Calculating Success: Unleashing the Power of Financial Tools in Corporate Finance Education

In this 45-minute webinar, Joe Smolira will empower corporate finance professors with innovative teaching methodologies. We will explore the vital role of financial calculators and Excel in bridging theoretical knowledge to real-world challenges, and gain insights into strategies for enhancing problem-solving skills in finance education.

Navigating the Future: Trends in Financial Modeling and Their Impact on College Education

Dr. Bill Hu of the University of Arkansas will explore evolving trends in financial modeling education in a webinar, covering topics from real-world applications to leveraging digital transformation and building partnerships for relevance and competitiveness. Discover the transformative elements shaping the curriculum, including cutting-edge technologies, interdisciplinary approaches, and a focus on soft skills and ethical considerations.

Empowering Educators: Design Your Student-Driven Learning Experience with Dr. Stephanie Yates

Dr. Stephanie Yates, Professor of Finance at the University of Alabama, will share techniques that have increased student participation and engagement in her finance courses. During this webinar she will 1. Discuss Techniques for creating engaging courses, whether online, in-person, or hybrid. 2. Discuss Techniques for creating engaging courses, whether online, in-person, or hybrid. 3. Learn how to empower students to take control of their learning journey through a personalized ‘design your own experience’ model using McGraw Hill Connect® and other publisher tools.

From Classroom to Wallet: Bridging Personal Finance Concepts to Real Life

The Kapoor Personal Finance author team discusses strategies for engaging students for financial literacy beyond the classroom.  

How Investors and Managers Think in the Wrong Units When Making Business Decisions 

On October 19th Dr. Kelly Shue hosted a webinar on the intersection between behavioral finance and corporate finance. Professor Kelly Shue shared her research about how investors and managers evaluate information in the wrong units when making business decisions. Topics covered included how: (1) managers focus on the number rather than the Black-Scholes value of option grants, (2) investors price financial news using dollar changes rather than percentage changes, and (3) ESG investors focus on the percentage rather than level of reductions in firm pollution. 

Rethinking ESG Investing: How Well Intentioned Financial Investments Can Go Wrong  

In this 45- minute webinar, Dr. Kelly Shue, Professor of Finance at the Yale School of Management and newly named co-author on the Ross franchise, will discuss why the dominant sustainable investing strategy may be counterproductive, because it pushes high-emissions firms towards short-termism. Professor Shue will also discuss the problems of insufficient industry adjustment, greenwashing, and how ESG investors focus on misleading metrics of progress.

Kapoor Author Team on Engaging Students for Financial Literacy and Career Readiness

Dr. Dlabay and Professor Hart discuss Ask-Bring-Create-Draw-Experience-Find, a framework for engaged teaching using experiential activities and field research for financial literacy and career readiness. These strategies enhance professional competencies, such as goal-setting, creative problem-solving, case analysis, and interviewing. Participants receive guidance from multiple sources, including McGraw Hill Connect®, to implement strategies to develop financial literacy and workforce readiness.

Dr. Alex Edmans on Integrating Responsible Business into Corporate Finance

There are widespread calls to integrate ESG into the finance curriculum. Dr. Alex Edmans discuss how faculty can adapt the mainstream principles that have been taught for decades to incorporate ESG.

Troy Adair on The Future of Teaching Finance

How will the move towards an analytics-centered world impact the way finance is taught? Troy Adair addresses the impact of the move towards an “analytics-centered world” on the teaching of finance, covering both the factors/opportunities driving this move as well as the potential impact on the way we teach finance.