Department: Financial Econ & Info Sys.

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ACCT2000Principles of Accounting IAn introduction to fundamental accounting principles that include: the accounting cycle, records, classification of accounts, financial statements, accounting aids to internal control; current assets and liabilities; depreciation accounting; payroll...
ACCT2010Principles of Accounting IIAn emphasis on the elements of accounting for corporations. Topics covered include: long-term liabilities; statement of cash flows; introduction to manufacturing accounting; and cost-volume profit analysis. Prerequisite: ACCT 2000
ACCT3000Intermediate Accounting IAn emphasis on accounting theory and practical application. Topics covered include: accounting process; financial statements; cash receivables; inventories; and plant, property, and equipment. Prerequisite: ACCT 2010 and MATH 1130 or higher
ACCT3010Intermediate Accounting IIA continuation of Intermediate Accounting I with the course covering long-term investments and assets, current and long-term liabilities, stockholders equity, and temporary and long-term investments. Prerequisite: ACCT 3000
ACCT3020Intermediate Accounting IIIA further extension of accounting theory and practical applications through course topics such as: leases and pension plans; income tax allocations; in-depth analysis of cash flows and financial statements; effects of inflation on accounting; and fin...
ACCT3200Managerial AccountingA course on the elements of managerial accounting, including: cost accounting principles and procedures; job and process cost accounting; budgets; standard costs; variable costing; profit-volume analysis; capital budgeting. Prerequisite: ACCT 2010 an...
ACCT3300Federal Income Tax - IndividualA course on income tax laws affecting individuals. Topics include: gross income exclusions; adjusted gross income; deductions from adjusted gross income; personal exemptions; and review of various income tax forms. Prerequisite: ACCT 2010
ACCT3350Federal Income Tax - OrganizationAn examination of income taxation of partnerships, corporations, estates, and trusts. Emphasis is placed on special corporate problems, personal holding companies, sub-chapter S corporations, and related matters. Prerequisite: ACCT 3300
ACCT3380Tax Planning and ResearchAn advanced federal income tax course examining tax research methods and the advantages of tax planning in the making of tactical and strategic management decisions. A problem-oriented course. Prerequisite: ACCT 3300
ACCT3390Estate PlanningA course that introduces the student to the estate planning process and includes an overview of Federal Estate and Gift Taxes, will, trusts, and powers of attorney. The student also learns various planning techniques to minimize Federal Estate and Gi...
ACCT3400Governmental AccountingA course on accounting concepts and principles germane to government. Topics include budgetary controls and fund accounting systems. Prerequisite: ACCT 3010.
ACCT3700Accounting and Information SystemsAn introduction to accounting information systems that examines the analysis, design, and implementation of both manual and computer-based systems, and compares their relative merits. Emphasis is given to accounting procedures and internal controls,...
ACCT4000Advanced AccountingAn introduction to specialized aspects of financial accounting. Topics include: partnerships; consolidations; branch and home office; estates and trusts; consignments and installment sales; fiduciary accounting; and liquidations. Prerequisite: ACCT 3...
ACCT4100AuditingAn examination of the theory and practice of auditing according to generally accepted auditing standards. The course includes the audit procedures for each transaction cycle and the preparation of auditors' reports. Prerequisite: ACCT 3020 and 3200;...
ACCT4150EDP AuditingA multidiscipline course covering the theory and practice of auditing EDP systems using the case study method. Course topics include: framework; concerns and objectives; audit procedures; and management perspectives. Prerequisite: ACCT 3700 and 4100
ACCT4997Directed Readings in AccountingDirected individualized reading.
ACCT6001Financial Information for ManagersThis course provides an introduction to both financial and managerial accounting, and emphasizes the analysis and evaluation of accounting information from the perspective of both investors as well as managers in the processes of planning, decision-m...
ACCT6997Directed Readings in AccountingDirected individualized readings. May be repeated if content or topic is different. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
BAN6000Information Systems ManagementThis course covers concepts, methodologies, and frameworks related to leading and managing the information systems functions in the organization. Topics include information systems strategic planning, acquiring information systems, and managing infor...
