syllabus fin6306 Quantitative methods in finance UT Dallas
QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN FINANCE
FIN6306
Fall 2014
Office Hours:
TuesWedThur 9:00AM – 11:00AM
Or by appointment
Dr. Liping Ma
Office: ATC1.6B01
Email: Liping.Ma@utdallas.edu
Phone: (972) 883-7521
Other Information I strongly urge you to use email (the above address) to contact me outside of class. I check my email messages daily Monday through Friday, you can be sure I will receive your message this way. General Course Information
Students are responsible for all information in this syllabus.
Pre-requisite & other restrictions
Pre-requisite: FIN 6301 (OPRE6303 or equivalent). If you have not completed all of the prerequisites or obtained an official waiver you may not register for this class.
Course Description
The objective of this course is to develop students’ ability to use quantitative methods in financial decision making.
Learning Outcomes
Required and
Recommended
Text
This course will primarily focus on building a strong understanding of statistical methods and computing skills and apply those skills in corporate finance and investments.
1. Students will apply statistical methods to summarize and to make inferences from financial data.
2. Students will develop quantitative models to assist financial decision making.
3. Students will develop a set of tools based on spreadsheet technology to effectively organize, present and analyze financial data.
4. Students will construct spreadsheet representations of financial models to obtain quantitative solutions to financial problems.
(1) Quantitative Methods in Finance (QMF) by Terry Watsham & Keith Parramore,
St
1 edition ; ISBN-10: 186152367X ; ISBN-13: 978-1861523679
(2) *Excel Modeling in Corporate Finance (EMCF) , Fourth Edition, by Craig W.
Holden , ISBN-10: 0-13-249784-0 or ISBN-13: 978-0-13-249784-8
(3) *Excel Modeling in Investments (EMI), Fourth Edition, by Craig W. Holden ,
ISBN-10: 0-13-249787-5 or ISBN-13: 978-0-13-249787-9
*
Course Delivery
Methods
Computers/
Software
Cell Phones
Those two
FIN6306
Fall 2014
Office Hours:
TuesWedThur 9:00AM – 11:00AM
Or by appointment
Dr. Liping Ma
Office: ATC1.6B01
Email: Liping.Ma@utdallas.edu
Phone: (972) 883-7521
Other Information I strongly urge you to use email (the above address) to contact me outside of class. I check my email messages daily Monday through Friday, you can be sure I will receive your message this way. General Course Information
Students are responsible for all information in this syllabus.
Pre-requisite & other restrictions
Pre-requisite: FIN 6301 (OPRE6303 or equivalent). If you have not completed all of the prerequisites or obtained an official waiver you may not register for this class.
Course Description
The objective of this course is to develop students’ ability to use quantitative methods in financial decision making.
Learning Outcomes
Required and
Recommended
Text
This course will primarily focus on building a strong understanding of statistical methods and computing skills and apply those skills in corporate finance and investments.
1. Students will apply statistical methods to summarize and to make inferences from financial data.
2. Students will develop quantitative models to assist financial decision making.
3. Students will develop a set of tools based on spreadsheet technology to effectively organize, present and analyze financial data.
4. Students will construct spreadsheet representations of financial models to obtain quantitative solutions to financial problems.
(1) Quantitative Methods in Finance (QMF) by Terry Watsham & Keith Parramore,
St
1 edition ; ISBN-10: 186152367X ; ISBN-13: 978-1861523679
(2) *Excel Modeling in Corporate Finance (EMCF) , Fourth Edition, by Craig W.
Holden , ISBN-10: 0-13-249784-0 or ISBN-13: 978-0-13-249784-8
(3) *Excel Modeling in Investments (EMI), Fourth Edition, by Craig W. Holden ,
ISBN-10: 0-13-249787-5 or ISBN-13: 978-0-13-249787-9
*
Course Delivery
Methods
Computers/
Software
Cell Phones
Those two