Master of Science in Finance (DC) 

Welcome Packet 2017 

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Welcome from the Dean  2 

Welcome from the Academic Program Director  3 

Meet the Faculty  4 

Program Summary  16 

Orientation  17 

Welcome from the Career Development Office  18 

Academic Calendar  19 

Getting Started 

Campus Information 

Academic Ethics Policy  27 

Finance Student Clubs  28 

Finance Value Added Activities  30 

Student Health Benefits Plan  31 

Pre‐Arrival checklist  33 

Housing & Hotel Information  34 

Contact information  35 

Table of Contents 

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July 2017

Dear Student:

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. As a member of the master’s degree program, you are poised for a fascinating and challenging journey that will impact your life in powerful and positive ways.

The Carey Business School was founded at Johns Hopkins University thanks to the vision of the late philanthropist, William P. Carey. Put simply, he believed that business education could help build a better society. This guiding principle transformed the university’s 90-year-old business program into the AACSB-accredited business school we are today.

In choosing Carey, you will be joining a special place where business is taught with humanity in mind. Your courses will present business concepts in a rigorous and integrated framework that emphasizes practical applications while challenging you to address real-world problems. Our learning environment fosters thoughtful discussion of critical business issues, including ethics, leadership, and community engagement, with not only the Carey faculty but also with a wide range of business and community leaders. Special emphasis is placed on experiential learning as you work with businesses and nongovernmental organizations around the globe.

In addition to the day-to-day support you will receive from the dedicated faculty and staff of the Carey School, you will benefit from being part of Johns Hopkins University. All of us, individually and collectively, are committed to your success.

So again, welcome to Johns Hopkins University and the Carey Business School. I wish you a wonderful experience filled with discovery and achievement.

Sincerely,

Bernard T. Ferrari Professor and Dean

Office of the Dean 100 International Drive Baltimore, MD 21202-1099 Office Phone 410-234-9210 www.carey.jhu.edu

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Dear Student: 

Let me extend my personal congratulations and warmest greetings on your admission to the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. We are very pleased to have you among our newest class of students in the MS in Finance (MSF) program. Our program truly embodies the school’s mission to teach business with humanity in mind.  

The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School MSF program helps students receive a firm grounding in the essentials of finance, economics and investments, and other advanced concepts and methods in quantitative and analytical finance.  Our rigorous curriculum also emphasizes creativity, critical thinking, and ethical behavior.  Throughout the program, you will also explore concepts such as socially responsible investing, ethical leadership, and the role of finance in improving people’s lives, among other crucial areas. 

Please review the attached program information and the Student Handbook very carefully so as to familiarize yourself with the important University policies and regulations. Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any further questions or comments you may have regarding the MSF program, curriculum or your career interests. 

Johns Hopkins Carey Business School faculty and staff are committed to your success throughout your educational program. 

Once again, I extend my heartfelt congratulations. We sincerely hope that your experience at Johns Hopkins will be an important milestone in your education helping you become a successful future business leader and finance professional.   

I look forward to welcoming you to the program this Fall.   

Sincerely, 

Demir Yener, PhD Senior Lecturer in Finance Academic Program Director, Master of Science in Finance Program 

Welcome from the Academic Program Director 

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Ahmad Ajakh Lecturer 

Ahmad Ajakh, PhD (University of Nantes, France) joined the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 2014 as fulltime faculty. He has 14 years of industry experience in alternative investment in large financial institutions including Morgan Stanley and AXA Investments Management. He is a co‐founder of Fitzroy Capital Management, New York. Ajakh’s 

research and teaching interests include quantitative and behavioral finance, alternative investments, financial modeling, and quantitative finance and risk management.  

Ge Bai Assistant Professor 

Ge Bai, PhD (Michigan State University) joined the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 2016. She is an assistant professor of accounting in the practice track. Dr. Bai is an expert on health care provider billing and cost management and has extensive experience in analyzing large administrative and claims data.  

