The student will design a project and secure a faculty sponsor to work with. May be utilized more than one time. Open to students of all classes. An introduction to the field of business finance appropiate for the core requirements of business curriculum. Emphasis is on the principles of finance management with special attention given to the fiancial environment, financial decision making, leverage and risk.
Similar attention is given to financial planning and working capital management.
This course will teach the fundamental quantitative and analytical methods necessary to understand and interpret contemporary financial information. The primary focus of the course is the use of quantitative methods to aid in the process of making sound financial decisions. An in-depth study of current real estate issues as they relate to modern practice application including but not limited to zoning and partnership laws, as well as Federal and local tax considerations. The student will develop a knowledge of these concepts through a combination of the study of selected cases, current events, theoretical readings, and problems. This course will cover financing principles for managing a local economic development organization, evaluation of strategic development plans and specific projects, coordination of industrial development incentive packages, incentives used to create, attract and retain business, and methods used to evaluate the effect of incentive packages.