Concentration in Investment Science

Security Analysis & Investment (Required)

Study of the efficient market, fundamental and technical analysis approaches for the valuation of marketable securities. Methods of analysis are considered for the economy, industry groups and individual corporations.

Prereq: BSAD 8500. Not open to nondegree students.

The focus of this course is on multinational financial management as viewed and practiced by multinational firms and on current developments in international financial markets, including global banking. Familiarity with certain areas of the firm's environment such as the international monetary system, the European Monetary System, and the determination of exchange rates under alternative regimes, is essential to the international financial manager.

Prereq: BSAD 8630. Not open to nondegree students.

The Maverick Venture Fund invests seed capital into startups, especially those founded by UNO students and alumni.

Students gain insights into the world of venture capital and angel investing. They learn the key principles and concepts necessary to conduct due diligence, calculate investment returns, write term sheets, make investment recommendations, and manage the investments made in student, alumni and community ventures.

Each course is 1 credit hour per semester, students must complete all three courses to receive the full 3 credit hours.

This course examines the financial system (institutions, instruments, markets, practices, and public authorities), and the implementation of monetary policy that aims to maintain financial stability and support economic growth. The course discusses current events reported in the financial press and uses the analytic frameworks developed in class to analyze these issues. This course trains students to think systematically about the current state of the economy and use quantitative tools to analyze the interactions between monetary policy and the financial system.

Microeconomics for graduate students of business. Economic analysis of the business firm and its environments, with emphasis on market structure, production possibilities, and cost factors. An additional consideration is given to the theory of the firm under conditions of uncertainty.

This course is concerned with the statistical measurement and evaluation of general business conditions, and the adaptation of business policies to changing business conditions. Emphasis is placed upon the practical application of statistical techniques of analysis to the business situation, within the framework of the aggregate economy.

Prereq: ECON 2200 or BSAD 8180.

The study of the underlying assumptions, techniques, and applications of single and multiple equation regression analysis in economics.

Prereq: Basic Statistics, ECON 8306 (4300) and 8296 (4290), or permission. Not open to nondegree students.

This course includes a comprehensive survey of forecasting methods and an in-depth study of selected techniques most commonly used in business environments. Emphasis is given to applications and therefore students will be required to develop forecasting models and test their performance as part of the course. Crosslisted with BSAD 8080

Prereq: BSAD 8000 or equivalent or ECON 8300 or permission of instructor. Not open to nondegree students.

The primary objective of this course is to expose students to regression models and applications with particular emphasis on applying these concepts to IT research. Topics to be discussed include Foundations of regression analysis using least squares procedures; model formulation, stepwise regression, transformations; graphical methods, estimation; inference; influence diagnosis; matrix formulation, multicollinearity, time series, and nonlinear models.

Prereq: ISQA 4150/8156 or equivalent. Not open to nondegree students.