Tepper School of Business Learning Objectives Samples

70-345 Business Presentations (Thomas Hajduk)

When you leave this course, provided you apply yourself throughout the semester, you should be able to:

Plan presentations based on audience needs and expectations.
Synthesize information and ideas from multiple texts and sources.
Develop style and tone appropriate for the situation.
Project personal credibility and professionalism.
Incorporate effective visual aid support.
Articulate a variety of ideas and attitudes.
Deliver oral presentations.
Critique communication using a standardized evaluation process to assess your own and others’ presentations (e.g., classmates and future employees).

The student successfully completing this course should be able to:

Set up and solve linear, quadratic, and stochastic optimization problems that fit an investor's goals and constraints (e.g., short-term time horizon, long-term time horizon, dynamic consumption).
Describe the role of estimation errors, taxes, and transaction costs in portfolio construction and discuss their implications.