FIN 3610: Risk Management and Insurance

Dr. Kenneth J. Wiant

Office:                           JH 334                                                             

Telephone:                    372-3878

E-mail:                          kwiant@tntech.edu

Office Hours:                 Mon. - Thurs.11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m., and by appointment.

 

COURSE

OBJECTIVES

FIN 3610 covers the fundamentals of risk management and insurance, and provides a basis for assessing risk and decision making to enhance business and personal value.

 

PREREQUISITES

None.

 

RESOURCES

Required: 

·         Risk Management and Insurance, Scott E. Harrington, Gregory R. Niehaus, Second ed., McGraw-Hill/Irwin (2004).

·         e-instruction  activation code

·         e-instruction Course Performance System keypad

·         Calculator

Encouraged: 

·         The Wall Street Journal

 

 

Teaching METHOD

 

Lecture, discussion, reading and written assignments.

International Business Content

 

International risk management

Ethics Content

 

Discussed throughout course.

GRADING

Course grades will be based upon your performance on three exams (two mid-terms and final), worth 100 points each, and quizzes, class participation, and homework, together worth 100 points. Exams will cover the assigned readings from the text, problems, and class lectures. Your final grade will be based on the following schedule:

 

                        Total Points                Grade

                         360-400                         A

                         320-359                         B

                         280-319                         C

                         240-279                         D

                         less than 240                    F

 

 

Make-up tests will not be given.  Missed quizzes result in a zero for the quiz. Excused missed exams will increase the weight of the final exam.  A documented excuse must be provided and the instructor must be notified prior to the test.

 

ATTENDANCE

Attendance, with text, keypad, and calculator, is expected each class period.  Material missed should be obtained from your colleagues.  Prior lectures or problems presented in class are not repeated.

 

ACADEMIC

MISCONDUCT

A fundamental principle of academic, business and community life is honesty.  Violation of this ethical concept will result in penalties ranging from a grade of "F" on the work and referral to the Vice President for Student Affairs.   Consult your Student Handbook.

 

Students with Disabilites

Students with a disability requiring accommodations should contact the Office of Disability Services (ODS). An Accommodation Request (AR) should be completed as soon as possible, preferably by the end of the first week of the course. The ODS is located in the Roaden University Center, Room 112; phone 372-6119."

(This syllabus is subject to change.)