She has published in leading academic journals such as JAMA, Health Affairs, Medicare Care Research & Review, Decision Sciences, Journal of Management Accounting Research, Accounting Horizons, Journal of Business Ethics, and American Journal of Medical Quality. Her work has been widely featured in CBS, CNN, Fox News, NBC, New York Times, NPR, Washington Post, and other media and used as testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee. 

Arturo Balana  Lecturer  

Arturo Balana, DSc (The George Washington University) joined the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 2016 as a full‐time faculty in the practice track. His prior experience includes over 30 years at the World Bank Treasury managing high‐grade fixed‐income portfolios and providing technical assistance in portfolio management to central banks. He taught part‐time at Carey for two years and at George Washington University School of Engineering for 9 years. His 

teaching and research interests include investments, derivatives, asset allocation, corporate finance, and management science modeling.   

Federico M. Bandi  Professor 

Federico M. Bandi, PhD (Economics, Yale University) joined the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 2009. He is a professor in the research track with expertise in the areas of financial econometrics, continuous‐time asset pricing, and empirical market microstructure.  A leading expert on the analysis of high‐frequency data for insights into micro‐market structures, Federico Bandi joined the Carey Business School after teaching courses in econometrics and statistics at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.  Bandi earned a doctorate and two master’s degrees in economics from 

Yale University, in addition to master’s and undergraduate degrees in economics from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. 

His research interests include financial econometrics, time series econometrics, continuous‐time asset pricing, empirical asset pricing, and empirical market microstructure. He has published more than a dozen research articles in the foremost journals on econometrics and finance. 

Meeting the Faculty 

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Yuval Bar‐Or  Assistant Professor 

Yuval Bar‐Or, PhD (The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania) is an Assistant Professor on the practice track at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School since 2014. He is an investment advisor to the National Financial Legacy Group where he provides investment advisory and wealth management services to clients. He is also the founder and president of the Light Brigade LLC, management consulting company which provides services in the areas of risk 

management, decision making, and investing literacy education services. His teaching interests include finance, investments, and portfolio management. 

Professor Bar‐Or honors and distinctions include, Sloan Fellow (1996); Dean’s Fellowship of Distinguished Merit, The Wharton School (1995); Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellowship (1995); Centennial Scholarship, McMaster University (1993); Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Government of the Province of Ontario, Canada (1993). 

Arnab Bisi Assistant Professor 

Arnab Bisi, PhD (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) is an Assistant Professor on practice track at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School from 2014. Previously he worked as an Assistant Professor at the Krannert School of Management of Purdue University. Dr. Bisi’s research interests include supply chain management, inventory management, stochastic modeling and optimization, dynamic pricing, and operational risk management. 

 Su Han Chan Professor 

Su Han Chan, PhD (Finance, University of Texas at Austin) joined the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 2014.  She has expertise in the areas of corporate finance and real estate. Prior to joining JHU Carey, she was Professor in the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College/City University of New York. Professor Chan’s teaching interests include corporate finance, advanced corporate finance, financial modeling, project finance, real estate finance and 

investment, and real estate entrepreneurship.  

Professor Chan’s honors and distinctions include, Associate Editor, Journal of Real Estate Research (2000‐present); Associate Editor, International Real Estate Review (1998 ‐ present); Guest Co‐Editor, Review of Financial Economics (2007 Special Issue on Joint Ventures and Business Alliances); Editorial Board, Financial Management Survey and Synthesis Series (1998‐2009); Associate Editor, Journal of Financial Research (1997‐2000); Best MBA Teacher Award, School of Business, University of Hong Kong (1999/2000).      

Chen Cheng Assistant Professor  

Chen Cheng, PhD (Northwestern University) is an Assistant Professor on the research track at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School from 2016. She is interested in incentives in organizations. Her works focus on how disagreement in organization affects contract design and ownership, how political institutions affect politicians' incentives to experiment, and how formal and informal institutions interplay. 

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Kwang Soo Cheong Associate Professor 

Kwang Soo Cheong, PhD (Economics, Stanford University) joined the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 2001. He is an Associate Professor in the practice track with expertise in the areas of corporate finance, industrial organization, income distribution, and public finance. Professor Cheong previously taught at Stanford University and the University of Hawaii. As a consultant to IMF, he has taught finance training courses in Singapore, South Africa, and Washington DC. 

