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School of Business and Public Administration
Finance
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Mission |
Outcomes |
Assessment |
Faculty |
Student Work |
Program Learning Goals, Objectives and Measures
| Goal I:
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Students will be
thoroughly familiar with the major elements of modern
finance.
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| Objective A: |
Finance consists of three
interrelated areas: (1) Money and Capital Markets; (2)
Investments; (3) Financial Management. Students should
have knowledge in all three areas if they are to do
their jobs well.
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Measure 1: |
Performance on FIN300,
FIN326 and FIN460 exams. |
| Goal II:
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Have an opportunity to develop a solid understanding of the
relevance of modern finance theory to the practitioner.
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| Objective A: |
Students will be able to
identify and solve unstructured problems in all three
areas of finance.
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Measure 1:
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Performance on projects,
exams and case analysis in FIN400 and FIN460. |
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Measure 2:
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Performance on projects,
exams and cases in FIN325 and Finance 326
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Measure 3: |
Performance during
internship in FIN326, FIN400 and FIN460. |
| Goal III:
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Have substantial classroom experience in applying many
dimensions of finance to real and significant managerial
decisions.
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| Objective A: |
Students will be able to:
(1) Perform capital Budgeting; (2) Rank investment
options; (3) Perform Financial forecasting; (4) Develop
credit policy (5) Make buy/ Lease decisions; (6) Develop
investment portfolios.
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Measure 1:
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Performance on cases,
projects and exams in FIN400. |
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Measure 2: |
Performance on projects and
exams in FIN460.
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Measure 3: |
Performance on projects and
exams in FIN325 and FIN326. |
| Goal IV:
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Students will demonstrate a systematic approach to problem
solving
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| Objective A: |
Students will successfully
complete a personal financial planning project
(retirement planning, educational planning, estate
planning, etc.)
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Measure 1: |
In class project
presentation FIN325, FIN326 and FIN427
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| Objective B: |
Students will
demonstrate proper analysis of the situation when
confronted with unstructured problems.
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Measure 1: |
Group case analysis and
presentation in FIN400 and FIN460 |
| Goal V:
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Acquire experience in communicating clearly and convincingly
the results of their analysis
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| Objective A: |
Students should be able to
analyze unstructured cases, identify problem, identify
alternative solutions, write up a report and present
their findings.
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Measure 1: |
Case presentation in FIN400 |
| Goal VI:
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Finance graduate will demonstrate an attitude of continual
inquiry and lifelong learning.
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| Objective A: |
Graduates will continue
their professional education and development by pursuing
various professional designations such as CFA and CFP.
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Measure 1: |
Alumni surveys, employer
surveys and email messages. |
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