COURSE NUMBER: EWMBA236G.10A

COURSE TITLE: Designing Financial Models that Work

Please note the unorthodox nature of this course, which meets on 4 Sundays.

UNITS OF CREDIT: 1 Unit

INSTRUCTOR: Sarah Tasker

E-MAIL ADDRESS: tasker@haas.berkeley.edu

MEETING DATES: Sundays 10/16, 10/30, 11/13, 11/20 from 9AM - 1PM

Please note the unusual format of this course. You must attend all sessions in their entirety in order to earn a passing grade.

CLASS WEB PAGE LOCATION (HTTP URL): to be emailed out

PREREQUISITE(S): Intermediate Excel skills along the lines of what is covered in Essential Workbook Techniques, Power of Calculations, and Data Analysis with Functions at Haas Computing Services.

CLASS FORMAT: In-class exercises with some lecture and discussion. Students are required to bring a laptop computer to every class. 

REQUIRED READINGS: None

BASIS FOR FINAL GRADE: In-class exercises, homework, class participation (attendance at all class sessions is required), plus a comprehensive open book exam the last day of class

CAREER FIELD:  Students going into all fields have found this course helpful

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH:  Sarah Tasker cares deeply about alleviating perplexity, especially when it comes to financial modeling. She has spent the last decade teaching modeling to Haas students, Cornell students, and many new investment banking hires. She won the Apple Teaching Award at Cornell and the Cheit Award for Excellence in Teaching at Haas. Her undergraduate and doctoral degrees are both from MIT.