Each student is expected to participate in all team activities, class activities, and to regularly contribute to all class discussions and decisions. In addition, positive contribution to team efforts in preparation and presentation of reports is required. The professor will be making a daily assessment of each student s contributions to class discussion and activities. Important announcements and communication will regularly be distributed by e-mail. Throughout the semester, students will be assigned to teams to conduct various types of analysis, prepare various reports, and make presentations to the class and other constituents, to facilitate sound decision making in the management of the portfolio.
ALL reports require written AND oral presentation.
All team members are expected to be active participants. Each student will be given an opportunity to evaluate the contributions of each team member at the end of the semester. This evaluation will be considered as part of the participation grade for both the evaluator and the evaluatee. An important component of the course is professional interaction. Students will be expected to participate in opportunities to interact with business and investment professionals during the semester, both individually and as a group.