BUS 136: INVESTMENTS: SECURITY ANALYSIS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 2 hours; term paper, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): BUS 133 with a grade of C- or better; 2 of the following: BUS 106, ECON 134, BUS 132. Provides a thorough study of the investment process. Topics include portfolio selection, asset-pricing models, term structure, and portfolio performance valuation. Discusses empirical uses of securities data and empirical issues in testing asset pricing models.
Average GPA: 3.30
Grade distribution records: 1,782 students across 29 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 29 | 1.6% |
| A | 399 | 22.4% |
| A- | 426 | 23.9% |
| B+ | 240 | 13.5% |
| B | 375 | 21.0% |
| B- | 134 | 7.5% |
| C+ | 55 | 3.1% |
| C | 52 | 2.9% |
| C- | 21 | 1.2% |
| D+ | 7 | 0.4% |
| D | 15 | 0.8% |
| D- | 4 | 0.2% |
| F | 18 | 1.0% |
| W | 7 | 0.4% |
Based on 1,782 student grade records across 29 terms and 4 professors.
Instructors
- Greg Richey 549 students, Average GPA 3.38
- Jean Helwege 265 students, Average GPA 3.20
- Ivalina Kalcheva 178 students, Average GPA 3.28
- Ghulam Sarwar 75 students, Average GPA 3.36