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Durham   Paul College of Business&Econ :: Finance

FIN 708 (02) - Real Estate Finance

Real Estate Finance

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   30  
CRN: 53467
This course provides an introduction to residential and commercial real estate. Topics include market analysis, cash flows, debt and equity financing, valuation, and real estate investment trusts. Case studies, projects, and real world applications of the concepts learned are significant components of the course.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Prerequisite(s): ADMN 570 with minimum grade of C- or HMGT 655 with minimum grade of C-
Equivalent(s): ACFI 708
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Only listed colleges in section: Paul College of Business&Econ
Only listed classes in section: Junior, Senior
Only listed majors in section: BUSADM:FINANCE, HOSPITALITY MGT, HOTEL&HOS MGT
Instructors: Daniel Cline
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/23/2024 5/6/2024 W 5:10pm - 8:00pm PCBE 135
Final Exam 5/15/2024 5/15/2024 W 6:00pm - 8:00pm PCBE 135
Durham   Paul College of Business&Econ :: Finance

FIN 709 (01) - Mortgage Banking and Fixed Income Securities

Mortgage Bank & Fixed Income

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   30  
CRN: 54982
This course focuses on bonds and the bond market. While the cash flows of bonds are specified, their valuation is particularly challenging given interest rate movements, embedded optionality, and credit risk. As part of an examination of structured products, the course will examine the process of creating, valuing, and trading mortgages. Further, the course demonstrates the skills needed to manage fixed income portfolios in light of both client specific objectives and the market environment.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Prerequisite(s): (ADMN 570 with minimum grade of C- or HMGT 655 with minimum grade of C- ) and FIN 702 with minimum grade of C-
Equivalent(s): ACFI 709
Only listed colleges in section: Paul College of Business&Econ
Only listed classes in section: Junior, Senior
Only listed majors in section: BUSADM:FINANCE
Instructors: Richard Kilbride
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/23/2024 5/6/2024 TR 11:10am - 12:30pm PCBE G85
Final Exam 5/14/2024 5/14/2024 T 1:00pm - 3:00pm PCBE G85
Additional Course Details: 

This course is a rigorous and analytical study of a wide range of topics in the fixed income arena. It focuses on securities (mainly bonds), and things that can look like securities (mainly loans) that promise an ongoing and consistent cash flow (hence: “fixed income”). The valuations of these things are influenced by interest rates and credit risk. The course is focused on the concepts and tools that are important to practitioners and investors who want to use these securities, whether the issuer or the investor. It includes a study of the markets in which these securities trade. While the cash flows of fixed income securities are contractually specified, the valuation of bonds is particularly challenging given interest rate movements, credit risk, and embedded optionality. 

Additionally, as part of an examination of structured products, the course will examine some basic elements of real estate finance, particularly the process of creating and valuing residential mortgages. 

Further, the course acknowledges that much of the controversy regarding the 2008 Financial Crisis has been directed at the mortgage market. Given that the first name of this course is “mortgage”, we will take a deep dive into that period and examine the underlying issues regarding that global crisis.

The class, by its nature, requires a moderate level of quantitative skill, but more importantly it will require consistent focus. In the end, we want you to not just know about interest rates, creditworthiness, bonds, and bond markets, but we want you to know what these things mean and how you can use the information. Prerequisit FIN 702, Investment Analysis

 
Durham   Paul College of Business&Econ :: Finance

FIN 710 (01) - Big Data in Finance

Big Data in Finance

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   30  
CRN: 53644
This course serves as an introduction to many aspects of big data utilization, specifically as it applies to finance. Topics typically include high frequency trading, stock market anomalies, data management, fintech innovations, and safety and ethics when working with big data. Programming languages common to finance, such as Stata, SAS, and Python, are learned and used to analyze and manipulate data.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Prerequisite(s): FIN 702
Equivalent(s): ACFI 710
Cross listed with : ACFI 810.01
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Only listed colleges in section: Paul College of Business&Econ
Only listed classes in section: Junior, Senior
Instructors: Svetlana Petrova
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/23/2024 5/6/2024 MW 11:10am - 12:30pm PBLANE 216
Durham   Paul College of Business&Econ :: Finance

FIN 711 (01) - Investment Banking

Investment Banking

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   15  
CRN: 54756
This course explores several areas of investment banking. Investment bankers play a critical role in financial markets. Among their many roles, they provide advisory services to firms, help raise capital, and assist with complex financial transactions such as mergers and acquisitions. Course topics typically include company strategy, valuation, initial public offerings (IPOs), leveraged buyouts (LBOs), and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Students cannot earn credit for the course after taking FIN 720 as Investment Banking.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Prerequisite(s): ADMN 570 with minimum grade of C-
Cross listed with : ACFI 811.01
Only listed classes in section: Junior, Senior
Only listed majors in section: BUSADM:FINANCE
Instructors: Paul Gilson
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/23/2024 5/6/2024 M 5:10pm - 8:00pm HS 108
Final Exam 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 M 6:00pm - 8:00pm HS 108
Durham   Paul College of Business&Econ :: Finance

