This is an introductory course in financial management. The course will emphasize on the tools that support business decision making. Students will study essential topics in the financial management of profit-seeking organizations. Topics will include: Goals and functions of financial management, short term financial planning, capital markets, risk and return, valuation of financial assets, cost of capital, and capital budgeting decisions. The course will develop analytical and decision-making skills in finance through the use of theory questions, practical problems, and mini-cases. Many of the problems/assignments will require the application of an electronic spreadsheet program such as Excel.

Overarching Course Goals The overarching goals of this introduction course to personality psychology are to: 

1. Examine some theoretical conceptions within the developing field of personality, based on a framework of important domains of knowledge about personality functioning. 

2. Examine issues in the psychology of personality so that students will come to develop a better understanding of what psychology can offer an account of individual differences. 

Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs) 

By the end of this course, students should be able to: 

1. Demonstrate understanding of key theoretical conceptions within the field of personality based on the major domains of knowledge and from viewpoints of personality theorists covered in the course. 

2. Appreciate the research design and assessment methods of current scientific inquiry in personality psychology while also be able to evaluate the research findings critically. 

3. Develop a critical perspective on some of the ways as psychologists we understand ourselves and our behavior. 

4. Apply personality theories and concepts to situations, familiar or novel, in everyday life.