating in the financial system. Techniques to engage and retain new consumers in achieving financial objectives. A further objective of this course is to expose and engage students in the work of FinTech through the research and interaction with FinTech Leaders on designated projects. Prerequisites: 'C' or better in FINAN 2140 Corequisites: FINAN 5530 OR CS 1400 OR CS 1420 OR IS 4485
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  • FINAN 5135: Voting Pub & Corp Sect

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Many important decisions are made via voting processes. Some obvious examples include corporate boardrooms, shareholder meetings, industry councils, judicial rulings, fiscal policymaking, selection of religious leaders, the choice of officers of fraternities, and of course, the selection of national leaders. This class brings the tools of game theory and econometric analysis to the study of voting. This course draws on work in corporate finance and political economy to study how voting does and sometimes does not work. Voting is popular because it can provide a simple and transparent way to resolve differences in preferences and aggregate dispersed information. As we shall see, whether equilibrium or strategic behavior in voting processes achieves these ends sometimes merits further analysis, and in some settings, the choice of how voting occurs can be quite consequential. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in QAMO 3020 AND QAMO 4700
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  • FINAN 5140: Fintech Trading Lab

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This class provides a 'hands on' approach to financial markets through 10 trading sessions. Students gain invaluable experience while trading in different roles across different market structures. Once basic trading proficiency and understanding of markets is acquired, the class moves to exploring trading strategies and the usage of technology to implement them. Both quant and high-frequency trading strategies will be covered. Familiar topics from other finance classes are discussed, starting from the very basics up to more advanced topics, but through the lenses of the data generated from the classroom trading sessions. This data proves remarkably similar to the data one observes in large markets but with the benefit of having greater knowledge about individual incentives and the 'fundamentals' of the classroom economy. This approach allows for deeper analysis and a greater understanding of markets. The topics covered include Behavioral Finance, Prediction Market, Lending Markets, Market Bubbles and Crashes, Capital Asset Pricing Model, and High Frequency Trading. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in BCOR 3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN 5050
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  • FINAN 5210: Short Term Finance

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Theories and practice of short-term finance, including cash management, accounts receivable, inventory, accounts, and notes payable management. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in (BCOR 3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN 5050) AND (BCOR 3010 OR ACCTG 3100 OR ACCTG 5050) AND Full Major status in the David Eccles School of Business
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