This is a "high elevation" course covering a wide range of issues regarding financial markets. The short duration of the course will make this coverage summary in nature, but will not prohibit you from learning much about the financial world, and financial markets.

In this course students will learn to prepare and interpret the three major components of the corporate annual report: the Balance Sheet, the Income Statement, and the Statement of Cash Flows. The underlying accounting model that produces these statements will be critically reviewed; both its strengths and limitations will be evaluated. Additionally the role of popular ratios in forecasting firm profitability, risk, and liquidity are considered. Student will gain this knowledge through homework assignments, discussion questions, and an integrative case analysis.

This course teaches students how to maximize spreadsheets as a data management tool using advanced functions and formulas. Students will learn how to efficiently manipulate, format, and automate data, and use spreadsheets to build customized reports, dashboards, amazing charts, pivot tables and macros. This course is applicable to all business disciplines. Prerequisites: basic spreadsheet knowledge.

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the area of corporate finance and investments. Students will learn about the basic concerns and responsibilities of financial managers, and gain an appreciation of the methods of analysis employed by them. Students will learn both theory and practice of corporate finance and investments.

A conceptual overview of federal tax laws, focusing on the broad structure of the income tax law and how that law relates to many business investment and personal activities. Includes basic tax policy issues and the many social and political implications of our current tax system.

The fourth course in the Financial Accounting sequence providing an overview of consolidated financial statements, non-controlling interest and the consolidation process; understanding the components of comprehensive income, other comprehensive income and accumulated other comprehensive income and clean surplus; an overview of fund accounting; valuing and reporting derivatives and other complex financial instruments. The course includes a research component and an introduction to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification system requiring students to research and opine on highly-technical financial reporting cases.

This course will cover an overview of financial technology and its various applications. The specific topics include fintech and financial service, cryptocurrencies, high-frequency trading, peer-to-peer lending, etc. The course will help students learn fintech industry through case studies. It also provides students with a unique opportunity to delve deep into one aspect of financial technology and write an extensive paper/report on this topic. Topics include (but are not limited to): Data-driven credit models, Cryptocurrencies, Digital wallets, Blockchain and its applications, Financial cloud services, Robo advising, Crowd-funding, Peer-to-Peer lending, High-frequency trading, Payments, Artificial Intelligence, Digital banking, Defi (Decentralized Finance), NFT, etc.

Examines and evaluates legal problems as they relate to the business environment. Course will deal with areas of law including contracts, agency, ethics, bankruptcy, business organization and other areas of commercial law.