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BA 441/541 - Financial Institutions
Winter 2006

[Syllabus]

Tentative Schedule

Date

Topic

Reading

Assignment

Week 1:

9-Jan

 

Introduction

 

G&K: Chp. 1

 

 

11-Jan

Fin'l Stmts and

Initial Group Meeting

G&K: Chp. 3 Pg. 53 - 63

Stmts End Yr. 1 Qtr. 4 (Handouts Folder)

SBG Manual Pgs. 1 – 15

 

Week 2:

16-Jan

 

 

MLK Day

 

No Class Held

 

18-Jan

 

Sources and Uses

(Historical)

           

 

Stmts End Yr. 1 Qtr. 4 (Handouts Folder)

SBG Manual Pgs. 16 – 29

 

Week 3:

23-Jan

Sources and Uses

(Historical cont’d &

  Planning)

Stmts End Yr. 2 Qtr. 1 (Handouts Folder)

SBG Manual 30 – 40

Assignment #1

Due

25-Jan

 

Sources and Uses

(Planning)

 

Stmts End Yr. 2 Qtr. 1 (Handouts Folder)

SBG Manual 41 – 60

Exam #1

Decision

Form

 

Week 4:

30-Jan

Fundamental Analysis: Ratios

G&K: Chp. 3 Pg. 64-77

SBG Manual 61 - 84

Decision #1 (Y2,Q2)

 

1-Feb

 

Assets: Loans

 

G&K: Chp. 9 & 10

 

 

Week 5:

6-Feb

 

Assets: Loans

 

G&K: Chp. 9 & 10

 

Assignment #2

Due

 

8-Feb

 

Commercial Loans

Guest Speaker

Decision #2 (Y2,Q3)

Week 6:

13-Feb

 

Assets: Investments

 

G&K: Chp. 7;

 Int Rate Handout (Handouts Folder)

 

 

 

15-Feb

Fundamental Analysis:    Cost of Funds

 

G&K:Chp. 13

Cost of Funds Handout (Handouts Folder)

 

Decision #3 (Y2,Q4)

 

Week 7:

20-Feb

Advanced Analysis: Interest/Maturity Gap and Sensitivity

 

G&K: Chp. 5 & 6

 

 

 

Decision #4 (Y3,Q1) Due

 

Assignment #3

Due

22-Feb

Advanced Analysis: Interest/Maturity Gap and Sensitivity

 

G&K: Chp. 5 & 6

 

Exam #2

 

Decision #5 (Y3,Q2) Due

 

Week 8:

27-Feb

 

 

Capital Adequacy

 

 

G&K: Chp. 12

Capital Adeq. Handout  (Handouts Folder)

 

Decision # 6 (Y3,Q3) Due

 

Assignment #4

Due

1-Mar

Advanced Analysis: Derivatives Usage

G&K: Chp. 6, 14

 

Decision # 7 (Y3,Q4) Due

Week 9:

6-Mar

 

Regulatory

Environment

 

G&K: Chp. 2

 

Decision #8 (Y4,Q1) Due

 

Assignment #5

Due

8-Mar

 

Current Topics

 

G&K: Chps. 16,  17 & 18

Exam #3

 

Week 10:

13-Mar

 

Review and

Evaluations

 

 

15-Mar

Class Presentations

 

MBA Reports Due

Final:                                      No Final Exam for this Class

Final Reports due Tuesday 21-Mar, 6 P.M. at my office (418D Bex)