SST 195-02 - Introductory Special Topic: Overview of Finance and Valuation

.5 credits (Fall)

This is a short course offered by financial expert Stephen Moyer ‘79. The course will cover a range of topics in the areas of financial analysis and corporate valuation. The course will be of particular interest to students who are interested in preparing for careers in investment banking and other areas of financial services. Through interactive case studies, students will learn how to build a 3S project, conduct corporate valuations, perform credit analyses, structure LBO transactions and IPOs. Students will be required to complete between 10 and 15 hours of readings and assignments outside of the scheduled class periods. Students will receive the required readings well in advance of the intensive course.

Prerequisite: ECN 326 or complete (with documenting certificates) two online courses offered by Coursera (www.coursera.org): Introduction to Financial Accounting and More Introduction to Financial Accounting.
Note: Dates: August 31 to September 3. Short course deadlines apply.
Instructor: S. Moyer