Course may be repeated for credit with college approval when topics vary. Seminar discussions and projects dealing with current topics in finance. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. BUAD 3213 and FINC 3733 or equivalent. Theoretical and procedural consideration in the administration of the finance function in the business firm planning, fund raising, and controlling of firm's finances.
Specific emphasis is given to capital budgeting and cost of capital.
The course provides a study of the theory of portfolio management and includes an examination of investment alternatives, security valuation, investment timing, diversification, and risk reduction. An analysis of current issues in the broad field of human resources and the organizational response. Issues include fair employment and compensation practices, human utilization and motivation, individual rights, collective bargaining, personnel-related laws, decisions, guidelines, and executive orders. A critical analysis of, and research into, emerging industrial management theories and tools, with emphasis on their economic, social, and physical implications. Behavioral factors relating to issues such as automation, ethics, labor-management relations, and similar problems, with emphasis upon research and current literature.