Graduate Catalog: 2012-2013 - Alabama A&M University

FINANCEFIN 511 Financial Management and Policy -Three semester hours. This is an introductorygraduate course in the art of money and capitalmanagement at the level of the firm. Topics coveredinclude methods used to maximize the value of thefirm, financial statement analysis, capital budgeting,the cost of capital, working capital management,dividend policy, and lease financing. Themathematics of finance will also be explained to thestudent. (Prerequisite: MBA 506 or anundergraduate course in principles of finance)FIN 541 Security Analysis and PortfolioManagement - Three semester hours. A study ofthe various analytical techniques used to appraisethe value of various securities, including marketinganalysis and industry analysis. This course alsocovers the methods and practices used in selectingand administering the securities of institutional andlarge individual investors. (Prerequisite: FIN 511)FIN 542 Money and Capital Markets - Threesemester hours. A study of the theoretical conceptsand actual operations of money and capital markets,the central focus will be on interest ratedetermination, role of financial intermediaries, andthe operations of short- and long-term capitalmarkets. (Prerequisite: FIN 511)FIN 543 International Finance - Three semesterhours. A detailed analysis of the treasurer'sfunctions and controller's activities in managing thefinance function of multinational firms. Inparticular, flow of short-term funds, Euro and Petrodollars,floating exchange rates, and problems ofrecurring parity changes are emphasized.(Prerequisite: FIN 511)FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATIONFED 501 Foundations of Education – Threesemester hours. Bases of modern education studiesfrom the standpoint of their historical developmentand interpreted in relation to their social, economic,philosophical and psychological foundations.FED 502 Introduction to Educational Statistics –Three semester hours. The meaningand importance of statistics as a scientific tool ineducational investigation; measures ofcentral tendency, variability, and relation asdescriptive devices; the computation ofdescriptive measure; and the presentation of data ingraphic and tabular form.FED 503 Introduction to Educational Research –Three semester hours. Aims to givethe graduate student an introduction to the field ofresearch; includes practical training inresearch and writing techniques in the field ofeducation; bibliographical material;footnotes; and use of library resources. The course isdesigned for users as well asproducers of research projects.FED 521 Multicultural Education – Threesemester hours. Prepares the educator forperceiving, believing, evaluating, and behaving indifferent cultural settings. It shouldhelp the educator become more responsive to thehuman condition, individual culturalintegrity, and cultural pluralism in today’s society.FED 529 Computer-Based InstructionalTechnologies – Three semester hours. Thecourse is designed to help teachers developcompetency in the use of computer-basedtechnologies in educational and non-educationalsettings. This course will include ahistorical perspective of educational computing,computer terminology, proper techniques foroperating computer systems, and practicalclassroom applications of the computer like wordprocessing, spreadsheet, and databases. Studentswill have the opportunity to work with Macintoshand IBM formats. No prior computer knowledge orskills is necessary.FED 531 Current and Emerging InstructionalTechnologies – Three semester hours.The course is designed to help educators developskills in using desktop publishing, computergraphics, hypermedia environments,telecommunications, and optical technology.(Prerequisite: ELE 530 or an equivalent graduatelevel course)FED 532 Curriculum Integration of Technology– Three semester hours. The content will focus onthe following major areas: principles of instructionaldesign, techniques for integrating computers andrelated technologies into the school’s curriculum,designing and evaluating software and coursework,hypermedia for instructional uses, and repurposinginteractive video material. (Prerequisites: ELE 530and FED 531)130