FIN 580

Fall 2011 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 fall 2011
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
58447	Discussion/ Recitation Lecture	2 2	5:30PM -7:20PM 11:00AM -12:50PM	T MW	223 David Kinley Hall 138 Wohlers Hall	Miller, N Miller, N	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/11-12/07/11 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: General Microeconomic Theory Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
50081	Lecture-Discussion	BF1	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	240 Wohlers Hall	Weisbenner, S	Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/17/11-12/07/11 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Behaviorial Finance Section Info: Registration restricted to MSF and MBA students. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC or MBA:Bus Administration -UIUC.
48173	Lecture-Discussion	BF2	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	240 Wohlers Hall	Weisbenner, S	Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/17/11-12/07/11 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Behavioral Finance Section Info: Registration restricted to MSFs and MBAs. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC or MBA:Bus Administration -UIUC.
50882	Lecture-Discussion	DEV	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Vonnahme, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/11-12/07/11 Section Title: Professional Development Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Finance -UIUC or MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC.
58811	Lecture-Discussion	FS	9:30AM -10:50AM	MW	245 Wohlers Hall	Goodfriend, J	Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/17/11-12/07/11 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Cases in Financial Statements Section Info: - - REGISTRATION REQUIRES THAT STUDENTS CONTACT PROF. GOODFRIEND VIA E-MAIL at jgoodfri@uiuc.edu - Iinclude in your email your UIN, a brief description as to why you are interested in taking the course, as well as a list of your previous coursework in both accounting and finance. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC.
48171	Lecture-Discussion	IF1	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	2011 Business Instructional Fac	Yontz, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/11-12/07/11 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Comm Skills for Fin Profession Section Info: Registration restricted to MSF students. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC.
48172	Lecture-Discussion	IF2	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	3003 Business Instructional Fac	Yontz, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/11-12/07/11 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Comm Skills for Fin Profession Section Info: Registration restricted to MSF students. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC.
52597	Lecture-Discussion	PHD	11:30AM -12:50PM	F	2041 Business Instructional Fac	Almeida, H	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/11-12/07/11 Section Title: Finance Doctoral Seminar Section Info: This is a seminar for finance PhD students. Doctoral students from other departments may register with consent of instructor.
58487	Lecture-Discussion	POL	2:00PM -3:20PM	MW	2001 Business Instructional Fac	Fullerton, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/11-12/07/11 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Business and Public Policy Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC or MBA:Bus Administration -UIUC.
48175	Lecture	RD	5:00PM -6:20PM	TR	2043 Business Instructional Fac	Cannaday, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/11-12/07/11 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Real Estate Development Section Info: Provides students with an exposure to the real world of real estate through a series of lectures by real estate professionals focused primarily on retail real estate development. A side benefit of the class will be to provide graduating seniors some insights into different career paths to help improve the career choices that they make. REGISTRATION REQUIRES THAT STUDENTS CONTACT PROF. CANNADAY VIA E-MAIL. Interested students should e-mail a resume to Prof. Cannaday at rcannada@uiuc.edu and include a brief description (several sentences) as to why they are interested in taking the course.
58397	Lecture-Discussion	RM	11:00AM -12:20PM	MW	36 Wohlers Hall	Pearson, N	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/11-12/07/11 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Risk Management 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: Financial Engineering.
52457	Lecture-Discussion	TAX	11:00AM -12:20PM	MW	2001 Business Instructional Fac	Fullerton, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/11-12/07/11 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Gen Equ Anal of Env Tax Policy Section Info: GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL TAX POLICY. Intended for PhD students in Finance, Economics, and ACES. The course focuses on analytical approaches that can be used promptly to do new research. To learn these techniques, we will replicate models that can be extended to address new questions. Initial lectures will cover: the theory of environmental externalities; the role of uncertainty; pollution control through taxes, quantity restrictions, and marketable permits; and general e quilibrium models that show the incidence of tax or environmental policy, including changes in all factor prices, input quantities, output prices, and welfare of each group in the economy. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.