Seattle University Student Learning OutcomesSeattle University graduate students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate mastery of the competencies required in their profession or field.

2. Produce effective written work deemed publishable in appropriate contexts.

3. Make effective oral presentations adapted to specific audiences.

4. Recognize and address moral and ethical challenges within their profession or field.

5. Demonstrate a worldview informed by multicultural and global perspectives.

6. Understand and appreciate the Jesuit/Catholic linking of faith and justice.

7. Assess their own levels of commitment to community service and to a just world.

8. Demonstrate effective leadership and team skills needed to convert goals to action.

9. Articulate a personal and professional growth plan in which continued learning is a key component.

 

Graduate Students

Department/Program

Economics and Finance/MSF

Student Learning Outcomes

Seattle University’s Student Learning Outcomes

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  • Choose and apply tools of mathematical and statistical modeling using spreadsheets, databases, software, and the Internet for financial problem solving
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  • Effectively communicate and justify, in both written and oral form, results and recommendations of financial analysis to audiences having a variety of financial sophistication

 

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  • Demonstrate the ability to value and evaluate performance of stocks, bonds, contingent claims and entire firms, both individually and in portfolios, using alternative theories and applications of risk and return

 

 

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  • Evaluate proposals to raise and deploy capital, formulate policy of disbursing cash, and structure stakeholder incentives with the goal of creating value in corporate setting

 

 

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  • Understand the role and efficiency of global financial markets and intermediaries in price setting and channeling capital

 

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  • Measure and mitigate risk of investment portfolios of individuals and corporations using financial instruments and contracts

 

 

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  • Assess the social and ethical implications of financial decisions

 

 

 

 

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