SemesterSpring Semester, 2020
DepartmentJunior Class A, Department of Public Finance Junior Class B, Department of Public Finance Senior Class A, Department of Public Finance Senior Class B, Department of Public Finance
Course NameWarren Buffett's Investment Methodology
InstructorLIN CHI-ANG
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule

(Subject to change)



Feb. 20: Finance and Investing



Feb. 27: Common Stocks



Mar. 5: Mergers and Acquisitions



Mar. 12: Buffett's Value Investing Rules



Mar. 19: BrkB



Mar. 26: BrkA



Apr. 2: No Class (National Holiday)



Apr. 9: Corporate Governance and Sustainability



Apr. 16: MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company



Apr. 23: Mid-term Report



Apr. 30: Clayton Homes 



May 7: RC Willey



May 14: Acme Brick 



May 21: Taxation



May 28: Accounting Shenanigans



Jun. 4: Group Reports 



Jun. 11: Group Reports 



Jun. 18: Group Reports 


Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant
Requirement/Grading

Grades will be determined on the basis of the student's performance in relation to a) class attendance and participation, b) one individual assignment, c) one group presentation on reviewing a Berkshire Hathaway company, and d) one research report.  



Class attendance and participation (10%)



Individual assignment (20%)



Group presentation (30%)



Final research report (40%)



 


Textbook & Reference

(Required Texts)



(A) Cunningham, Lawrence A. The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America. Fourth Edition. 2015. (ISBN: 978-1-61163-758-8)



(B) Ross, Stephen A., Randolph W. Westerfield, and Bradford D. Jordan. Essentials of Corporate Finance. 10th ed., 2020. McGraw-Hill. 



(Reference Books) 



1. Brears, Robert C. Natutral Resource Management and the Circular Economy. Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.



2. De Angelis, Roberta.  Business Models in the Circular Economy: Concepts, Examples and Theory. Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.



3. Lin, Brian Chi-ang and Zheng, Siqi. (eds.) Environmental Economics and Sustainability. Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell, 2017.



4. Osterwalder, Alexander and Pigneur, Yves. Business Model Generation : A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2010.



 


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