FIN-4733 - ADVANCED BANK MANAGEMENT
COURSE SYLLABUS - SPRING 2005
Instructor:
Dr. Larry R. White, Director, Banking Excellence Program
Office:
337 McCool Hall
Office Hours:
Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:00 – 12:00 a.m.,
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.,
AND BY APPOINTMENT
Office Phone:
662-325-1979
E-mail Address:
lwhite@cobilan.msstate.edu
Personal Website :
www.cbi.msstate.edu/faculty/lwhite
Prerequisites:
FIN-4723 (Commercial Banking)
FIN-4423 (Investments)
ACC-3203 (Financial Statement Analysis)
Course Objectives:
The course is designed to give the student interested in a career in bank management the
opportunity to apply and enhance his/her skills and knowledge of the principles of bank
management through discussions and projects. The course is taught in a seminar/case
discussion format, with the students having numerous opportunities to analyze various
bank management situations using both manual and computer-based analytical
techniques and to present and discuss their analyses in both oral and written
presentations.
In addition, functioning as a management team, the students will have the opportunity to
apply their skills and knowledge to bank management decision-making in a computerbased simulation.
Required Textbook:
Bank Management & Financial Services, Sixth Edition, by Peter S. Rose and Sylvia C.
Hudgins, McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2005.
Required Supplements: The Stanford Bank Game, Version 11, by Terry Beals and George Parker, Human
Resources West, Inc., 1997.
The Wall Street Journal.
Other information that is provided by the Instructor or Guest Speakers. This information
will be provided on my personal website.
Attendance Policy:
Due to the nature of the class and the fact that the class only meets one time per week,
attendance at each class is essential. Additionally, students are expected to be well
prepared to take an active and constructive part in the class discussions.
Grading:
The final grade for the course will be an average of the grades received on each
assignment (written and oral), as well as the grade received on the bank management
simulation project.
Academic Integrity:
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.