KSB 221Business Finance

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Business Finance (3) This course overviews the fundamentals of finance and provides students with powerful tools to understand and address financial challenges that modern businesses confront. Topics covered include financial statement analysis, time value of money, capital budgeting, valuation of bonds and stocks, risk-return trade-off, market efficiency, capital asset pricing models, and raising capital, among other developing issues in finance (e.g., cryptocurrencies, AI, sustainability). Topics are presented in a lecture and discussion format with an emphasis on practical applications, analytical thinking, and problem-solving techniques. Grading: A-F only. Prerequisite/Concurrent: KSB-122 with grade of C or better. Restriction: Registration not allowed in both KSB-221 and FIN-365. Note: Students may not receive credit toward a degree for both KSB-221 and FIN-365.