• FINAN 5510: Interpret Finan Stmts

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  This course focuses on reading, interpreting, and analyzing financial statements, which are critical steps in making business decisions such as valuing a business or assessing its credit worthiness. Enhancing your ability to manipulate and understand the information contained in the financial reports and statements will allow you to draw more informed inferences about a firm's financial condition and future performance. During the course, we will examine the effect of different accounting policy and estimate choices on reported income, assets, liabilities, stockholders' equity, cash flows and other relevant line items reported in the financial statements. We will examine the impact of these choices on measures of financial performance including standard financial ratios. Much of our time will be focused on manipulating financial data contained in the footnotes to the financial statements. This class is user-oriented as opposed to preparer-oriented. Prerequisites: 'B' or better in (((BCOR 3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN 5050) AND (Minor in Adv Finan Analysis OR (Major in QAMO AND 3.5+ GPA))) OR (Major in FINAN AND 3.5+ GPA) OR (Emph in Adv Fin Analysis)) AND (BCOR 3010 OR ACCTG 3010 OR ACCTG 5050)
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• FINAN 5520: Adv Finl Mod Corp Val

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  Forecasting the future cash flows of a company is a common requirement for many finance positions. For example, both corporate executives and lenders want to know whether the firm is generating enough cash to meet its financial obligations. Consultants, investment bankers, and investors use expected future cash flows to estimate the fair value of a company. This course will focus on building standard Excel models for financing and valuation. We will begin with simple models based on historical data and build toward 3-statement models for equity research or for evaluating acquisitions. Prerequisites: 'B' or better in (((BCOR 3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN 5050) AND (Minor in AdvFin Analysis OR (Major in QAMO AND 3.5+ GPA))) OR (Major in FINAN AND 3.5+ GPA) OR (Emph in AdvFin Analysis)) AND (BCOR 3010 OR ACCTG 3010 OR ACCTG 5050)
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• FINAN 5530: Python for Finance

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  On the one hand, those seeking employment in the financial industry benefit from an embarrassment of riches in terms of the data available to them. On the other hand, significant quantitative and computational skills are required to profitably exploit these data. Thus, those graduates entering the market with an understanding of programming and how it is applied to analyze financial data do so with a competitive advantage. This course offers an introduction to programming for finance students without any previous programming knowledge. We use Python because it is one of the most powerful and in-demand languages in the financial industry, yet it has many features that make it an ideal first language for those new to computer programming. The goal of the course is to provide a broad understanding of the principles and techniques of Python programming for finance applications; students will come out of the course with the ability to read, understand, and write code in Python for their first day on the job. Prerequisites: ((Major in Fin OR QAMO OR BusAnalytics Min)AND('B' or better in BCOR3020 OR FINAN5050) AND 3.5+ UofU GPA)) OR ((Min/Emph in AFA)AND('C-' or better in BCOR3010 OR ACCTG5050)) OR ((FinTech Minor)AND('C-' or better in BCOR3020 OR FINAN5050)).
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• FINAN 5600: Investment Banking

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  This course will focus on the organization, products, and functions of investment banks. The topics include: financing in the global capital markets through bond, equity, and convertible transactions. Mergers and acquisitions will also be discussed in this course. Finally, the role of hedge funds, LBO funds, and investment bankers in corporate decision making will be reviewed. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in (BCOR 3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN 5050) AND (BCOR 3010 OR ACCTG 3010 OR ACCTG 5050) AND Full Major status in the David Eccles School of Business
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• FINAN 5610: Hedge Funds/Private Eq.

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  This course focuses on the activities of hedge funds and private equity leveraged buyout (LBO) funds. We will discuss various absolute return investment strategies conducted primarily by hedge funds, the case for including such investments in the context of a wider portfolio, and historical performance. Students will gain familiarity with the attributes of a successful LBO and consider why 'take private' transactions occur regularly despite the existence of a robust public stock market. We will consider the incentives and viewpoints of fund investors and fund managers, as well as such funds' extensive interactions with investment banks. Case studies of hedge fund and LBO activity will be used to reinforce concepts and raise relevant topics for discussion. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in (BCOR 3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN 5050) AND (BCOR 3010 OR ACCTG 3010 OR ACCTG 5050) AND Full Major status in the School of Business
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• FINAN 5760: Real Estate Finance

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  This course is intended to provide students with fundamental skills and knowledge required to use finance to make decisions in real estate lending, investment, valuation and development. Corequisites: 'C-' or better in (FINAN 4030 OR FINAN 4031 OR FINAN 5050) AND Full Major or Minor in the School of Business
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• FINAN 5765: RE Capital Markets

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  This course will thoroughly discuss how public real estate investment products (MBSs and REITs) are structured and how investors price them. This course will also consider some of the key strategic considerations institutional investors think about in their real estate investments. Students will begin by analyzing the equity side of real estate and review mortgage math. Students will also analyze MBS and real estate equity investments by looking at specific REITs. Prerequisites: 'B' or better in (BCOR 3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN 5050) AND (Intermediate or Full Major or Minor status in the School of Business OR Full Major status in QAMO) OR Instructor Consent Corequisites: 'B-' or better in FINAN 4020.
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• FINAN 5770: Rl Est Apprsl & Invest

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  Economic theories of value as applied to residential and income properties, factors influencing real-property values, apraising real property, framework for real estate investment decisions, rate of return analysis, determinants of real estate investment policy for borrowers and lenders. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in (BCOR 3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN 5050) AND Full Major or Minor status in the School of Business
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• FINAN 5773: Form & Fun ENTP Firm

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  This course will address corporate formation and the trade-offs between LLCs, C corps, S corps, and proprietorship structures. Students will create capitalization tables, and learn how dilution arises from the issuance of new shares. The course simulates five different financing options: Crow Funding; Family, Friends, Fools and Feds; Angel Investors; Venture Capitalists; and IPOs. The pedagogical methods is experiential learning through live simulation. The class is organized into startup teams that will create different versions of a business plan to address the market's needs. Teams must make corporate formation decisions, allocate to founders and then to successive investors, create financial models, and prepare for an IPO. Through all financing rounds they must convince their peers to invest in their ventures. Prerequisites: Full Major or Minor status in Entrepreneurship OR Instructor Consent.
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• FINAN 5775: Urban Economics

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  American cities have been the historical place for shopping, cultural, political, and economic centers. But cities are changing rapidly as health issues, civil unrest, affordability, workforce innovations, and many other issues continually reshape our understanding of urban areas. This course will explore the makeup of cities through the lens of labor, industry ecosystems, logistics, housing, and many other topics. Graduate students should register for 6240 and will be held to higher standards and/or additional work. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in (BCOR 3020 OR FINAN 5050) AND (BCOR 3010 OR ACCTG 3100 OR ACCTG 5050) AND Full Major status in the School of Business
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