Professor Cheong’s honors and distinctions include, Editor of the New Economics Papers (Financial Markets, Industrial Organization, Public Finance); Associate Editor of the International Economic Journal Board Member of International Council on Korean Studies; and Board Member of International Council on Korean Studies. 

Joseph Colantuoni Senior Professional Instructor 

Dr. Joseph Colantuoni is a Senior Financial Economist for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in Washington, DC. His work involves estimating bank failure costs, pricing deposit insurance, and providing risk management support for FDIC's multi‐billion dollar insurance fund. He has advised numerous countries on technical aspects of bank deposit insurance and failure resolution through the FDIC’s Office of International Affairs and the 

International Association of Deposit Insurers. 

He has been teaching finance at the Carey Business School of Johns Hopkins University since 2002. He specializes in teaching Corporate Finance and Financial Institutions Management with a particular interest in the application of option pricing theory to problems in financial risk management. Dr. Colantuoni was one of the 2005 and 2012 recipients of the Excellence in Teaching Award from Johns Hopkins. He has also taught at the University of Virginia and the Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. He received an MA and PhD in Economics from the University of Virginia. Dr. Colantuoni’s teaching interests include corporate finance, financial institutions management, option pricing theory, and financial risk management.  

Kathleen Day Lecturer 

Kathleen Day (MS, MBA) joined the Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business in 2013. She comes from the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL), a nonprofit, non‐partisan research and policy group that focuses on the financial services industry and is a MacArthur Foundation Award winner for "creative and effective organizations." She joined CRL after 22 years as a business reporter for the Washington Post, where she covered the financial services industry, including the savings and loan 

debacle; the collapse of Long‐Term Capital Management and other hedge‐fund and derivatives issues; scandals at Enron, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae; 911 terrorist financing and other money‐laundering schemes; banking; and corporate governance issues. Day is the author of “S&L Hell: the people and politics behind the $1 trillion savings‐and‐loan crisis,” published by W.W. Norton in 1993, which was named a New York Times Sunday Book Review “Notable Book of the Year” and one of Business Week’s top 10 business books of the year. In addition to financial crises, her interests include the related topics of corporate governance, government regulation, lobbying and campaign finance, ethics and crisis communication. 

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Kabir Dutta  Assistant Professor 

Kabir Dutta received PhD in Financial Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, MBA in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and MS in Computer Science from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of the New York University. He is an Assistant professor of Finance in the practice track with expertise in financial risk management, stability of financial institutions, information economics, and operational risk. 

He has extensive experience and held several senior positions  across various industries such as telecommunication, energy, exploration and production, management consulting, financial services, and financial regulation. 

 Itay Fainmesser Assistant Professor 

Itay Fainmesser, PhD (Harvard University) is an Assistant Professor on the Research Track at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School from 2014. Professor Fainmesser is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at The Johns Hopkins University Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. He studies how social networks affect and are affected by market activities and market rules. His current work explores the optimal pricing of network goods, 

the role of intermediaries in markets, and the shape and evolution of trust networks. 

Paul J. Ferraro Professor  

Paul J. Ferraro, PhD (Cornell University) is the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Business and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.  Dr. Ferraro has a joint faculty appointment in the Whiting School of Engineering and the Carey Business School. His research focuses on behavioral economics and the design and evaluation of environmental programs in the private and public sector. Because these research areas are multi‐disciplinary and applied, he 

collaborates with scientists and engineers from a variety of social, natural and physical science disciplines, as well as practitioners in the field. Dr. Ferraro’s teaching interests include casual inference, environmental economics and policy, behavioral economics, and field experiments. 

Dr. Ferraro’s honors and achievements include Humanitas Visiting Professor of Sustainability, University of Cambridge (2015‐2016); Provost’s Faculty Fellow Award (2013); National Academy of Sciences Cozzarelli Prize (2012); Fulbright Scholar (Costa Rica) (2011‐2012); Outstanding Faculty Achievement Award (2010); World Wildlife Fund Senior Science Fellow (2006‐present); Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Fund Visiting Scientist (2007‐2010). 

