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IT Concentration: Finance
For those entering the program Fall 2009 semester & beyond
Contact Person: Frank Wright
Description:
The Finance concentration prepares students for careers in the financial sector and in corporate finance functions.
To complement the Information Technology core, the student will experience financial analysis and trading, financial decision making, and their applications. Special finance problems in high-tech industries will be explored, as well as the impact of technology on financial markets, financial institutions, and financial management in modern corporations.
This concentration provides an in-depth understanding of investment decision making and risk management including stocks, bonds, options, futures, and swaps; that is, the elements of financial engineering. You’ll be expected to take additional information systems and operation research courses.
The capstone course will closely integrate the IT and MIS course experiences in an extended application involving either corporate financial information systems or real time trading and market information management.
Required Courses:
| Semester I |
Semester II |
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ITEC-1100 Introduction to Information Technology
ITEC-1220 IT and Society
CSCI-1100 Computer Science I
MATH-1010 Calculus I
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CSCI-1200 Data Structures
(formerly known as Computer Science II)
MGMT-1100 Introduction to Management
MGMT-2300 Fundamentals of Accounting for Decision Making
Math Elective* |
| Semester III |
Semester IV |
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ITEC-2961 Creativity and IT
One of:*
- ECSE-2610 Computer Components & Operations and ENGR-2350 Embedded Control
- CSCI-2500 Computer Organization
H&SS Elective**
Free Elective
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ITEC-2110 Web Systems Development
ITEC-2210 Intro to Human Computer Interaction
One of:*
- ECSE-2660 Computer Arch, Networking & OS
- CSCI-2300 Introduction to Algorithms (formerly known as Data Structures & Algorithms)
MGMT-2320 Managerial Finance
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| Semester V |
Semester VI |
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ITEC-4310 Managing IT Resources
ITEC 4961 Web Science
MGMT-4320 Investments I
MGMT-4340 Advanced Corporate Finance
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IT Elective (one of):
- CSCI-4380 Database Systems
- MGMT-4170 Data Resource Management
MGMT-4330 Investments II
Life Science Elective (BIOL-XXXX)
H&SS Elective** |
| Semester VII |
Semester VIII |
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ITEC-4100 IT Capstone Experience
MGMT-4370 Risk Management
H&SS Elective**
Free Elective
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One of:
- MGMT-4850 Organizational Behavior in High Performance Organizations
- MGMT-4860 Human Resources in High Performance Organizations
- MGMT-4430 Marketing Principles
Physical Science Elective (PHYS-XXXX)
Free Elective
H&SS Elective**
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Students must satisfy an 8-credit communication requirement. See your advisor for details.
*Select either the three course ECSE sequence or the two course CSCI sequence. If the ECSE sequence is chosen, ENGR-2350 will replace one free elective slot. Move the H&SS Elective to a semester with a free elective. If the CSCI Sequence is chosen, your math elective in Semester II must be MATH-2800 Introduction to Discrete Structures.
**See H&SS requirements
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