Frank Wyrostek, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Finance

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The objectives of the coursework and internship experiences in the Finance major are:

1. Provide a solid foundation in the understanding of financial concepts and processes which help determine the financial worthiness of a firm.

Pertinent courses:

  • Principles of Finance
  • Real Estate

2. To build upon that foundation by introducing students to using and applying these financial and analytical skills in a variety of environments.

Pertinent courses:

  • Capital Budgeting
  • Advanced Corp. Finance

3. To allow students to see how the use of spreadsheet programs such as Excel and other Office ’97 products can develop critical thinking and problem solving.

Pertinent courses:

    • Financial analysis with "Excel"
    • Capital Budgeting
    • Commercial Banking
    • Advanced Corp. Finance

4. To demonstrate the challenges firms face in the global marketplace by applying decision making processes in foreign markets.

Pertinent courses:

  • International Finance
  • Commercial Banking

5. To assist students in resume preparation, job search skills and gaining internship opportunities in the Finance field.

Recent interns at the following firms:

United Air Lines Inc.
   (Operations Assistant)

Johnson and Johnson Inc.
   (Controller Assistant)

Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.
   (Financial Advisor Support)

ServiceMaster Inc.
   (Treasury Analyst)

First Midwest Bank Corp.
   (Trust Department Staff)

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