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Charles C Freitag, Jr. Senior Professional Instructor 

Mr. Freitag is Chief Financial Officer of Data Trace Publishing Company and related subsidiaries. He is a graduate of Lehigh University and a CPA and has his MBA in finance. Mr. Freitag’s background began at Ernst & Young in both audit and tax for seven years. He left E&Y to be Vice President of Finance at Electronic Modules Corporation (EMC) which provided process control systems to a variety of industries. Mr. Freitag was involved in several mergers and acquisitions and the ultimate successful sale of EMC to 

Texas Instruments. He has also provided consulting services for numerous start‐up companies and their successful exit strategies. As CFO for Data Trace in addition to his financial responsibilities, Mr. Freitag created a subsidiary that has grown to comprise 25% of the Data Trace family of companies. 

Mr. Freitag has been an instructor at Johns Hopkins for over 20 years teaching accounting and managerial finance. 

Nicola Fusari Assistant Professor 

Nicola Fusari, PhD (Swiss Finance Institute at the University of Lugano) joined the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 2013.  Professor Fusari’s research focuses on theoretical and empirical asset pricing with particular attention to derivatives markets.  His current work explores the information contained in large panels of options for modeling and describing market and variance risk premia dynamics. Professor Fusari’s work has been published on the Journal of Financial 

Economics, Management Science, and the Journal of Derivatives. He was a Post‐Doctoral Fellow at the Kellogg School of Management from 2009 to 2013. 

Shweta Gaonkar Assistant Professor 

Shweta Gaonkar, PhD (University of Maryland) is an Assistant Professor on the research track at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School from 2014.  Her research interests lie in the areas of strategy and entrepreneurship, with a focus on origin of entrepreneurs and its impact on firm behavior or performance. Her dissertation examines the impact of heterogeneity in the founders’ background and how it shapes the startups’ network and performance. 

Arefaine Ghebre‐Yohannes Senior Instructor 

Arefaine Ghebre‐Yohannes, PhD (Economics, Northwestern University) has been actively involved in the financial services industry, in international financial institutions and central banking overseas, and has taught economics and finance at the university level. He joined the Carey Business School in 2015 as a Senior Lecturer in the practice track with expertise in the areas of economics and finance. In addition to his academic experience, Dr. Ghebre‐Yohannes worked for the United States Department of Treasury and international financial institutions. 

Dr. Ghebre‐Yohannes’ honors and distinctions include, tenure at the University of Michigan, Dearborn; Summer Fellowship: University of Chicago ‐ Graduate School of Business; Scholarship: Graduate School, Northwestern University, and AAI; Chancellor’s Gold Medal: Haile Selassie I University, Ethiopia.  His selected publications include: The Irwin Guide to Reward & Risk. Irwin Professional Publishing; The Financial System and the Economy. Burgess International “Housing Finance in Eritrea,” Eritrean Studies Review; “Currency & Banking for an Emerging Economy,” in Hiwet T. Giorghis, ed., Emergent Eritrea; “FRM or ARM?  Simplifying the Choice,” The Real Estate Appraiser. “Discount Points and Contract Rates,” The Appraisal Journal; “The Derivation of Simple Formulas for Comparing Investment Alternatives with and without Load and Account Fees,” Journal of Consumer Affairs. 

Jeffrey Hooke Senior Lecturer

Mr. Hooke earned an MBA from the Wharton School and a BS degree (cum laude) from the University of Pennsylvania. Jeff Hooke is a broad-based finance and investment executive with global experience throughout the U.S., Europe and the emerging markets of Latin America and Asia. He was a Managing Director of Focus Securities, an M&A-oriented boutique investment bank, prior to joining Carey. Earlier, Hooke focused on emerging market investment and private

equity. He was a director at the Emerging Markets Partnership, a $5 billion private equity group. Earlier, he was a Principal Investment Officer of the International Finance Corporation, the $30 billion private sector division of the World Bank.

His New York investment banking career covered two major firms: Lehman Brothers and Schroder Wertheim. He began his career as an investment officer in the private placement department of Metropolitan Life Insurance. He is the author of four books and many publications.

