APPLIED EQUITY MARKETS RESEARCH 1
A capstone experience focused on investments, research, sales and trading which is designed to provide the opportunity to learn and perform many of the practical skills necessary to research, analyze and pitch equity securities as long investments and/or short sales. Application required.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Consent of instructor Course Designation: Core GenEd - Mathematics & Quantitative Reasoning Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Assess business models so as to understand the future performance and intrinsic value of a particular business Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop a framework to assess business quality and how it might change over time Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify key drivers of an industry and company Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze the financial information that comes to market from the companies as a means to extrapolate future information Audience: Undergraduate 5. Develop a view (a preliminary investment thesis) utilizing a methodology to develop forecasts and projected financial model for a company Audience: Undergraduate 6. Write a short investment thesis and recommendation for a company’s stock Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Assess business models so as to understand the future performance and intrinsic value of a particular business Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop a framework to assess business quality and how it might change over time Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify key drivers of an industry and company Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze the financial information that comes to market from the companies as a means to extrapolate future information Audience: Undergraduate 5. Develop a view (a preliminary investment thesis) utilizing a methodology to develop forecasts and projected financial model for a company Audience: Undergraduate 6. Write a short investment thesis and recommendation for a company’s stock Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027