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2005-2007 Catalog - University of Arkansas at Monticello

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FIN 4613 Investments<br />

3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />

Prerequisite: FIN 3473<br />

Principles and theories <strong>of</strong> security evalu<strong>at</strong>ions and<br />

analysis for pr<strong>of</strong>essional and personal portfolio<br />

form<strong>at</strong>ion, including the risk-return trade-<strong>of</strong>f,<br />

types <strong>of</strong> securities, market efficiency, interest<br />

r<strong>at</strong>es, and specul<strong>at</strong>ive investments.<br />

Offered: Spring<br />

FIN 4623 Topics in Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Finance<br />

3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />

Prerequisite: FIN 3473<br />

This course covers, but is not limited to,<br />

globaliz<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> financial markets, exchange r<strong>at</strong>es,<br />

interest r<strong>at</strong>e parity theory, intern<strong>at</strong>ional financial<br />

and capital structure decisions, intern<strong>at</strong>ional<br />

banking and its regul<strong>at</strong>ion, intern<strong>at</strong>ional financial<br />

institutions, intern<strong>at</strong>ional trade, and intern<strong>at</strong>ional<br />

law and policies affecting financial management <strong>of</strong><br />

the multin<strong>at</strong>ional enterprise. Extensive use <strong>of</strong><br />

problems and short applic<strong>at</strong>ion-oriented cases.<br />

Offered: Summer<br />

FIN 4683 Real Est<strong>at</strong>e Finance<br />

3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />

Real est<strong>at</strong>e brokerage title closing, marketing,<br />

advertising, financing, and appraisal. Market<br />

analysis, property management, and real est<strong>at</strong>e<br />

trends and outlook.<br />

Offered: Spring<br />

FOR Courses<br />

(Forestry)<br />

FOR 1061 Introduction to Forestry<br />

1 credit: 3 hours labor<strong>at</strong>ory<br />

Offered: Fall<br />

Overview <strong>of</strong> the forestry pr<strong>of</strong>ession using field<br />

trips to observe and discuss forestry rel<strong>at</strong>ed<br />

activities, and projects to help students better<br />

understand their role as pr<strong>of</strong>essional foresters.<br />

FOR 2022 Financial Analysis in N<strong>at</strong>ural Resources<br />

2 credits: 2 hours lecture<br />

Offered: Spring<br />

Prerequisites: MATH 1033 or MATH 1175,<br />

Sophomore Standing<br />

Applic<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> basic financial principles in the<br />

analysis <strong>of</strong> projects in n<strong>at</strong>ural resources. Topics<br />

include interest, basic financial formulas, financial<br />

decision criteria, marginal analysis, infl<strong>at</strong>ion, risk,<br />

and capital theory.<br />

FOR 2033 Forest Soils<br />

3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />

Offered: Spring<br />

Prerequisites: MATH 1043; CHEM 1023 and CHEM<br />

1031 or CHEM 1103 and CHEM 1121<br />

Fundamentals <strong>of</strong> soil science with applic<strong>at</strong>ion to<br />

forestry. Origin, development, and properties <strong>of</strong><br />

soils rel<strong>at</strong>ed to soil productivity.<br />

FOR 2041 Forest Soils Labor<strong>at</strong>ory<br />

1 credit: 3 hour labor<strong>at</strong>ory<br />

Offered: Spring<br />

Prerequisites: MATH 1043; CHEM 1023 and CHEM<br />

1031 or CHEM 1103 and CHEM 1121<br />

Identific<strong>at</strong>ion and characteriz<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> soils with<br />

emphasis on the recognition and quantific<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong><br />

soil properties th<strong>at</strong> influence forest productivity.<br />

FOR 2071 Forest Measurements Labor<strong>at</strong>ory<br />

1 credit: 3 hours labor<strong>at</strong>ory<br />

Offered: Spring<br />

Prerequisites: MATH 1033 or MATH 1175; and CIS 2223<br />

Corequisite: FOR 2273<br />

Applic<strong>at</strong>ion and field practice <strong>of</strong> forest measurement<br />

techniques. Tree, log, and stand-level<br />

measurement <strong>of</strong> forest, forest product, wildlife,<br />

and social <strong>at</strong>tributes; st<strong>at</strong>istical computing and<br />

sampling methods.<br />

FOR 2231 Dendrology Labor<strong>at</strong>ory I<br />

1 credit: 3 hours labor<strong>at</strong>ory<br />

Offered: Fall<br />

Field practice in the identific<strong>at</strong>ion, nomencl<strong>at</strong>ure,<br />

classific<strong>at</strong>ion, and ecology <strong>of</strong> local flora in the<br />

summer and fall condition. Emphasis on leaf and<br />

bark characters.<br />

FOR 2273 Forest Measurements<br />

3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />

Offered: Spring<br />

Prerequisite: MATH 1033 or MATH 1175<br />

Corequisite: FOR 2071<br />

Description <strong>of</strong> tree, log, and stand-level<br />

components <strong>of</strong> forests and forest products; log<br />

rules and scaling practices; surveying and land<br />

description; introduction to summary st<strong>at</strong>istics.<br />

FOR 2291 Dendrology Labor<strong>at</strong>ory II<br />

1 credit: 3 hours labor<strong>at</strong>ory<br />

Offered: Spring<br />

Prerequisite: FOR 2231<br />

Note: A one- or two-day field trip is required.<br />

Species n<strong>at</strong>ive to <strong>Arkansas</strong> and southern forests<br />

with emphasis on twig, fruit and winter/spring<br />

identific<strong>at</strong>ion. Limited exposure to exotic species<br />

<strong>of</strong> n<strong>at</strong>ional interest and occurring in <strong>Monticello</strong>.<br />

Special field trips to view some <strong>of</strong> <strong>Arkansas</strong>’<br />

thre<strong>at</strong>ened and endangered plant species.<br />

FOR 2304 Forest Inventory<br />

4 credits: 4 weeks during Summer Camp<br />

Offered: Summer II<br />

Prerequisites: FOR 2071, FOR 2273, FOR 2291<br />

Applic<strong>at</strong>ion and field practice <strong>of</strong> forest inventory<br />

techniques. Estim<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> timber and non-timber<br />

forest resource <strong>at</strong>tributes through prevailing<br />

inventory methods and st<strong>at</strong>istics.<br />

FOR 2342 N<strong>at</strong>ural Resource Recre<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

2 credits: 2 hours lecture<br />

Offered: Fall<br />

Prerequisite: Sophomore Standing<br />

NOTE: Two weekend field trips required.<br />

Theoretical found<strong>at</strong>ions <strong>of</strong> recre<strong>at</strong>ion and leisure,<br />

including history, current p<strong>at</strong>terns, and future<br />

trends; fundamentals or recre<strong>at</strong>ion planning and<br />

programming; recre<strong>at</strong>ion based educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

programs and impacts <strong>of</strong> recre<strong>at</strong>ional uses on<br />

forested ecosystems.<br />

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