Neil Kleinberg Lecturer

Neil Kleinberg is the founder, CEO, and inventor of the intellectual property of DiliVer, a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) software company with specialized due diligence solutions, and is responsible for leading performance and growth functions. In 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur, executive, management consultant, and lead engineer in the information technology industry, his expertise spans the commercial and government sectors, as well as (in addition to IT) the financial services, national security, healthcare, judicial, public safety, and telecommunications industries.

In his previous role, Mr. Kleinberg led corporate development buy-side and sell-side M&A activities at enterprise software market leader ASI, and participated in over 20 initiated transactions, including a private equity raise. Prior to ASI, as President of VerticalFalls Software, which developed CRM solutions for financial advisors working in brokerage firms, Mr. Kleinberg orchestrated a successful exit as they were acquired by Sage in 2007.

Before VerticalFalls, he was a founder in two other prosperous high-growth technology companies—EIC, a management consulting firm, and NTC, a specialized RF electronics firm. Mr. Kleinberg is also currently an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School teaching Strategic Management and Entrepreneurial Finance courses, and is a Technology Commercialization Advisory Board member at Johns Hopkins University where he received his MS in Computer Science and BS in Bioengineering.

Recently, Mr. Kleinberg became a mentor of the Washington DC Chapter of the Founder Institute, a global program for training technology entrepreneurs and preparing them to launch new companies, and was elected to the MindShare CEO Network and Alumni Association.

Michael J. Kubik Senior Professional Instructor

Michael Kubik is an Investment Specialist - Asset Allocation within U.S. Investment Services Division and a Vice President of T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. Michael earned a B.S. in finance from Towson State University, magna cum laude, and a MBA in finance from Johns Hopkins University, summa cum laude. He earned his Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has been teaching at Johns Hopkins since July 2002. Mr. Kubik’s teaching interests include asset allocation and investments.

Mr. Kubik’s honors and distinctions include an Excellence in Teaching Award (2006).

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 Wei Li  Assistant Professor 

Wei Li, PhD (University of Maryland) is an Assistant Professor on the Research Track at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School from 2014. His expertise are in the areas of liquidity, market microstructure, and information economics. Professor Li’s teaching interests include investments, derivatives, fixed income securities, and international finance. His current research explores the impact of high frequency trading on market liquidity and information 

efficiency. 

Professor Li’s honors and distinctions include, NASDAQ OMX Group Educational Foundation Ph.D. Dissertation Fellowships (2013‐14). 

Jim Liew Assistant Professor 

Jim Kyung‐Soo Liew, PhD (Finance, Columbia Business School) joined the Carey Business School in 2012. He is an Assistant Professor with expertise in the areas of finance, quantitative finance, and hedge funds. His honors and distinctions include, Editorial Advisory Board Journal of Portfolio Management, Chairman of NYU Stern Hedge Fund Association, Outstanding Teaching Assistant 

Award, Columbia Business School, 1996. Professor Liew’s teaching interests include derivatives, entrepreneurial finance, fixed income, hedge fund strategies, and wealth management. 

 Angelo Mele Assistant Professor 

Angelo Mele, PhD (Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign), joined the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 2011. He is an Assistant Professor in the research track with expertise in the areas of applied econometrics, labor economics, and applied microeconomics. Professor Mele’s teaching interests include applied econometrics, applied microeconomics, labor economics, and social networks, racial segregation, computational methods, structural estimation, and spatial econometrics. 

Professor Mele’s honors and distinctions include, the R.W. Harbeson Dissertation Fellowship, UIUC (2009‐2011); the E.B. McNatt Award for Research in Labor Economics, UIUC (2008‐2009); and the Hans Brems Award (Best Graduate Research Paper), UIUC (2007‐2007). 

Lasse Mertins Associate Professor 

Lasse Mertins, Ph.D. (Virginia Tech) is an Associate Professor in the practice track and is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA). He joined the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 2014. His expertise are in the areas of financial statement analysis, managerial accounting and performance assessments. Professor Mertins teaching interests include managerial accounting, financial accounting, and performance measurements and assessment.  

