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    Department of Business Management 1

    BUS 404
    Dr. Garrison Song

    Department of Business Management


    BUS 404-PM2 Financial Markets and Institutions 3 Credits
    Prerequisites/Corequisites: BUS 201 or department approval
    Meeting Days and Times: Monday 7:20pm-10pm
    Meeting Place: BUSC-215
    Type of Instruction:Lecture

    Instructor:Dr. Garrison Song


    E-mail address: [email protected]
    Office hours and place: Tuesday and Thursday: 4:20pm-5:20pm, Wednesday:7:10pm-10:10pm, Room 301
    Phone: 631-794-6342

    Catalog Course Description:


    This senior level course describes the various financial markets and the financial institutions that serve those
    markets. Specific topics include financial intermediaries, primary and secondary financial markets, treasury and
    agency securities markets, municipal securities markets, financial futures markets, and stock markets in the U.S.
    and worldwide. Also included are evolving technologies, especially e-Business and the Internet, and their effect
    on financial markets and institutions. The course contains oral and written case study analyses utilizing electronic
    database research techniques.

    Course Learning Outcomes:


    Upon completion of the course, students should be able to
    1. Describe different types of financial markets and financical institutions.
    2. Explain specific factors which determine interest rates.
    3. Calculate bond values and stock values.
    4. Examine the process used to issue Treasury securities and common stocks.
    5. Identify the relations between interest rates and exchange rates.
    6. Explain the major function of the Federal Reserve System.
    7. Identify the main assets and liabilities held by commercial banks.
    8. Calculate the net asset value of and the return on a mutual fund investment.
    9. Describe the main risks faced by financial institutions.

    Required Textbook:
    Financial Markets and Institutions (w/Connect Plus Access Code)
    Author: Saunders
    Edition: 7th
    ISBN: 9781260260687
    Publisher: McGraw-Hill

    Grading in this class:


    Your final course letter grade will be based on your performance on homework assignments, final group
    presentation, midterm exam and final exam:
    1. Homework(via Connect Plus) 30%
    2. Midterm exam 20%
    3. Final group presentation 20%
    4. Final exam 30%
    Total: 100%

    Please see the College Catalog for the current Farmingdale State College Grading System.
    Tentative Week by week class outline:
    Department of Business Management 2
    BUS 404
    Dr. Garrison Song

    Learning
    Week Topic HW Chapter Outcome
    1 Introduction 1 1
    2 Overview of financial markets & institutions HW1 1 1
    3 Interest rates (I) 2 2
    4 Interest rates(II) HW2 2 2
    5 Security valuations (I) 3 3
    6 Security valuations(II) HW3 3 3
    7 Federal reserve system (Midterm exam) HW4 4 6
    8 Money markets HW5 5 1&4
    9 Bond markets HW6 6 1&4
    10 Stock markets 7 1&4
    11 Foreign exchange market HW7 9 5
    12 Commercial banks (I) 11 7
    13 Commercial banks(II) HW8 12 7
    14 Investment companies HW9 17 8
    15 Risks for financial institutions (Final exam) HW10 19 9

    Cancelation of Classes:
    Weather and other campus-wide cancellations will be listed on the home page, Facebook and Twitter and you
    can also sign up for RAVE and SUNY Alert. Go to www.getrave.com and use your Farmingdale user ID and
    password to enter the site. For SUNY-Alert, please visit the University Police web page at
    www.farmingdale.edu/university-police/.

    Make-up exam policy

    If you cannot show up for exams due to medical or any other reasonable excuses, you should let me know in
    advance. Furthermore, your make-up exam can only be approved to take place before the original exam date. No
    exceptions!

    Attendance Policy:

    1. Attendance is required for each and every class. If you can’t show up in a class, please also let me know in
    advance.

    2. Please come to the class on time. If you arrive late, please take extra caution to not disturb the class.

    Religious Absences:
    If you are unable to attend class on certain days due to religious beliefs, please consult with your instructor well in
    advance of the absence so that appropriate accommodation can be made.

    Use of Email:
    Department of Business Management 3
    BUS 404
    Dr. Garrison Song

    It is College policy that instructors and students use the Farmingdale email system or the Blackboard email
    system to contact one another.
    Copyright Statement:
    Course material accessed from Blackboard or the Farmingdale website is for the exclusive use of students who
    are currently enrolled in the course. Content from these systems cannot be reused or distributed without written
    permission of the instructor and/or the copyright holder. Duplication of materials protected by copyright, without
    permission of the copyright holder is a violation of the Federal copyright law, as well as a violation of SUNY
    copyright policy.

    Disability Services Center:


    If you have a disability for which you are or may be requesting an accommodation, you are encouraged to contact
    both your instructor and the Disability Services Center, Roosevelt Hall, Room 151, or call 631-420-2411, or
    420–2607 as soon as possible this semester.

    Academic Integrity Policy


    Because intellectual honesty is a cornerstone of all academic and scholarly work, each member of the
    Farmingdale State College campus community is expected to maintain academic integrity. Farmingdale State
    College has developed regulations concerning academic dishonesty and integrity to protect all students and to
    maintain an ethical academic environment. For more information, click the link below:
    http://www.farmingdale.edu/administration/provost/pdf/academic-integrity.pdf

    It is important for you to understand the concept of plagiarism. Plagiarism is intentionally representing the
    words, images or ideas of another as one’s own in any academic exercise. This includes words, images or ideas
    in either print or electronic format. Plagiarism may lead to an “F” for this course.

    Student Code of Conduct


    The President of the College and the Vice President for Student Affairs recognize the rights of designees
    including University Police, to enforce all regulations, policies, license agreements, laws and codes on campus. If
    any individual allegedly violates the laws, Student Code of Conduct or campus policies, a President’s designee
    will institute proceedings against the offender (s). For more information on the student code of conduct see page
    38 in the Student Handbook. http://www.farmingdale.edu/campus-life/pdf/handbook_2011_2012.pdf

    Campus Police
    631-420-2111

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