FINN 3226: Financial Theory & Practice
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Modern financial theory and its applications, including risk theory, market equilibrium asset pricing models, efficient market theory, capital structure theory and applications (including issues surrounding financial distress and bankruptcy), dividend policy, agency problems, informational asymmetry, advanced topics in capital budgeting, and leasing.
Average GPA: 2.97
Grade distribution records: 3,951 students across 32 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1,295 | 32.8% |
| B | 1,289 | 32.6% |
| C | 785 | 19.9% |
| D | 120 | 3.0% |
| F | 125 | 3.2% |
| W | 192 | 4.9% |
Based on 3,951 student grade records across 32 terms and 18 professors.
Instructors
- Judson Russell 1,289 students, Average GPA 3.12
- Lloyd Blenman 789 students, Average GPA 2.47
- Taichun Piao 560 students, Average GPA 3.00
- Ruiyao Zhu 253 students, Average GPA 2.70
- Selcuk Karahan 209 students, Average GPA 2.92
- Sailu Li 178 students, Average GPA 2.74
- Alex Castelli 134 students, Average GPA 3.45
- Sami Najjar 80 students, Average GPA 3.50
- Peter Nostrom 78 students, Average GPA 3.82
- Gene Lai 71 students, Average GPA 3.16
- Charles Teague 64 students, Average GPA 3.15
- Dhara Shah 53 students, Average GPA 2.73
- Sara Spencer 40 students, Average GPA 3.24
- Lingfei Kong 38 students, Average GPA 3.83
- Kwabena Kesse 33 students, Average GPA 2.94
- Yueliang Lu 29 students, Average GPA 3.32
- Jeffrey Lyon 26 students, Average GPA 2.72
- Joseph Mulla 26 students, Average GPA 3.67