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Course Online Syllabus

Spring 2011

Department FINCCourse Number6362 Section Number23633
Name of Course Financial Institutions/Markets
Name of Instructor Al Nasser,Omar Maher

This information may not constitute all course policies; students are responsible for all course requirements established by their instructors during the semester and all institutional policies as established in the UHV student handbook.

The syllabus for this course has not been submitted.


Learning Objectives

As a result of this course, students will

  1. Be familiar with the factors that affect interest rates and understand how they affect companies
  2. Be familiar with the factors that affect interest rates and understand how they affect companies
  3. Understand the effect that the Federal Reserve System has on financial markets and apply this knowledge to make rudimentary interest rate forecasts.
  4. Understand the effect that the Federal Reserve System has on financial markets and apply this knowledge to make rudimentary interest rate forecasts.
  5. Know the operation of securities markets
  6. Know the operation of securities markets
  7. Comprehend the management and operation of commercial banks.
  8. Comprehend the management and operation of commercial banks.
  9. Understand the management of non-bank operations (Thrift institutions, insurance companies, pension funds, etc.)
  10. Understand the management of non-bank operations (Thrift institutions, insurance companies, pension funds, etc.)
  11. Comprehend the risks facing financial institutions and the various strategies for managing these risks.
  12. Comprehend the risks facing financial institutions and the various strategies for managing these risks.

Major Assignments/Exams

Chapter quizzes 20 points
Discussion Board Activity 10 points
Group Assignments 20 points
Midterm Exam 25 points
Final Exam 25 points

Required Reading

Saunders Cornett, Financial Markets and Institutions,4th ed., ISBN 0073382299.

I strongly recommended that every business student should have a good quality financial calculator. The quizzes assignments and tests that require calculations will be much easier and less time consuming if you become proficient with a good quality financial calculator. For my F2F classes, I recommend the Texas Instruments BA-II Plus. Many of the exam problems involve financial calculations - a financial calculator is necessary to solve them. The Texas Instruments BA-II Plus is a popular financial calculator for business professionals and students. It allows users to take advantage of all the same time-saving financial functions. With Time-Value-of-Money, cash flow analysis, and advanced statistics, the Texas Instruments BA-II Plus is perfect for applications in finance, accounting, economics, investment, statistics, and more.

Recommended Reading

No additional readings have been recommended for this course.

List of Discussion/Lecture Topics


Course topics have not been submitted.