NBA 6040

NBA 6040

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2019-2020.

This course will focus on finance and ethics.  The premise of the course is that ethical issues in finance are not always straightforward to discern, in part because of the arbitrage-based characteristics of modern finance.  The current plethora of scandals in financial firms, however, suggests that we need to think more carefully about these issues.  This class will involve a variety of lectures, class discussions focusing on specific cases, and guest speakers.  The lectures will use articles as well as my book "Something for Nothing: Arbitrage and Ethics on Wall Street".  This course is intended for second-year MBA students interested in finance, but other students interested in ethics more generally may also find it interesting.  Students will be graded on class participation, two case write-ups, and a group project. This course satisfies the 1.5-credit Leadership Core that is required for graduation. Students taking the course to satisfy the core requirement must elect the graded option.

When Offered Fall.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: 40 students.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1.5 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 14879 NBA 6040   LEC 001

  • *Johnson Students Only* ** S/U or Letter Grade Only - NO AUDITS ALLOWED ** Deadline to Change Grading Option: September 26th, 2019 @4pm Add/Drop Dates: Johnson Students – August 20th at 8:00am thru September 5th at 4:00pm. Non-Johnson Students: September 2nd at 8:00am thru September 5th at 4:00pm. You may add or drop a first-half class after September 5th with permission of the faculty. A late fee of $100.00 will be charged for each add or drop transaction. If you are dropping after September 26th you will also receive a "W" on your transcript in addition to the late fees. There will be no enrollment from a wait list into a class if you have a time conflict or will put you over your maximum allowed credits. Non-Johnson students may add themselves to the waitlists during their enrollment periods, however Johnson Students have priority into the classes and non-Johnsons will be enrolled: 1) IF seats are still available after Johnson students complete their enrollment period and 2) IF the instructor allows.