Course descriptions

Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management

This course will examine security (equity and fixed income) risk and valuation (for companies and industries) using alternative methodologies. The characteristics of global financial markets and the implications for security valuation will be examined. The theory and analysis of derivative securities will be introduced.

Prerequisites & notes:

Note: Students who have taken DIM 614, MIM 614, or IMBA 614 may not take this course for credit.

Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management

This module covers the theory and practice of corporate finance with emphasis on concepts such as cash flow, liquidity, leverage, cost of capital, project evaluation, and dividend policy.

Prequisites & notes:

Note: Students who have taken DIM 612, MIM 612, IMBA 612, DIM 617, MIM 617, or IMBA 617 may not take this course for credit.

Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management

This course will examine the nature of the models used in the valuation and evaluation of investments, the theoretical and practical use of these models, comparison of classical or traditional models based on statistical analysis versus those based on more recent developments.

Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management

This course focuses on the application of modern finance theory to corporate decisions. It examines the firm’s investment and financial decisions under various economic and financial conditions. Specific topics include mergers and acquisitions, leverage buyout decisions and dividend and equity management strategies.

Prequisites & notes: 

Note: For students enrolled in the Investment Management MIM or Investment Management Option (GIIM) MBA, the following course must be completed previously: GIIM 615 or DIM 615 or MIM 615 or IMBA 615.

Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management

The main goal of this course is to develop a comprehensive understanding of the strategic role of marketing within the firm and within the Canadian context. It covers all aspects of the marketing management process. This course is designed to help develop the necessary skills to analyze market opportunities, research and select target markets, design effective marketing strategies, plan marketing programs, and organize, implement and control the marketing effort. The specificities of the marketing of services and their implications in terms of marketing strategies are emphasized.

Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management

This course deals with the risk and return characteristics of debt instruments, term structure of interest rates, valuation of securities with embedded derivative securities or other unique features. The unique features of real estate and private equity investments are also covered.

Prerequisite & notes:

• Students who have taken DIM 621, MIM 621, or IMBA 621 may not take this course for credit.
• For students enrolled in the Investment Management MIM or Investment Management Option (GIIM) MBA, the following course must be completed previously: GIIM 615 or DIM 615 or MIM 615 or IMBA 615.

Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management

This course will examine the estimation of expected returns and risks for asset classes and individual assets, the development of strategies for managing portfolios of domestic and foreign securities (equity, fixed income, real estate, etc.), the management of portfolio risk, and the evaluation of portfolio and manager performance.

Prequisite & notes:

• The following courses must be completed previously: GIIM 625, DIM 625, MIM 625 or IMBA 625.
• Students who have taken DIM 631, MIM 631, IMBA 631, DIM 632, MIM 632, or IMBA 632 may not take this course for credit.

Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management

This course will cover a description of investments such as hedge funds, real estate and the private equity market.

Prequisites & notes:

Note: Students who have taken DIM 621, MIM 621, IMBA 621, MIM 636, or IMBA 636 may not take this course for credit.

Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management

This course integrates the core functional disciplines of business within a strategic perspective and introduces several strategic management concepts, including industry analysis and dynamics, the organizational resource audit, strategic typologies, the role of the general manager, and the management of strategic transformations. The principal goal is to develop and enhance student ability in problem identification, environmental and organizational analysis, strategic alternative formulation, and action implementation. The pedagogy of the course is based upon comprehensive case studies that deal with strategic issues in a variety of contemporary business contexts.

Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management

This course will concentrate heavily on portfolio risk management issues. Topics such as the effect of cash drag, the use of equity and debt derivatives to manage risk and the uses and abuses of value at risk (VAR) will be explored. Other topics include equity style and its importance index funds and relevant criteria for the selection of investment managers.

Prequisites & notes:

• The following courses must be completed previously: GIIM 625, DIM 625, MIM 625 or IMBA 625.
• Students who have taken MIM 653 or IMBA 653 may not take this course for credit.

Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management

This course begins with a discussion of exchange rates and to what extent economic factors and market sentiment are important in the determination of these rates. Issues of importance that international investors face will be examined along with the benefits of international diversification. The course will conclude with the analysis of issues relevant to emerging markets and factors that would influence the construction of a portfolio that may include an emerging market component.

Prerequisite & notes:

• The following courses must be completed previously: GIIM 625, DIM 625, MIM 625 or IMBA 625.
• Students who have taken MIM 654 or IMBA 654 may not take this course for credit.

Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management

The aim of this course is to provide students with a knowledge of socially responsible investment related issues that transcend the modern portfolio theory of Markowitz. Students gain an understanding of sustainable and responsible investment. They also develop the ability to uncover non-traditional risk and return drivers. Relevant case studies and a series of readings are relied upon to provide the basis for the course.

Prequisites & notes:

Note: Permission of the Graduate Program Director is required.

Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management

The objective of this course is to introduce students to the current practices in financial modelling and valuation using a spreadsheet software. Students learn how to manipulate financial data and how to perform financial analyses using various analytical tools. Using the skills, students learn how to forecast financial statements and build interactive valuation models for firms. One important aspect of this course is also to introduce students to portfolio modelling, efficient frontiers, and portfolio choice subject to constraints.