Dr. Alan Kirkpatrick


Assistant Professor of Finance


 

Classes Taught
  • FNCE426 International Finance
    The financial management of international enterprises. Short- and long-term capital sources and uses. Capital budgeting in changing foreign exchange conditions. Exchange exposure coverage, taxation impacts, and global-risk diversification. Prerequisite: FNCE317.
  • FNCE317 Business Finance
    A managerial approach to financial analysis, planning, and control. Management of working capital, long-term assets, and long-term financing. Prerequisites: ACCT122, MATH166.
  • FNCE410 Intermediate Business Finance
    A study of more advanced topics in corporate finance and an application of previously covered topics with the use of cases. Prerequisite: FNCE317.
  • FNCE680 Investment Strategy
    Study of security risk-and-return concepts, security analysis, and concepts of market efficiency. Emphasizes equity investments, bonds, options, future, and international securities. Case analyses are required. Prerequisite: FNCE317.
  • FNCE397 Investments
    The techniques, vehicles, and strategies for implementing investment goals in light of risk-return tradeoffs. Key factors that determine the composition of the individual or institutional
    portfolios emphasized. Prerequisite: FNCE317. Spring
  • FNCE330 Financial Planning
    An integrative approach to financial planning incorporating time value of money, financial statements, federal taxation, risk management and insurance concepts. Emphasis will be placed on developing a framework for formulating sound financial plans. Prerequisite: FNCE317. Spring
  • FNCE429 Portfolio Theory
    Theories and techniques for management of portfolios; emphasis on the portfolio manager’s role in diversification and meeting investors’ goals, and a review of empirical literature. Prerequisite: FNCE317. Spring
  • FNCE394 Futures and Options Markets
    The theory of futures pricing and options pricing, and the application of the theory to develop a framework for analyzing hedging and investment decisions using futures and options.
    Attention to practical considerations in the use of these investments. Prerequisite: FNCE317. Fall

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