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353 Financial Analysis and the Economy
Reference #16580 VCA
Fall 1999
Class meets in Rm 000 Haag Hall  at 00:00 MWF

MEETS ON WEEKENDS:
8:00AM TO 5:00PM Saturday 9/18, 10/9, 10/30, 11/20
1:00PM TO 5:00PM Sunday 9/19, 10/10, 10/31, 11/21
ROOM 303 HAAG

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

LECTURER: BEN YOUNG

OFFICE: 203E MANHEIM HALL

PHONE: OFFICE 235-5699

HOME 962-9563

E-MAIL: byoung@cctr.umkc.edu

OFFICE HOURS: TO BE ASSIGNED

Please feel free to contact me at any of these addresses for any problems or questions that may arise.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Introduction to financial markets, investment vehicles, and financial principles of investment valuation.

TEXT: Essentials of Investments, Bodie, Kane & Marcus, 1998 edition.

Econ 353 handouts

Reading assignments should be completed prior to class.

CURRENT EVENTS: You will present articles in class each weekend on articles pertaining to the course. This includes the first weekend. Any

number of sources is available including The Kansas City Star, NewsWeek, USNews and World Report, Business Week, The Wall Street
Journal, etc.

PAPER: A 5-page paper on Investing in the Global Economy will be due on the third Saturday (10/30). The paper should be double-spaced and
have at least 10 sources of supporting information that are listed in a bibliography. All papers are due on the assigned date.

ATTENDANCE: Absences will seriously limit your ability to achieve satisfactory performance.

GRADE DETERMINATION:

2 TESTS 200 POINTS

PAPER 100 POINTS

PRESENTATIONS 100 POINTS

TOTAL 400 POINTS

WEEKEND 1 SEPTEMBER 18-19

CHAPTERS 1-5

GUEST SPEAKER

FILM

PRESENTATIONS

WEEKEND 2 OCTOBER 9-10

CHAPTERS 5-9

GUEST SPEAKER

FILM

PRESENTATIONS

TEST 1 OVER CHAPTERS 1-9 ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, 10-10


 
WEEKEND 3 OCTOBER 30-31

CHAPTERS 10-15

GUEST SPEAKER

FILM

PRESENTATIONS

PAPER IS DUE ON SATURDAY, 10-30

WEEKEND 4 NOVEMBER 20-21

CHAPTERS 16, 18, AND 20

GUEST SPEAKER

FILM

PRESENTATIONS

TEST 2 OVER CHAPTERS 10-16, 18, AND 20 ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON 11-21







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