BUSAD525:

• Read the assigned textbook reading.

• View Module 1 instructional videos. (Total viewing time: 1:40:48)

Module 1: Homework Problem Set includes the following (I, G):

1. Exercise 1: Annual Growth Rate
2. Exercise 2: Cash Flows
3. Exercise 3: Net Present Value and Rate of Return
4. Exercise 4: Time-Weighted and Money-Weighted Rate of Return
5. Exercise 5: Logarithmic Returns

Please Note: You must complete all of the exercises above by using the Module 1 Exercises Excel template to complete the Homework Problem Set for Module 1 and then you should submit the exercises as a completed workbook to the Module 1: Homework Problem Set Drop Box.

Module 1: Homework Problem Set is due by 3:00 AM Eastern Time (ET) on Monday unless noted otherwise.

Final Project (T, G):

Note the final project is not due until the end of Module 7 (see the due date listed in the course schedule for Module 7).

• Read the assigned textbook reading.

• View Module 2 instructional videos. (Total viewing time: 0:50:09)

Module 2: Homework Problem Set includes the following (I, G):

1. Exercise 1: Histogram and Frequency Distributions
2. Exercise 2: Weighted Mean
3. Exercise 3: Quartiles, Percentiles
4. Exercise 4: Population Variance and Population Standard Deviation

Please Note: You must complete all of the exercises above by using the IBM PG S&P500 Excel template to complete the Homework Problem Set for Module 2 and then you should submit the exercises as a completed workbook to the Module 2: Homework Problem Set Drop Box.

Module 2: Homework Problem Set is due by 3:00 AM (ET) on Monday unless noted otherwise.

• Read the assigned textbook reading.

• View Module 3 instructional videos. (Total viewing time: 0:47:29)

Module 3: Homework Problem Set includes the following (I, G):

1. Exercise 1: Probability Distribution
2. Exercise 2: The 50–68–95–99 Rule of the Normal Distribution
3. Exercise 3: Expected Value and Variance
4. Exercise 4: Variance
5. Exercise 5: Portfolio Expected Return and Variance of the Return
6. Exercise 6: Correlation

Please Note: You must complete all of the exercises above by using the Module 3 Exercises Excel template to complete the Homework Problem Set for Module 3 and then you should submit the exercises as a completed workbook to the Module 3: Homework Problem Set Drop Box.

Module 3: Homework Problem Set is due by 3:00 AM (ET) on Monday unless noted otherwise.

Mid-Course Survey (I, U):

Complete the Mid-Course Survey.

• Read the assigned textbook reading.

• View Module 4 instructional videos. (Total viewing time: 0:48:19)

Module 4: Homework Problem Set includes the following (I, G):

1. Exercise 1: Variance-Covariance Matrix
2. Exercise 2: Variance of the Portfolio
3. Exercise 3: Efficient Frontier
4. Exercise 4: Efficient Portfolio
5. Exercise 5: Capital Asset Line (CAL)
6. Exercise 6: Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)

Please Note: You must complete Exercises 1 through 6 above by using the Module 4 Exercises Excel template to complete the Homework Problem Set for Module 4 and then you should submit the exercises as a completed workbook to the Module 4: Homework Problem Set Drop Box.

Module 4: Homework Problem Set is due by 3:00 AM (ET) on Monday unless noted otherwise.

Midterm Exam (I, G):

The midterm exam will be available for you to take from Monday at 8 AM (ET) until Tuesday at 3 AM (ET).

• Read the assigned textbook reading.

• View Module 5 instructional videos. (Total viewing time: 0:48:51)

Module 5: Homework Problem Set includes the following (I, G):

1. Exercise 1: Simple Random Sampling
2. Exercise 2: Stratified Sampling
3. Exercise 3: Sampling Distribution for the Small Sample Size

Please Note: You must complete all of the exercises above by using the Module 5 Exercises Excel template to complete the Homework Problem Set for Module 5 and then you should submit the exercises as a completed workbook to the Module 5: Homework Problem Set Drop Box.

Module 5: Homework Problem Set is due by 3:00 AM (ET) on Monday unless noted otherwise.

• Read the assigned textbook reading.

• View Module 6 instructional videos. (Total viewing time: 0:39:27)

Module 6: Homework Problem Set includes the following (I, G):

1. Exercise 1: Hypothesis Testing (Problems 7.5, 7.8, and 7.9)
2. Exercise 2: Hypothesis Testing for a Mean (Problem 7.10)
3. Exercise 3: Hypothesis Testing for a Mean (Problem 7.11)
4. Exercise 4: Hypothesis Testing for Variance (Problem 7.13)
5. Exercise 5: Hypothesis Testing for Variance (Problem 7.14)

Please Note: You must complete all of the exercises above by using the Module 6 Exercises Excel template to complete the Homework Problem Set for Module 6 and then you should submit the exercises as a completed workbook to the Module 6: Homework Problem Set Drop Box.

Module 6: Homework Problem Set is due by 3:00 AM Eastern Time (ET) on Monday unless noted otherwise.

• Read the assigned textbook reading.

• View Module 7 instructional videos. (Total viewing time: 1:12:38)

Module 7: Homework Problem Set includes the following (I, G):

1. Exercise 1: Correlation
2. Exercise 2: Correlation
3. Exercise 3: Linear Regression
4. Exercise 4: CAPM
5. Exercise 5: Simple Regression Model
6. Exercise 6: Adjusted R-Square
7. Exercise 7: Dummy Variable
8. Exercise 8: Dummy Variable
9. Exercise 9: Regression Model
10. Exercise 10: Nonlinear Transformation

Please Note: You must complete all of the exercises above by using the Module 7 Exercises Excel template to complete the Homework Problem Set for Module 7 and then you should submit the exercises as a completed workbook to the Module 7: Homework Problem Set Drop Box.

Module 7: Homework Problem Set is due by 3:00 AM (ET) on Monday unless noted otherwise.

Final Project (T, G):

Complete the Final Project. The final project is due by 3:00 AM (ET) on Monday unless noted otherwise. You will also need to complete the Final Project Peer Evaluation as a part of this assignment.

Final Exam (I, G):

Complete the Final Exam. The final exam will be available for you to take from Monday at 8 AM (ET) until Tuesday at 3 AM (ET).