ECON 134: INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): BUS 020; ECON 003 or ECON 003H; STAT 008 or ECON 101; or equivalent; or consent of instructor. An introduction to financial management and financial institutions. Includes time value of money, stock and bond valuation, risk and return, portfolio theory, capital budgeting, capital structure, dividend policy, and financial databases. Cross-listed with BUS 106. Credit is awarded for one of the following BUS 106, ECON 134, or BUS 133.
Average GPA: 2.69
Grade distribution records: 268 students across 11 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 15 | 5.6% |
| A | 29 | 10.8% |
| A- | 25 | 9.3% |
| B+ | 31 | 11.6% |
| B | 28 | 10.4% |
| B- | 29 | 10.8% |
| C+ | 18 | 6.7% |
| C | 38 | 14.2% |
| C- | 15 | 5.6% |
| D+ | 7 | 2.6% |
| D | 8 | 3.0% |
| D- | 4 | 1.5% |
| F | 12 | 4.5% |
| NP | 1 | 0.4% |
| W | 8 | 3.0% |
Based on 268 student grade records across 11 terms and 3 professors.
Instructors
- Y. Chung 65 students, Average GPA 2.98
- Greg Richey 13 students, Average GPA 3.26
- Damian Dunbar 12 students, Average GPA 3.62