FIN 580

Spring 2010 All Classes

All Classes

Special Topics in Finance

Credit: 0 TO 4 hours.

Approved for both letter and S/U grading. May be repeated to a maximum of 18 hours in a semester. May be repeated to a maximum of 32 hours in subsequent semesters. Prerequisite: Varies by section.

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FIN 580 class schedule data for spring 2010
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
46818	Lecture-Discussion	COM	10:00AM -12:50PM	M	ARR Business Instructional Fac	Yontz, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Comm for Finance Academics Section Info: For Finance PhD students. Meets in 4001 BIF. Restriction(s): Restricted to PHD:Finance -UIUC.
47087	Lecture-Discussion	DEV	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Pinteris, G	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Section Title: Professional Development Section Info: Registration restricted to MSF students only. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC.
49200	Lecture-Discussion	ERM	3:30PM -6:20PM	T	2063 Business Instructional Fac	Vonnahme, M	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/15/10-05/05/10 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Enterprise Risk Management Section Info: Registration restricted to MSF and MBA students. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC or MBA:Bus Administration -UIUC.
46902	Lecture-Discussion	HF1	2:00PM -3:20PM	MW	36 Wohlers Hall	Wang, Z	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/19/10-03/12/10 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Hedge Funds Section Info: Registration restricted to MSF and MBA students. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC or MBA:Bus Administration -UIUC.
46903	Lecture-Discussion	HF2	3:30PM -4:50PM	MW	36 Wohlers Hall	Wang, Z	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/19/10-03/12/10 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Hedge Funds Section Info: Registration restricted to MSFs and MBAs. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC or MBA:Bus Administration -UIUC.
51443	Lecture-Discussion	IA	3:30PM -6:20PM	R	2063 Business Instructional Fac	Goodfriend, J	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/19/10-03/12/10 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Investment Analysis Section Info: Registration restricted to MSF and MBA students only. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC or MBA:Bus Administration -UIUC.
46808	Lecture-Discussion	OC	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	2063 Business Instructional Fac	Yontz, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Oral Comm for Finance Profssnl Section Info: Registration restricted to MSFs. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC.
46900	Lecture-Discussion	PE	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	241 Wohlers Hall	Bengtsson, L	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/15/10-05/05/10 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Private Equity Section Info: Private Equity, which includes both venture capital transactions and buyouts, has been on the rise during the last decade but has experienced significant turmoil in the last year. Understanding how private equity financing differs from public financing has become increasingly important not only for students who will actually work for entrepreneurial companies or in private equity firms but also for students who will go into investment banking, consulting or other professional fields that are frequently working with private equity transactions. This topics of this course include an overview of the private equity market, the risk and return of private equity investments, contractual structures, and the valuation of highly leveraged transactions. The course is a finance elective and requires prior basic knowledge about finance and proficiency in Excel. The class format is lectures and case discussions. This course can be taken on a stand-alone basis but is recommended to be taken in combination with FIN 580 VC. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC or MBA:Bus Administration -UIUC.
47517	Conference	PHD	11:30AM -2:20PM	F	3007 Business Instructional Fac	Almeida, H	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Section Title: Finance Doctoral Seminar Section Info: Seminar for Finance Doctoral Students. Other students must receive consent of instructor to register. Restriction(s): Restricted to PHD:Finance -UIUC.
51444	Lecture-Discussion	PM	3:30PM -6:20PM	R	2063 Business Instructional Fac	Goodfriend, J	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/15/10-05/05/10 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Portfolio Management Section Info: Registration restricted to MSF and MBA students only. Students must complete FIN 580 IA in the first 8 weeks of the semester before they can register for section PM. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC or MBA:Bus Administration -UIUC.
46819	Lecture-Discussion	RM	9:30AM -10:50AM	MW	3007 Business Instructional Fac	Pearson, N	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Risk Management Section Info: COURSE DESCRIPTION FOR SEMINAR IN RISK MANAGEMENT: The course will cover the main ideas and tools for financial risk measurement, as currently practiced at some of the leading financial institutions. The techniques covered will include, among others, value-at-risk, credit value-at-risk, and stress testing. It will consider their strengths and limitations, and the criticisms that have been made of internal risk management. The course will study a number of cases of risk management failures in order to identity the lessons that can be learned from the risk management failures. Students will be expected to prepare for and participate actively in the case discussions. Course requirements will consist of a number of 1-page written assignments responding to the readings and cases, class participation, a group project, and a final examination. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC or MBA:Bus Administration -UIUC.
49199	Lecture-Discussion	RM2	12:30PM -1:50PM	MW	152 Wohlers Hall	Pearson, N	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Risk Management Section Info: Registratrion restricted to MSF and MBA students. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC or MBA:Bus Administration -UIUC.
46905	Lecture-Discussion	ST	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	3039 Business Instructional Fac	Kahn, C	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/19/10-03/12/10 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Strategic Thinking Section Info: Cross-listed with MBA 505. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC.
49243	Lecture-Discussion	VC	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	241 Wohlers Hall	Bengtsson, L	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/19/10-03/12/10 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Venture Capital Section Info: This course focuses on the financing of entrepreneurial companies by venture capitalists. It is targeted to three groups of students: those who wish to start new ventures or join new and growing organizations, those who wish to work in private equity, venture capital or business development, and those who wish to learn new analysis tools which can be applied to a range of other corporate finance settings. Venture capital investments are very complex, which means that if you understand why and how these transactions are structured then you will be able to better understand other less complex financial transactions. The topics include an overview of VC industry, how entrepreneurs should evaluate VCs, VC due diligence, valuation techniques, and the structuring and negotiation of financial contracts. The course is a finance elective and requires prior basic knowledge about finance and proficiency in Excel. The class format is lectures and case discussions. This course can be taken on a stand-alone basis but is recommended to be taken in combination with FIN 580 PE. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC or MBA:Bus Administration -UIUC.