Southwestern Oklahoma State University Undergraduate Catalog 2025-2026
FINAN 3343 BUSINESS FINANCE A survey course with emphasis on the financial characteristics of modern U.S. corporations. Course topics may include financial planning and forecasting, capital budgeting, time value of money, cost of capital, financial statement analysis, security valuation, risk analysis, capital structure theory, working capital management, business taxation, asset mix, and sources of capital. Prerequisites: COMSC-1023, ECONO- An introduction to concepts and techniques for financial planners. Topics may include the general principles of financial planning, professional conduct and regulation, education planning, risk management and insurance planning, investment planning, tax planning, retirement and income planning, estate planning, and financial plan development. Prerequisite: FINAN 3343. D FINAN 3413 REAL ESTATE II 2263, ECONO 2463 and ACCTG 2313. F, S, SU FINAN 3353 FINANCIAL PLANNING Continuation of Real Estate. Topics include licensing laws, listing, laws impacting real property, risk management, and investments in real property. Prerequisite: FINAN 3313. FINAN 3493 ANALYZING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS A comprehensive analysis of a firms' financial statements. Topics may include the limitations and generation of financial data, techniques for analyzing the flow of funds through a business, methods for the use and interpretation of financial ratios, and firm valuation. Prerequisite: FINAN 3343. D FINAN 3663 INVESTMENTS The nature of investments (including the characteristics of stocks, bonds, and other financial instruments) will be examined. Empirical evidence and analytical tools will be applied to the investment decision process and the construction of efficient portfolios. Prerequisite: FINAN-3343. F FINAN 4003 INDIVIDUAL STUDY IN FINANCE (TOPIC) Independent study of specified topics under the supervision of a finance faculty member. Prerequisite: Instructor, Advisor, and Chair approval . D FINAN 4013 SEMINAR IN FINANCE (TOPIC) Group study of specified topics in finance. D FINAN 4063 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND MARKETS The study of financial markets and institutions, government regulation, planning, and analysis. Prerequisite: FINAN 3343 . F FINAN 4133 DATA ANALYTICS This course introduces topics in data analytics, including data preparation, descriptive analysis, predictive analysis, prescriptive analysis, and visualization with applications in accounting and finance. Prerequisites: ENTRP 3823 and FINAN 3343. D FINAN 4213 BANK MANAGEMENT Financial management of the banking firm including theories and practices of bank asset management, banking markets and competition. Prerequisite: FINAN 3343. F FINAN 4233 SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE Small businesses may not have access to the same financial tools as large corporations; however, finance is still used to enhance predictability and profitability. The effective financial management of small business and entrepreneurial firms will be examined through case studies. Prerequisite: FINAN 3343. D FINAN 4253 FINANCIAL ISSUES IN AGRICULTURE Are agribusiness operations using their resources efficiently? Develop your financial skills and tools to analyze the performance of these businesses, more effectively manage their resources, and enhance their profitability. Prerequisite: FINAN 3343
experience. A detailed journal and term report are required Prerequisite: Approval of supervising faculty, advisor, and Chair . D ENTRP 4333 INTERNSHIP IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP Directed experience working in an organization at a level requiring professional duties and responsibilities. Open only to students majoring/minoring in a business degree who have completed a minimum of 60 credit hours. Student must complete at least 200 hours of directed experience. A detailed journal and term report are required. Prerequisite: Approval of the supervising faculty, advisor, and Chair . D ENTRP 4433 ENTREPRENEURSHIP & NEW VENTURE A comprehensive course that examines entrepreneurial attitudes and understandings. It focuses on the application of management functions to the operation of small firms: feasibility of owning a business; financial planning and credit management; production and marketing decision making; the role of e-commerce; and human resources management. It focuses on the various steps and procedures necessary for the building of a successful venture. Students are introduced to the theory and practice of entrepreneurship through readings, case studies, web assignments, and a Provides a managerial perspective to a business analytics continuum beginning with descriptive analytics (e.g., the nature of data, statistical modeling, data visualization, and business intelligence), moving on to predictive analytics (e.g., data mining, text/web mining, social media mining), and then to prescriptive analytics (e.g., optimization and simulation), concluding with future trends, privacy, and managerial considerations. AI, deep learning, robotics, chatbots, IoT, and Web/Internet-related enablers are highlighted as emerging technologies throughout the course. Prerequisites: COMSC 1023. F, S ENTRP 4733 BUSINESS PLAN DEVELOPMENT I business plan project. Prerequisite: MNGMT 3233 . S ENTRP 4513 BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE This course develops the analytical and conceptual skills necessary to create a plan for the implementation of a new venture. Students will design a new venture and create a complete and complementary business plan. In this course students will examine specific business plan components, including environmental analysis, marketing plans, financial summaries, and organizational structures. F ENTRP 4743 BUSINESS PLAN DEVELOPMENT II This course is a seminar designed to prepare students to compete in a business plan competition. The contest simulates the real-world process of researching a market, writing a business plan, and presenting it to potential investors. Prerequisite: ENTRP 4733. S Finance FINAN 2113 PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING An introductory course exploring personal financial management. Course topics may include personal budgeting, consumer loans, credit card usage, insurance, savings accounts, investments, social security, home ownership, financial institution services, personal taxes, wills, estate planning, retirement planning, career planning, financial planning, and leasing arrangements. FINAN 3213 RISK MANAGEMENT How do executives manage risk and plan for uncertainty? Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) tools and processes are increasingly becoming the answer. Analytical ERM techniques (using tools such as Excel) will be applied to model risks, leading to more effective decision making. Prerequisites: FINAN 3343 and ENTRP 3823. F FINAN 3313 REAL ESTATE Introduction to the principles of real estate in the United States, including the nature and description of real estate, rights and interests in land, forms of ownership, contract law, mortgages and notes, types of financing, sources of mortgage funds, and other laws governing the financing, management, and marketing of real estate. Prerequisite: Junior standing. F
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