Course descriptions
Explore the courses you will take during the MBA in Investment Management degree with CFA integration.
MBA in Investment Management - 2 years (45 credits)
Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management
This course will explore both micro-and macro-economics by using case studies and demonstrate the use of economic theories to contemporary situations. Topics include supply and demand, income distribution, differing market structures, interest rates, unemployment, inflation, business cycles, monetary and fiscal policy, economic growth, international trade and currency exchange rates. Students will be able to compute equilibria output and pricing for various market structures and identify and assess the impact of deadweight losses in a competitive economy.
Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management
The Data Analytics and Decision-Making course equips students with foundational business analytics skills, emphasizing data interpretation through statistical techniques. Covering topics from business intelligence tools to regression analysis and simulation modeling, the curriculum ensures proficiency in data-driven decision-making across business domains. Students learn to navigate various analytical models, gaining insights for strategic planning. This comprehensive training prepares graduates for real-world challenges, making them adept at making informed business decisions based on robust data analysis.
Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management
This course will cover core issues in corporate finance and their implications for financial policy and valuation. Topics include market efficiency, fundamentals of capital budgeting, capital structure decisions and the impact of leverage, theoretical issues in valuation including the role of cash flows and risk, an introduction to elements of corporate financial policy including dividend policy and corporate restructuring, and an introduction to the role of corporate governance in corporate finance. The course will also explore introductory applications of some of these topics in the form creating pro forma financial statements and their use in financial modeling.
Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management
The main goal of this course is to develop a comprehensive understanding of the strategic role of marketing within the firm and within the Canadian context. It covers all aspects of the marketing management process. This course is designed to help develop the necessary skills to analyze market opportunities, research and select target markets, design effective marketing strategies, plan marketing programs, and organize, implement, and control the marketing effort. The specificities of services and their implications in terms of marketing strategies are emphasized.
Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management
This course focuses on the concepts, methods and uses of financial statements, for decision making purposes. Students will be able to interpret financial statements prepared under the IFRS and US GAAP frameworks. The student will learn how to analyse these financial statements, understanding the basis for, and limitations of, the preparation of these financial statements.
Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management
This course examines the theory and use of futures, swaps, and option valuation. Future pricing using the expectation hypothesis and no-arbitrage will be demonstrated. Delta-hedging and no-arbitrage arguments will be used to underpin the binomial model and Black-Scholes models. Limits and pricing anomalies, such as the option smile, will be discussed. The use of futures and swaps to hedge corporate risks will be explored. Students will learn to use models to identifying mispriced derivative securities and list caveats and conditions to model driven trades. The use of partial derivatives of option prices (the Greeks) to modify investment decisions will be explored.
Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management
This course will examine the use of fundamental analysis and other methodologies to generate investment valuations and risk analyses. The impact of special situations on the valuation process and the valuation of equity derivative securities will be examined.
Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management
This course focuses on individual and group levels of behaviour and the interactions of behavioural phenomena among these levels. Concepts such as motivation, leadership, group behaviour, and managing change in organizations are examined. Students will acquire an understanding of change processes and skills relating to organizational diagnosis and change.
Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management
This course will examine issues regarding the management of investment funds including techniques for the identification and prevention of professional misconduct, and will examine the nature and drafting of compliance procedures. This course will examine the practice of portfolio management and investment valuation through the use of topical cases.
Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management
This course integrates the core functional disciplines of business within a strategic perspective and introduces several strategic management concepts including industry analysis and dynamics, the organizational resource audit, strategic typologies, the role of the general manager and the management of strategic transformations. The principal goal is to develop and enhance student ability in problem identification, environmental and organizational analysis, strategic alternative formulations, and action implementation. The pedagogy of the course is based upon comprehensive case studies that deal with strategic issues in a variety of contemporary business contexts.
Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management
In this course, students will gain expertise in portfolio management principles, encompassing investment strategy formulation, investment policy establishment, and asset allocation strategies. They will assess investment approaches based on their risk-reward dynamics, the advantages of diversifying portfolios, and compensation considerations. Topics covered include setting investment objectives and policies; ethical standards and fiduciary duties; capital markets expectations; diversification and asset allocation; fixed-income, equity and alternative investment portfolio management; risk management; capital markets and securities trading; monitoring and rebalancing; and evaluating portfolio performance.
Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management
This course offers an in-depth exploration of how Advanced Technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Financial Technology (Fintech), and Blockchain Technology revolutionize Investment Management. Covering fundamental AI concepts to advanced Fintech innovations, along with comprehensive insights into blockchain and crypto assets, students will engage with the technologies shaping the future of finance.
Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management
This course delves into the field of Private Wealth Management and Financial Planning. Students engage in a comprehensive study of wealth management strategies, financial planning, asset allocation, and risk management, ensuring a well-rounded proficiency. The program begins by establishing the foundational elements of private wealth management, progressing to the unique financial behaviors and needs of high-net-worth clients. Emphasis is placed on developing tailored financial plans, strategic investment approaches, and understanding the critical aspects of tax planning and estate management. The course also covers legal and ethical considerations in wealth management, ensuring students are aware of the necessary regulatory standards and ethical practices. The integration of real-world applications is achieved through case studies, guest speakers, and a Financial Planning Project, providing students with hands-on experience in the field.
Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management
The aim of this course is to provide students with a knowledge of socially responsible investment related issues that transcend the modern portfolio theory of Markowitz. As the level of sustainable and responsible investment continues to grow exponentially, the ability of analysts to uncover non- traditional risk and return drivers will become increasingly important in efforts to identify the next generation of winning companies. Relevant case studies and a series of readings will be relied upon to provide the basis for the course.
Offered by: Goodman Inst
Program: Investment Management
This course offers an introductory overview of the commercial real estate industry. It discusses different real estate vocations, provides an overview of the real estate investment process, and introduces different ownership forms including real estate investment trusts. It explores the basic financial concepts used in real estate investment such as, commercial lease types and the calculation of rent, the four primary valuation approaches, real estate financing through mortgages and the financial metrics used by investors to make real estate investment decisions.
