Course:

** THIS COURSE IS HELD ON THE UW-MARATHON COUNTY CAMPUS IN WAUSAU.

This course teaches the techniques financial managers use to:

• become familiar with basic financial management concepts, and techniques.
• understand the objectives of financial market investors as they relate to corporate financial decision making.
• gain basic knowledge of the financial environment (i.e., markets, instruments, terms, etc.).

In addition the course covers:

• How to calculate loan payments.
• How to analyze a firm’s financial statements.
• Understanding financial markets and the securities traded in the markets.
• What is risk?
• How risk affects the value of securities.
• How to analyze long-term investments in plant and equipment.

Prereq: Acct 210; approved major/minor, and consent of instructor (students must be able to read a balance sheet and income statement).

BUS 350 is a required core course for the UWSP business major.

Permission required:  Contact Libby Heidmann at liberty.heidmann@uwc.edu or 715-261-6242.  UWSP campus students contact Laurie Kallstrom at lkallstr@uwsp.edu or 715-346-4324

For all other questions contact: C.R. Marshall, Chair,
UWSP Division of Business and Economics at cmarshal@uwsp.edu or 715-346-4576