Money & Banking

Bachelors Degree in Finance

ECO 202

Breyer State University

Instructor: Rosemary Kolenich, EMBA

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: Welcome to the Bachelor's degree program in Finance offered by Breyer State University. You have made a wise decision to pursue study and acquire the knowledge and skills needed to practice in this growing field. This area is growing all the time and many are using their skills to practice full or part time in financial careers. This field grows more important each day and many graduates of our program will have opportunities to acquire positions in the financial field. Obtaining the credential from a quality program is essential to capitalize on this career opportunity. You have made an excellent choice for your continuing education and skill attainment. I am sure you will be pleased with our degree program's course of study.

TIME FRAME: This course is a foundational course in the degree curriculum. This course is designed to be self-paced. Five (5) semester hours of college credits are awarded upon successful completion.

TEXTBOOKS: The required textbook for this course is:

Book 1: Bank Management, 5e. Timothy Koch & S. Scott MacDonald. Thomson South-Western Publishing: ISBN # 324289278.

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TAKING EXAMS: Examinations are taken online via the Breyer State University website. Once you have registered for this program, you will receive instructions on accessing and taking the examinations. There are two (2) examinations for this course, a midterm exam and a final exam.

GETTING STARTED: As soon as you receive your textbook for the course; you may begin your course of study. Below is the program course outline. Be sure to review it as you progress through the course. Once you have registered for the course, your instructor will send to you a letter of introduction with more explanations and the course assignments.

GRADING: You will receive a letter grade, based on your over all score achievement. The grading scale is as follows:

90-100%    = A
80-89%      = B
70-79%      = C
60-69%      = D
Below 60% = Fail

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course you will be able to:

1). Understand the banking industry and its regulations.
2). Evaluate bank performance.
3). Understand managing interest rate risk.
4). Understand managing cost of funds.
5). Understand bank capital and liquidity issues.
6). Apply extending credit to businesses.

COURSE CONTENT:

Chp 1 - Fundamental Forces of Change in Banking.
Chp 2 - Bank Organization and Regulation.
Chp 3 - Analyzing Bank Performance.
Chp 4 - Alternative Models of Bank Performance.
Chp 5 - Managing Non-Interest Income & Non-Interest Expense.
Chp 6 - Pricing Fixed-Income Securities.
Chp 7 - The Determinants of Interest Rates.
Chp 8 - Managing Interest Rate Risk: Gap and Earnings Sensitivity.
Chp 9 - Managing Interest Rate Risk: Duration Gap and Market Value of Equity.
Chp 10 - Financial Futures, Forward Rate Agreements, and Interest Rate Swaps.
Chp 11 - Options, Caps, Floors, and More Complex Swaps.
Chp 12 - Managing Liabilities and the Cost of Funds.
Chp 13 - The Effective Use of Capital.
Chp 14 - Liquidity Planning and Managing Cash Assets.
Chp 15 - Overview of Credit Policy and Loan Characteristics.
Chp 16 - Evaluating Commercial Loan Requests.

INSTRUCTOR CONTACT: There have many avenues of access to me. You may contact me anytime you have questions, would like clarification, etc. Your interaction with me is one-on-one and this is highly beneficial as you proceed through the course. Upon official enrollment, you are provided full contact information.

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