Financial Data Systems

General

Prefix

FIRE

Course Number

382

Course Level

Undergraduate

Department/Unit(s)

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

College/School

Herberger Business School

Description

How to utilize various financial data analysis systems for decision making.

Prerequisites

Credits

Credit Hours

Min

Max

Repeatable

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

Cultural Diversity

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Demonstrate an understanding and navigation of financial databases, such as CRSP, Capital IQ, Bloomberg, Market Intelligence, and Argus.

Outcome

Use the analytical capabilities of a financial data system to draw data for a time-series financial analysis data project.

Outcome

Use the analytical capabilities of a financial data system to draw data for a cross-sectional financial analysis data project.

Course Outline

Gain an understanding of the framework of at least two financial database systems 15% Learn to search financial databases for specific items and export values as needed 15% Use the financial data system's analytic capabilities to create visual analysis of time-series data 15% Use the financial data system's analytic capabilities to perform statistical analysis of time-series data 20% Use the financial data system's analytic capabilities to create visual analysis of cross-sectional data 15% Use the financial data system's analytic capabilities to perform statistical analysis of cross-sectional data 20%