BAN6100Spreadsheets for Business AnalyticsSpreadsheet tools like Excel are essential for working with data - whether for data analytics, business, marketing, or research. This course is designed to give you advanced working knowledge of Excel and how to use it to prepare, clean, and analyze...
BAN6200Business Analytics for the Big Data RevolutionThis course provides you with the fundamental theories, concepts, and tools to understand the emerging role of Business Analytics in modern organizations, apply visualization techniques, and communicate with analytics professionals to effectively use...
BAN6300Data Wrangling with SQLMuch of the world's raw data—from electronic medical records to customer transaction histories—lives in organized collections of tables called relational databases. Being able to wrangle and extract data from these databases using SQL is an essential...
BAN6400Data Mining for Big Data AnalyticsBig Data is the driver of the new digital economy. In this course, you will gain a better understanding of both well-established and cutting-edge methodologies, algorithms, techniques, and tools being employed to clean, prepare, and mine large volume...
BAN6450Network AnalyticsNetwork analytics is used in the study of diverse structures such as the internet, interlocking directorates, transportation systems, epidemic spreading, metabolic pathways, web graphs, electrical circuits, and project plans. This course focuses on t...
BAN6500Methods in Project ManagementThis course combines project management topics with modern methods of software support. You will learn about initiating, planning, executing, monitoring/controlling, and closing processes of predictive project management. You will also learn about Ag...
BAN6550Big DataThis course covers methods for the design, implementation, and management of Big Data analytics. It focuses on technologies and modeling methods for large-scale, distributed analytics. Upon successful completion of the course, you will become familia...
BAN6600Scripting for Business AnalyticsThis course covers the use of scripting languages, such as Python or R, for data analysis and manipulation. You will learn how to import, clean, manipulate, analyze, and visualize data using scripting languages. Upon completion of this course, you wi...
BAN6650Marketing AnalyticsIn this course, you will gain an understanding of marketing analytics and its fundamental concepts. You will learn common methods used by marketers and learn how analytics plays a key role in digital marketing. You will explore how data are collected...
BAN6910Special Topics in Business AnalyticsThis special topics course addresses specialized and contemporary issues within the Business Analytics field of study.
BAN6997Directed Readings in Business AnalyticsDirected individualized topics. Course content will vary as set forth in an approved syllabus. May be repeated when the content has changed. Repeatable for up to 6 credits if content has changed.
BAN7000Integrated CapstoneThis capstone course provides you with an opportunity to apply your knowledge and skills in business analytics to a real-world problem. Through teamwork and collaboration, you will work on a project that requires analyzing data, identifying insights,...
ECON2010Principles of MicroeconomicsThis course is a general introduction to microeconomics. It introduces microeconomic analysis of individual, firm, and industry choices in the market economy. Topics include marginal analysis, supply and demand analysis, market structures, factor mar...
ECON2015Principles of MacroeconomicsThis course is a general introduction to macroeconomics which studies the economy as a whole. Topics covered include the determination of output and national income, economic growth, unemployment, inflation, the business cycle, fiscal policy, monetar...
ECON3010Intermediate MicroeconomicsAn advanced treatment of the major topics of microeconomics with additional emphasis on the free market, private enterprise, competition, and international trade and finance. Subject matter includes: theory of the firm, consumer behavior, resource al...
ECON3015Intermediate MacroeconomicsAn advanced discussion of topics covered in macroeconomics, including: relationships among output, employment, interest rates, and prices; cause of change in these levels; role of government. Special emphasis on the distinctions among the Classical,...
ECON3020Managerial EconomicsThe application of economic theory to managerial practices including both public and private sector management. Various topics revolve around the nature of market structures and the business environment including: barriers to entry, product different...
ECON3100Introduction to EconometricsA study of the analysis of quantitative data, with special emphasis on the application of statistical methods to economic and business problems.
ECON3110Game TheoryAn introduction to the tool of game theoretic analysis with a strong emphasis on applications. The course covers both static and dynamic games as well as games with varying degrees of information. The breadth of applications spans labor economics, in...
ECON3200Industrial OrganizationAn advanced course in modern industrial organization that studies the rational functioning of markets. Topics include: coverage of price discrimination; vertical control; price competition; entry and accommodation; reputation; predation; and the adop...
