ITEC-388 Information Technology for Financial Services (3)

Financial services firms are the leaders and largest investors in the use of information technology (IT). Considered early IT adopters; retail; investment; and mortgage banks; insurance companies; brokerage, and even entire stock exchanges use IT to improve efficiency and effectiveness. Learning in this course focuses on IT-centric activities including interactive stock market simulations and IT-based research tools. Students evaluate the viability and feasibility of IT investment opportunities. Prerequisite: ITEC-200 and FIN-365.