This course presents financial concepts, terms, and functions of finance in a business organization. Topics of focus include Time Value of Money (TVM), interest rate, bond/stock valuation, financial budgeting, decision making, and forecasting. It also equips students with the skills and knowledge in developing a systematic process of analytics, as a “best practice”, that helps find proper solutions to various financial problems. In addition, this course introduces students to the use and roles information systems in modern-day financial services, including exposure to and experience with different kinds of financial services software applications. Prerequisite: ECO 151