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• Corporate Finance

• Undergraduate, 2022 Fall–2024 Spring (8 sections), Georgia State University

• Course Description: This is an introductory course in the financial management of nonfinancial corporations and the role of interest rates and capital markets in the economy. Topics include the structure and analysis of financial statements, time value of money calculations (using financial calculators), stock and bond valuation, financial forecasting, valuation of income-producing physical assets, determination of the cost of capital and the profitability of proposed investments in fixed assets, risk-return tradeoffs that must be considered in using financial leverage, and methods used in obtaining funds from the various capital markets.

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• AI and Machine Learning in Finance, Undergraduate, 2023 Spring, Georgia State University

Course Description: This is an advanced undergraduate elective course on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning applications in finance. Students will develop an understanding on how modern machine learning methods and other analytics techniques can be used to address practical problems encountered in asset management, corporation finance, and financial institution settings. Students will develop programming skills using Python to apply these methods. The techniques discussed will include tree regression, neural networks, textual analysis, web scraping, and data visualization. 

• Blockchain and Business Disruption, Graduate, 2024 Spring, Georgia State University

Course Description: Blockchain is a transformative technology in finance and other businesses, including banking, payments, financing, securities exchanges, real estate, insurance, supply chains, healthcare, media, and other industries. This graduate course provides an introduction to blockchain technology and its disruptive roles in business. Students will have hands-on and problem-solving experiences that can be useful in blockchain applications and innovation. Topics may include but are not limited to: fundamentals of blockchain technology, applications and use cases of blockchain technologies in different industries, implications of blockchain on business practice and regulation, blockchain and cryptocurrencies, initial coin offerings, decentralized financing, blockchain platforms (Ethereum, Hyperledger, Quorum, Corda, etc.), smart contracts, and web-based decentralized applications.

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