A Theoretical Foundation for the Basic Finance Course

Charles W. Haley

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 1975, vol. 10, issue 4, 691-694

Abstract: Over the past fifteen years we have seen an enormous increase in the theoretical and empirical literature in the field of finance. This outpouring of academic research has had a substantial impact on the content of finance courses including the introductory course. However, the changes in content at the introductory level appear to me to have been evolutionary rather than revolutionary. Textbooks contain more analytical and theoretical material, but this material is provided within traditional structures. The contents of the chapters have changed but not the titles of chapters nor the sequencing. With minor changes in wording I would guess that course outlines of today appear little different from those of ten years ago. I am not particularly disturbed by these observations, but I believe it is time to take a close look at what we are doing to our students, and I would like to explore the possibilities of a more coherent approach to the introductory course.

Date: 1975
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