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Course Requirements
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Periodic exercises. Exercises are due
at the beginning of class on assigned dates. You must attend class on
the due date to receive credit for an exercise unless prior arrangements
have been made. You may work in teams on your exercises (each team
member must turn in his or her own copy) and you may seek help from me. |
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Two mid-terms and a cumulative final.
We will have a mid-term once a month (exact dates announced one week in
advance). As an experiment (which can be revoked should problems arise),
you have the option of taking each mid-term during normal school hours
almost anytime within 24 hours following the regularly scheduled time.
Though you should be able to finish each mid-term in 50 minutes, the
time limit will be 120 minutes. You are not allowed to take a
mid-term at a time that interferes with any of your other classes.
The final will be given in our classroom on Tuesday, May 14.
Graduating seniors must submit all course materials and complete their
final exam by 5pm, Thursday May 9. It will begin at our normal meeting time and last 2 and ˝ hours. All
examinations are to be taken when scheduled except in the case of
verifiable emergencies or if prior arrangements have been made.
Contact me in advance or as soon as possible after an unexpected
emergency for permission to reschedule an exam. |
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One fundamental analysis. A fundamental analyst compares
the current price of a company’s stock to the present value of the
cash flow ownership of a share of that stock is expected to confer on
its owner. If the stock is a bargain, the analyst recommends its
purchase; if it is over-priced, the analyst recommends its sale. You
will conduct a fundamental analysis of a stock selected by the class.
Your analysis is due at the beginning of class on a day in late April
(tentatively April 25; the exact date will be announced at
least two weeks in advance). It will be 8-12 typewritten pages
long. You may work in teams on this project (each team member must write
his or her own analysis) and you may seek help from me. You
must attend class on the due date to receive credit for your analysis
except in the case of verifiable emergencies or if prior arrangements
have been made. Contact me in advance or as soon as possible
after an unexpected emergency for permission to miss class and/or submit
an analysis late without penalty. I will accept analyses up to one
class meeting late without prior permission (as long as you are in your
seat at the beginning of class on the due date or have an approved
reason for having missed class), but I will deduct one grade from your
score. All fundamental analyses must conform to the class policy on
cheating and plagiarism (see section C below). |
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Two brief reports. One book report / assessment and one
stock tracking assignment. Due dates flexible (the book report can
be submitted anytime up to the last day of class; the first part
of the stock tracking assignment is due Thursday, January 24;
the second part is due anytime the last month of the course). |
D.
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As stated in the UNCA Student Handbook,
I have the authority to give you a failing grade in this course as
punishment for any act of cheating or plagiarism (including knowingly
assisting another in cheating). At the minimum, I will:
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Give you a grade of 0 on the assignment in
which cheating or plagiarism occurred. |
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Report the incident to the Economics
Department Chair. |
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Report the incident to the Vice Chancellor
for Academic Affairs who will determine whether the gravity of the
offense warrants additional punishment. Options open to the Vice
Chancellor include cancellation of scholarships, suspension and
expulsion. |
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Take the time now to read the description
of plagiarism and how to avoid it. Re-read it before writing
your fundamental analysis and each of your brief reports. If you
have any questions, see me. You have no reason to fear
penalization for plagiarism if you follow the simple rule, "when in
doubt, footnote."
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