FIN 720 (01) - Topics in Finance II

Top/FinCorpSocResp&Environ

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   30  
CRN: 56822
Special topics, vary by semester.
Section Comments: Title: The Finance of Corporate Social Responsibility & Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance Investing
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Prerequisite(s): ADMN 570 with minimum grade of C-
Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 16 credits.
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Only listed classes in section: Junior, Senior
Only listed majors in section: BUSADM:FINANCE
Instructors: Richard Kilbride
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/23/2024 5/6/2024 TR 2:10pm - 3:30pm PCBE 235
Final Exam 5/10/2024 5/10/2024 F 3:30pm - 5:30pm PCBE 115
Additional Course Details: 

The course seeks to explore what finance says about the increased focus on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and how investment analysis addresses a growing emphasis on environmental, social & corporate governance (ESG) objectives. We study how mandates towards people and planet are integrated into financial models and the management of firms, including what this means about corporate financial objectives, particularly firm responsibilities to a wide variety of “stakeholders”. And we investigate how investors determine and then act on ESG goals. These fields are topical but underexamined and poorly understood. Prereq: FIN 701, Fin Policy and FIN 702, Investment Analysis; or instructor permission.

Durham   Paul College of Business&Econ :: Finance

FIN 720 (02) - Topics in Finance II

Topics in Fin/Fintech Ventures

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   15  
CRN: 56823
Special topics, vary by semester.
Section Comments: Title: Fintech Ventures
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Prerequisite(s): ADMN 570 with minimum grade of C-
Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 16 credits.
Cross listed with : ACFI 896.06
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Only listed classes in section: Junior, Senior
Only listed majors in section: BUSADM:FINANCE
Instructors: Michael Hanlon
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/23/2024 5/6/2024 W 5:10pm - 8:00pm PCBE G59
Additional Course Details: 

This course provides an introduction to the digital economy and the intersection of finance and technology (FinTech).  Items to be covered include: blockchain, cryptocurrencies (i.e. Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc.), their evolution, applications and the future of such technology.  Further topics include: smart contracts, digital property rights, robo-advising, Web3 (the decentralized internet), algorithmic/high frequency trading and the role of artificial intelligence in capital markets, today and into the future.  The course will also analyze such topics and technologies from a long-term investment perspective, with an eye towards the implications for the finance industry and overall macroeconomic consequences.  Other topics may be covered as well.

Durham   Thompson School of Applied Sci :: Forest Technology

FORT 573 (01) - Management Operation & Analysis

Management Operation&Analysis

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   10  
CRN: 56689
Special Fees: $58.00
An introduction to the basic concepts of forest land management and the practical approaches to forest management planning and financial decision-making. Topics include a silviculture review; deed research and mapping; management plan preparation; multiple-use sustainable forestry; tree valuation; timber sale appraisal methods; contracting; forest taxation; and long-term cost and return analysis. Students individually prepare a comprehensive forest management plan as a semester project.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Equivalent(s): FORT 273
Instructors: Michael Simmons
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/23/2024 5/6/2024 T 3:10pm - 5:00pm PTNM 139A
1/23/2024 5/6/2024 TR 9:40am - 11:00am PTNM 111
Durham   Thompson School of Applied Sci :: Forest Technology

FORT 576 (01) - Forest Products and Wood Science

Forest Products and Wood Sci.

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   10  
CRN: 56690
Special Fees: $41.00
Basics of structure and properties of wood as a raw material. Conversion of logs to lumber at Thompson School sawmill. Lumber and log grading and measuring. Studies in processing efficiency, lumber drying, and physical plant operations. Introduction to paper, veneer, and chip products. Marketing of forest products. 2 lec/1 4-hr lab.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Equivalent(s): FORT 476
Instructors: Michael Simmons
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/23/2024 5/6/2024 MW 10:10am - 11:00am PTNM 111
1/23/2024 5/6/2024 W 1:10pm - 5:00pm SAWMIL 102
Durham   Thompson School of Applied Sci :: Forest Technology

FORT 578 (01) - Ecology and Management of Forest Stressors

Ecol & Manage Forest Stressors

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   10  
CRN: 56691
Special Fees: $40.00
An introduction to the biology and ecology of forest insects, pathogens, and invasive plants in the context of forest management. Students learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of insect and disease damage in forest trees and products. Students explore the impacts of novel invasions of pests, pathogens, and pernicious plants and evaluate adaptive management strategies. 2 lec/4 hr lab.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Equivalent(s): FORT 278
Instructors: Heidi Giguere
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/23/2024 5/6/2024 MW 9:10am - 10:00am PTNM 103
1/23/2024 5/6/2024 F 1:10pm - 5:00pm PTNM 131
Durham   Thompson School of Applied Sci :: Forest Technology

FORT 579 (01) - Wildland Fire Ecology and Management

Wildland Fire Ecol and Manage

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   12  
CRN: 51352
Special Fees: $41.00
An exploration of the historical context of wildland fire and how our changing climate and past management practices influence future fire regimes at local and national scales. This course will provide instruction in fire ecology, and prescribed fire theory and methods. Students will learn the basic knowledge of forest fire control and use and will focus on firefighting, the impacts of fire on vegetation, and the use of prescribed fire in forest and wildlife management.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Equivalent(s): FORT 479
Only listed majors in section: FOREST TECH, FORESTRY
Instructors: Heidi Giguere
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/23/2024 5/6/2024 T 12:40pm - 2:30pm PTNM 111
1/23/2024 5/6/2024 R 12:40pm - 3:30pm PTNM 111
Final Exam 5/9/2024 5/9/2024 R 1:00pm - 3:00pm PTNM 111