 Finance |
| Courses in the area of Finance are designed to provide the students with an understanding of the interrelationships among financial institutions, financial markets (investments) and financial management. Students will appreciate how business and individuals are affected by markets and institutions, as well as, how markets and institutions can be used to help meet individual or organization objectives. |
| Faculty |
Rush, Cleveland - Associate Professor
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| Degrees & Certificates |
| EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM: Associate in Arts - Finance |
| The Finance and Banking curriculum provides an in-depth understanding of the operations of money and capital markets, institutions and managements. The Finance and Banking curriculum is designed to prepare students for
employment in such fields as investing, banking, corporate finance, insurance, savings and loans, credit unions, mortgage banking and related fields. |
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| FIRST SEMESTER |
UNITS |
| Business 1 - Introduction to Business |
3 |
| Business 31 - Business English |
3 |
| Finance 1 - Principles of Finance |
3 |
| CAOT 82 - Microcomputer Software Survey |
3 |
| Graduation Requirements and Electives |
3 |
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15 |
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| SECOND SEMESTER |
UNITS |
| Acctg 21 - Bookkeeping and Accounting 1 |
3 |
| Econimics 1 - Principles of Economics |
3 |
| Finance 2 - Investments |
3 |
| Finance 15 - Microcomputer Software Survey |
3 |
| Graduation Requirements and Electives |
6 |
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18 |
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| THIRD SEMESTER |
UNITS |
| Acctg 22 - Bookkeeping and Accounting II |
3 |
| Finance 8 - Personal Finance and Investments |
3 |
| Finance 31 - Insurance Principles |
3 |
| Marketing 21 - Principles of Marketing |
3 |
| Graduation Requirements and Electives |
6 |
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18 |
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| FOURTH SEMESTER |
UNITS |
| Business 5 - Business Law I |
3 |
| Finance 17 - Analysis of Financial Statements |
3 |
| Mgmt 2 - Organization and Management Theory |
3 |
| Real Estate I - Real Estate Principles |
3 |
| Graduation Requirements and Electives |
3 |
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15 |
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| RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES |
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| Business 15 - Business Statistics |
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| Business 32 - Business Communications |
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| Business 38 - Business Computation |
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| Marketing 1 - Principles of Selling |
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| CAOT 1 - Keyboarding I |
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| Real Estate 7 - Real Estate Finance |
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| Sociology 11 - Ethnic and Racial Minorities in the U.S. |
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| Course
Schedules (Fall 2007) |
| Check back for the Fall schedule. |
| Course Descriptions |
| FINANCE 001 |
| PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE |
| (CSU) 3 UNITS |
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| Prerequisite: Business 1. |
| Lecture 3 hours. |
| This course is designed to cover the markets in which funds are traded, the financial institutions that participate in and aid the flow of funds, and the principles of financial management that guide the participants in making sound decisions. |
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| FINANCE 002 |
| INVESTMENTS |
| (CSU) 3 UNITS |
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| Prerequisite: None. |
| Lecture 3 hours. |
| A survey of the range of investment opportunities available and their characteristics. Included are stocks, options, commodities, bonds, government securities, real estate and savings. Includes investment objectives, and personal portfolio and administration. |
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| FINANCE 008 |
| PERSONAL FINANCE AND INVESTMENTS |
| (CSU) 3 UNITS |
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| Prerequisite: None. |
| Lecture 3 hours. |
| Helps the individual manage, optimize and preserve personal income, expenditure and investments. Discussions will be focused on institutions that exist to serve the consumer. Attention will be given to family budgeting, consumer protection, buying on credit and borrowing money, home ownership and financing, different types of insurance, retirement planning and investments. |
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| FINANCE 015 |
| PRINCIPLES OF BANKING |
| (CSU) 3 UNITS |
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| Prerequisite: Finance 1. |
| Lecture 3 hours. |
| This course is designed to provide an understanding of bankers and a working knowledge of how they are not merely retailers of money, but are manufacturers of money. |
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| FINANCE 017 |
| ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| (CSU) 3 UNITS |
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| Prerequisite: Accounting 1. |
| Lecture 3 hours. |
| Stresses the analysis of financial statements, building upon the student's accounting ability and further extends his capability to understand and interpret financial statements with the possibility of extending credit on a sound and constructive basis. |
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| FINANCE 031 |
| INSURANCE PRINCIPLES |
| (CSU) 3 UNITS |
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| Prerequisite: Finance 1. |
| Lecture 3 hours. |
| This course examines the insurance product and the use of insurance within the risk management framework in the reduction of loss caused by uncontrollable events. |
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