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FIN 423 - Introduction to can now be applied with FinTech of this course is to develop the
Fintech and Big Data strategy model to understand how information and skills to satisfy
innovative entrepreneurs and VCs these changes head-on, as they
Credit hours: 3 perceive risk and uncertainty and acquire a deep understanding of
Prerequisites: FIN 301 how they decide and act accordingly. Finance and FinTech environment.
This introductory course focuses Also, another goal of this course is The students will also gain expertise
the financial technology revolution,
in programming and financial
on the role of ICT-based financial
innovations, such as FinTech and big and the disruption, innovation and applications and learn how to apply
data, and their impact on the finance opportunity therein. It aggregates their technological skills to real-world
industry, leading to the emergence diverse industry expertise into problems. Students are expected
of Big Data and Fintech. These a single informative volume to to anticipate the acquisition of
provide entrepreneurs, bankers
skills, knowledge, and professional
financial innovations have changed
the formation and dissemination and investors with the answers training that enable them to pursue
of financial information, but also they need to capitalize on this careers in finance, technology,
raised the complexity of financial lucrative market. Key industry and entrepreneurship such as
markets. The course will introduce developments are explained in detail, investment banking, international
and critical insights from cutting-
finance, commercial banking, sales
the students to the nature, form
and functions of these financial edge practitioners offer first-hand and trading, information technology,
innovations and provide the information and lessons learned. social entrepreneurship, etc..
conceptual and operational The financial technology sector
background for understanding is booming, and entrepreneurs,
bankers, consultants, investors and
their implications for consumer
and market behaviors as well as asset managers are scrambling for Major Electives
business strategies of financial more information: Who are the key
organizations and markets. The players? What’s driving the explosive
course will also provide students growth? What are the risks? This FIN 303 - Risk Management and
book collates insights, knowledge
with information on the association Insurance
between financial innovation and and guidance from industry experts Credit hours: 3
entrepreneurial activity. This course to provide the answers to these Prerequisites: FIN 200
will equip students with conceptual questions and more. This course will present risk
and analytical skills in understanding The fintech market increases globally. exposures with regard to the
financial innovation and the New startups are popping up at an individual and the firm. A wide variety
financial environment in which it increasing pace, and large banks of techniques for reducing risk
has developed and evolved. By the and insurance companies are being exposure will be studied including
end of this course, students will be pushed toward increasing digital life, property and casualty insurance.
able to understand the technologies operations in order to survive. In addition, the course will examine
driving the advancement of fintech The financial technology sector the problems faced by insurers,
and big data, describe big data and is booming and this course is such as re-insurance and investment
its characteristics and assess fintech focusing on this subject, making it an policy.
solutions of addressing real-world invaluable source of information for
problems. students working in or interested in FIN 400 - Computer Applications
FIN 424 - Innovation, this field. in Finance
Entrepreneurial Finance, and FIN 425 - Introduction to Credit hours: 3
Fintech Blockchain and Digital Prerequisites: FIN 301
Credit hours: 3 Currencies The focus of this course is to provide
Prerequisites FIN 301 + FIN 302 Credit hours: 3 students with computer skills in
This course focuses on general Prerequisites FIN 423 finance to support decision making
by financial manager. Emphasis will
innovative entrepreneurship and be placed on Excel applications in
financial contracting using traditional The course is an introduction to the areas of: Financial ratios analysis,
Blockchain technology and Digital
finance theory with all its highly currencies. It will help the students Time-value of money, Valuation
restrictive assumptions regarding and Rates of Return, The Cost of
decision makers’ cognitive capabilities to reimagine the strategic thinking Capital, Risk, Capital Budgeting, and
to create value through digital
and behavior. However, recent Diversification.
developments in behavioral finance transformation. The main objective

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