Finalcoursecatalog7.6.20

Finance
COURSE DELIVERY:
09/11/20 - 09/12/20
COURSE TITLE
Demystifying Financial Information and Informed
Decision-Making
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
Demystifying Financial Information and informed Decision-
Making teaches non-financial business executives and
professionals to use financial information to make strategic
contributions to their organizations. No matter what functional
background you have, you’ll learn concepts around finance in
a straightforward, easy-to-grasp manner, enabling you to use
financial instruments to add value when your company makes
growth and strategic allocation decisions.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Understand financial terminology and
significance.
2. Master the names and uses of various financial
statements.
3. Become confident with decision-making based
on financial information.
4. Learn calculations fundamental to business
success.
5. Read, interpret, and appropriately respond to
critical financial information.
6. Make smarter decisions that deliver higher
profitability.
7. Understand financial risk analysis.
8. Improve financial competence and career
promotability.
Frank Smith received his BSE from the Air Force Academy, MBA from Chapman
University and Ph.D. from Texas Tech University. His research includes Exchange
Traded Funds, Market Valuation, Market Efficiency and Options Financial Modeling.
Frank has published sixteen articles in seven years as a professor. They include
topics ranging from financial distress and bankruptcy to the efficiency of exchange
traded funds versus mutual funds. He has won three separate awards both for
teaching and research.
Having started and owned his own business, Frank brings real-world experience
into the classroom. He has also performed consulting work for both regional banks
and nationally recognized nonprofit organizations. He is proud of his two CFA
Global Investment Challenge MidSouth Regional winning teams as well as the firstplace
award for the hybrid division for the student managed fund he developed
and ran at his previous school. He is a husband and father of two, and enjoys road
biking, golf and spending time with his family.
Instructor: Dr. Frank Smith
6 College of Business