Contemporary theoretical developments in corporate finance and financial markets are addressed. Major topics include agency theory, option theory, term structure theory, CAPM, APT, market efficiency, capital structure, and dividend policies under full and asymmetric information. This course studies the recognition, analysis, and treatment of pure risk from the viewpoint of the enterprise. This course considers various methods of risk management but emphasizes the role of insurance. The rationale and framework of urban real estate investment decisions are analyzed for the private sectors.
Emphasis is placed on analysis of forecasted cash flows before and after taxes.
This course addresses the exploration and refinement of real estate appraisal theory and practice. Business decision-making techniques are applied to the appraisal process and methodology. This course provides an overview and understanding of the health care system in the United States including organizational structure, delivery system components, public policy, and issues related to cost, accessibility and quality. This course will acquaint the student with legal concepts that have a direct influence on health care management and delivery, analyze current legal and social issues affecting health care, and provide a basis of legal knowledge on which health care management professionals can rely in analyzing business problems. The focus of this course is on applying systems analysis and management science to managerial decision-making in health care institutions.