ECON3220Labor EconomicsAn extensive study of the labor market, this course begins with an overview of demand and supply in labor markets and then explores a variety of topics including the relationship between pay and productivity; the earnings of women and minorities; col...
ECON3300Money and BankingA focus on the study of money: its nature, its function in society, its role in the economy. Representative units include; commercial banking; central banking; international banking; the Federal Reserve System; and credit and its effect and regulatio...
ECON3310Public FinanceAn analysis of government expenditures, redistribution programs, budgetary process, and financial methods; their economic impacts; and their political ramifications. Topics include: taxation and its economic effects; fiscal policy; and intergovernmen...
ECON3400International Trade and FinanceAn advanced economics and finance course surveying topics in international trade and finance. Topics include: international trade theories; impacts of free trade, tariffs, quotas, and exchange controls; foreign exchange markets; balance of payments;...
ECON3409Contemporary Issues in the Hawai'i EconomyCourse analyzes various issues in today's Hawaii economy. Topics include, but might not be limited to: economic diversification, the future of tourism, agriculture, high-tech, the military, construction, the local airlines, other industries, the role...
ECON3410International Monetary RelationsAn advanced course surveying topics in international monetary relations. Topics include: balance of payments; foreign exchange markets; international payments adjustment; past and present international and European monetary arrangements.
ECON3420Economic DevelopmentThe study of the economic development theory and problems faced by less developed countries trying to achieve economic development. The influence of population, entrepreneurship, and values are also examined.
ECON3430Environmental EconomicsEconomic principles applied to the analysis of contemporary environmental problems and their potential solutions.
ECON3500History of Economic ThoughtAn examination of the historical underpinnings of the private enterprise system, its characteristics, vitality, and dynamism in the context of classical and democratic capitalism. The dynamic system is examined in relation to the freedom and welfare...
ECON3900Economic Issues of AsiaContemporary issues such as trade, immigration, development, and international institutions of concern to Asian economies.
ECON4450The World EconomyAn examination of the complex set of internal and external variables that shape the progress and interrelatedness of economies of the world at various stages of development. Specific reference is made to selected data and reports.
ECON4900Seminar in EconomicsA seminar in which students participate in class discussions and give oral presentations on contemporary economic issues. In addition, students will prepare a research paper on a topic of their choice. The issues discussed will vary depending on the...
ECON4997Directed Readings in EconomicsDirected individualized readings.
ECON6000Economics for BusinessMicroeconomic and macroeconomic issues relevant to business managers. The course provides the tools necessary for efficient business decision-making and for an understanding of the economic environment in which business enterprises must operate. Topi...
ECON6001Economics of Global Competitiveness and StrategyThis course is based on materials developed by the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at Harvard Business School. This course explores the determinants of national and regional competitiveness. The course probes the ultimate determinants of a...
ECON6400International Trade and FinanceAn advanced study of selected problems in international trade including: trade theory and policy; current issues in free trade vs. protectionism; trade and economic growth; the international monetary system; multinationals and international capital m...
ECON6410International Financial MarketsExplorations of the functions of the international financial markets. Course topics include: foreign exchange rates and their determination; international payment adjustments; currency futures; international arbitrage; and international cash manageme...
ECON6997Directed Readings in EconomicsDirected individualized readings. Repeatable for credit.
FIN2100Financial LiteracyThis course provides students with a foundational understanding of personal finance principles and practices. Through readings, interactive discussions, case studies, and practical exercises, students will develop the knowledge and skills to make in...
FIN2200Introduction to Personal FinancePatterns of individual and family earnings; budgeting principles, consumer credit practices and sources; insurance, savings, investment, and home ownership guidance. The course has been designed to be practical and comprehensive. Students cannot rece...
FIN3000Business FinanceA survey of finance and introduction to investments. Course units include: financial analysis, forecasting, and valuation; alternative sources of financing, including analysis of debt and equity securities from the viewpoints of both the firm and the...
FIN3200Personal FinancePatterns of individual and family earnings; budgeting principles, consumer credit practices and sources; insurance, savings, investment, and home ownership guidance. The course has been designed to be practical and comprehensive.
