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Majors and Courses of InstructionEconomics Management499. Senior Seminar (Staff)Integrative analysis of contemporary economic issues for senior economics majors, and otherstudents who have done substantial work in economics and have the consent of the instructor.Students should apply for Senior Seminar before course pre-registration in the spring of their junioryear. The chair of the department will notify students of their Senior Seminar placement.Prerequisite C- or better in ECON 251, ECON 252, and ECON 255 or ECON 259. If bothECON 255 and ECON 259 have been taken, a C- or better is required in both courses. F, S.Economics-ManagementCourses (EMAN)095. Summer Intern Experience (0.25 unit; Staff)This course is for students working on unpaid summer internships. Credit will be awarded forsuccessful completion of a relevant work-experience, along with a favorable employer evaluationand a short paper. Open to declared majors and minors in the department with a minimum overallgrade point of 2.5 or above. The course may be repeated in different summers. The course does notcount towards any major or minor in the department. By permission of instructor and departmentchair. Credit is awarded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Summer only.103. Investment Practicum (0.25 unit; MacLeod)As a basic introduction to the analysis of equity investments, this course provides students witha framework to evaluate the intrinsic value of a firm, with the goal of making stock investmentdecisions. The course is held in conjunction with the OWU Investment Club, which gives studentsa hands-on opportunity to make equity investment decisions. (Attendance is required at both thelecture and the Investment Club meeting, each held weekly.) This course is designed to develop abasic understanding of the financial evaluation process for those who have had no prior background— it is not appropriate for students who are already skilled in security analysis. F.130. Economics Management Fellows Seminar (Staff)This is an introduction to contemporary topics in economics and management for academicallystrong freshmen who desire to develop a more in-depth knowledge of current issues and canmaintain an Honors level discussion. Potential topics include leadership, globalization, laboreconomics, consumer behavior, and financial institutions and markets. This course will helpstudents develop an analytical framework to study a breadth of topics in the economics and relatedfields. Consent of department chair. S.200.2. Lifetime Financial Planning (MacLeod)An introductory course teaching the basics of financial literacy and financial decision-making inorder to better control one’s financial destiny. This course stresses that personal financial planningis a lifelong activity, and therefore course material will move through the life cycle — from wealthgeneration to wealth accumulation to wealth distribution. Key topics include borrowing and debt,pensions, savings vehicles, investments, real estate and insurance. This course will develop bothpractical financial skills and an understanding of the rapidly changing social and economic contextfor them. This course does not count towards any major or minor in the department. Prerequisite:C- or better in ECON 110 or EMAN 210 or permission of instructor. Summer only.95