Southern New Hampshire University investing. This course seeks to impart some of the concepts, techniques and skills the money manager should be equipped with to operate effectively in a complex global setting. Prerequisite: FIN 640. FIN 660 Creating Value Through Mergers and Acquisitions (3 credits) This course is a corporate finance elective intended to extend and further develop the long-term investment and financing topics introduced in FIN 500 Financial Management. The course focuses on applied managerial decision-making, and is designed for students seeking a more thorough understanding of the economic analysis of mergers and acquisitions and the effect capital structure decisions have on firm value. Topics addressed include advanced techniques in capital budgeting, firm (division) valuation, capital structure, firm (division) cost of capital, and quantitative risk assessment. Prerequisites: FIN 500 and FIN 630.
GLS 471 Mastering English Grammar (3 credits) This course focuses on correct usage of complex sentence structures and advanced grammatical forms as required to produce a graduate level paper. Topics addressed include combining ideas using subordination, identifying and correcting common sentence problems, and mastering verb tenses and verb forms. Samples of students’ own writing are used to practice proofreading and editing skills. In addition, independent learning strategies such as using resources, self-editing and peer collaboration are practiced.
FIN 670 Options Analysis and Financial Derivatives (3 credits) Modern option valuation and analysis is applied to equity options and fixed-income derivatives in this course. Applications and related topics include the term structure of interest rates, forward contracts, futures contracts, interest rate caps, floors and swaps and convertible bonds. Prerequisites: FIN 500.
GLS 472 Team Work and Oral Presentation Strategies (3 credits) In this course, instruction and practice focus on working effectively in teams to analyze cases, and plan and deliver presentations using PowerPoint. Employing topics that include career development, international negotiation, and environmental issues, strategies are introduced to facilitate oral communication in both group discussions and oral presentations. Self-assessment and group dynamics evaluation are practiced as strategies contributing to effective team work.
FIN 690 Financial Econometrics (3 credits) This course focuses upon the fundamental statistical tools used in contemporary financial analysis both in academia and in the real world of finance itself. The course will involve both a theoretical development of the techniques as well as empirical applications. The applications will involve computer printouts with an emphasis on the SPSS statistical package and the EViews statistical package. The course will begin with a review and extension for the classical linear regression model, including its development in matrix form. The remainder of the course will then explore modern timeseries econometrics, which is especially relevant for finance. Prerequisites: FIN 500, ECO 500.
GLS 570 Graduate Research Strategies (3 credits) This course provides the skills necessary to produce a secondary research paper at the graduate level. Preceded by a review of essay writing employing the writing process approach, step-by-step instruction is provided in electronic database searching, reading strategies, note taking, paraphrasing, summarizing, synthesizing and documenting sources using APA style. Course assignments allow students to experience the research process from narrowing the research focus and preparing a working bibliography, to developing a thesis statement and outline, writing and revising drafts, and editing the final copy. This course is currently open to eMBA students only.
FIN 700 Seminar in Finance (3 credits) This is an extensive survey of historic and contemporary finance literature to foster in students an appreciation of the development and current status of finance theory and issues relating to the current financial environment, application and practice. Students will have the opportunity to research topics of interest. This seminar should be taken as one of the final courses in the M.S. program. Prerequisites: FIN 500, FIN 610, FIN 640, INT 620 and FIN 630 or FIN 660.
GLS 572 Effective Management Communications (3 credits) In this course, students will demonstrate a broad range of communication skills through various forms of media in the business world. Students will participate and practice in working and communicating effectively in teams to analyze case studies, prepare various written forms, prepare for oral presentations, and develop interpersonal communication skills through dialogue. This course will help students plan for all steps that lead to an effective professional presentation but will not include presentation delivery. Topics include career development, international negotiations and environmental issues. Strategies are introduced to facilitate effective communication in group and individual discussions along with oral presentations. Self-assessment and group dynamics evaluations are practiced as strategies contributing to effective teamwork. This course is currently open to eMBA students only.
Graduate Language Studies GLS 470 Writing the Research Paper (3 credits) This course provides the skills necessary to produce a secondary research paper at the graduate level. Preceded by a review of essay writing employing the writing process approach, step-by-step instruction is provided in electronic database searching, reading strategies, note taking, paraphrasing, summarizing, synthesizing and documenting 94
sources using APA style. Course assignments allow students to experience the research process from narrowing the research focus and preparing a working bibliography, to developing a thesis statement and outline, writing and revising drafts, and editing the final copy.