FIN3300InvestmentsA fundamental course in investments. The course features: security analysis and portfolio management; analysis of financial statements; valuation of stocks and fixed-income securities; and the study of efficient diversification and risk-return manage...
FIN3400Financing in the Money and Capital MarketsA course on obtaining short-term funds and investing cash in marketable securities in the money markets; rating reviews in connection with the sale of bonds and preferred stock through private placement, negotiated, or competitive public offering; se...
FIN3500Planning: Business OwnersA course that focuses on common business problems and planning objectives. It includes business continuation issues, buy-sell agreements, stock redemptions, planning for the disability of a business owner, and managing risk in a closely held business...
FIN3510Insurance and Financial PlanningA course that discusses the basic concepts of risk management and insurance. It includes legal principles; different kinds of risks and insurance; and the insurance industry. It also focuses on the financial planning process that includes the time-va...
FIN3600Trading DerivativesA course that covers the theory and application of futures, swaps, and options. It analyzes the valuation and risk of derivatives as well as focuses on the practical application of derivatives in debt and portfolio management.
FIN3610Advanced DerivativesA continuation and extension of the study of a basic course in derivatives. The theory and application of futures, swaps, and options are reviewed. It includes advanced methods for the analysis of the valuation and the risk of derivatives in debt and...
FIN3650Corporate Risk ManagementThe course will make the student familiar with the mathematical and statistical concepts and methods of modern risk management, covering all modern types of risk (market risk, credit risk, and operational risk), their assessment and management. The r...
FIN3700Real Estate FinanceA basic course in real estate finance, focusing on methods, processes, and caveats. Course units include: money markets, interest rates, real estate financing; case illustrations demonstrating lending policies; typical problems involved in financing...
FIN4997Directed Readings in FinanceDirected individualized readings.
FIN6000Financial Management and StrategyThe planning, acquisition, use, and management of the resources needed by a business concern. The course examines asset management, capital structure, portfolio management, and risk analysis. Investment decision theory and practice are studied, and q...
FIN6001Complex Financial Decision MakingThis course provides students with fundamental financial knowledge using a case-based approach. Complex financial decisions in the new age of accelerated technological growth will be analyzed. Topics to be covered include project evaluation, security...
FIN6100International FinanceA seminar that includes contemporary issues in international finance. Technical financial issues of importance to international managers operating in the world arena are examined, as well as contemporary source material that focuses on current data.
FIN6170International Financial MarketsExplorations of the functions of the international financial markets. Course topics include: foreign exchange rates and their determination; international payment adjustments; currency futures; international arbitrage; and international cash manageme...
FIN6300Investment AnalysisAn examination of topics such as: capital markets, security analysis, risk strategies, and portfolio selection from the perspective of the professional investment manager, all constituting the decision process in building and managing a portfolio. Me...
FIN6310Portfolio ManagementA course that affords students the opportunity to actively select and manage investment portfolios that have varying objectives. Techniques for evaluating stocks, bonds, and options are discussed and used in the selection of these portfolios. Student...
FIN6400Corporate FinanceA course that presents the perspective of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and deals with advanced techniques for determining the capital budget and structure, dividend policy, risk analysis, long-term financing decisions, and forecasting. Financial...
FIN6530Estate PlanningA course that introduces the student to the estate planning process and includes an overview of Federal Estate and Gift Taxes, will, trusts, and powers of attorney. The student also learns various planning techniques to minimize Federal Estate and Gi...
FIN6600Trading DerivativesA course that covers the theory and application of futures, swaps, and options. It analyzes the valuation and risk of derivatives as well as focuses on the practical application of derivatives in debt and portfolio management.
FIN6610Advanced DerivativesA continuation and extension of the study of a basic course in derivatives. The theory and application of futures, swaps, and options are reviewed. It includes advanced methods for the analysis of the valuation and the risk of derivatives as well as...
FIN6997Directed Readings in FinanceDirected individualized readings. Repeatable for credit.
MIS3910Special Topics in Management of Information SystemsThis is a special topics course in Management of Information Systems that contains subject matter or content intended to address specialized issues that are contemporary within the Management of Information Systems field of study.