Professor Mertins honors and distinctions include, the 2015 Black & Decker Research Grant; the AAA 2016 Midyear Meeting Outstanding Case Award of the Management Accounting Section (with James Long, DeWayne Searcy and Brian Vansant); and the Mid‐Atlantic Coordinator of the American Accounting Association’s ABO Section. 

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Shabnam Mousavi Assistant Professor 

Shabnam Mousavi earned two PhDs in Economics and Statistics, as well as a Post‐Doctorate in Finance from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. She is a fellow of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin. She has served on the faculty at Penn State University, Georgia State and Santa Clara University. Her research is focused on actual decision processes used in daily and professional choice situations, axiomatic frameworks for rationality and wisdom, Markov chain 

processes, characterizations of uncertainty, and communication of risk. Her teaching interests are behavioral finance, decision theory, mathematical/statistical modeling, and medical decision making. 

Professor Mousavi’s honors include, Advisory Board Member, Experimental Ethics Lab, Technische Universität München (TUM) (2014 –present); Secretary, Board of the Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics (2011 – present); Editorial Board, Journal of Socio‐Economics (2009 – present); Recipient, Research Award, University of Chicago Defining Wisdom Project (2008‐10); Recipient, Research Award, American Institute for Economic Research (2000‐ 01).  

Mitsukuni Nishida Assistant Professor 

Mitsukuni Nishida, PhD (Economics, University of Chicago) joined the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 2010. He is an Assistant Professor in the Research Track with expertise in the areas of industrial organization and quantitative marketing. He also has a joint appointment with Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. His teaching interests are microeconomics and business strategy. 

Professor Nishida’s honors and distinctions include, Recipient of NET Institute Research Grant; Dissertation Fellowship; the Center of East Asian Studies; University of Chicago, The Joint Japan/ World Bank Scholarship; and Fellowship, University of Chicago. 

Luis Quintero Assistant Professor 

Luis Quintero, PhD (Economics and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University) joined the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 2015. He is an Assistant Professor on the research track. His research focuses on structural econometric analysis of urban growth and housing markets. 

Professor Quintero’s honors and achievements include, Global Real Estate Summit, Best Paper Award, Second Level (2015); American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (AREUEA) Homer Hoyt Institute Best Doctoral Dissertation Award (2014); William Larimer Mellon Fellowship, Carnegie Mellon University (2008‐2013); MOOD Fellowship for the 12th Doctoral Workshop in Economic Theory and Econometrics, Rome (2012); ICE fellowship for the University of Chicago‐ Argonne Initiative for Computational Economics, Chicago (2012); Heinz Fellowship, Carnegie Mellon University (2007‐2011); and Colfuturo Fellowship (2007‐2010). 

Alessandro Rebucci Assistant Professor 

Alessandro Rebucci, PhD (Economics, University of London) joined the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 2013. He is an Assistant Professor in the research track with expertise in the areas of international finance. Professor Rebucci’s teaching interests include financial institutions, international finance, and macroeconomics. Previously he held research positions at the Inter‐American Development Bank (2008‐2013) and at the International Monetary Fund (2002‐2008). 

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Bonnie Robeson Senior Lecturer 

Bonnie Robeson, PhD (Nutritional Biochemistry, West Virginia University) joined the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 1989. She is a lecturer with expertise in the area of entrepreneurship in biotechnology. Professor Robeson’s teaching interests include statistics for business, quantitative analysis for decision making, the business side of life science, and strategies for leading and managing in a life science organization. 

Professor Robeson’s honors and distinctions include the Excellence in Teaching Award, the Johns Hopkins University, School of Continuing Studies, 1994; and The Edward J. Stegman CPA Memorial Award for Excellence in the Study of Administrative Science at the Graduate Level, the Johns Hopkins University 1988.

Emilia Simeonova Assistant Professor  

Emilia Simeonova, PhD (Economics from Columbia University in 2008) joined Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 2013 from Tufts University. Professor Simeonova was a research fellow at the Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University between 2011 and 2012. Her research interests are in the economics of health care delivery, patient adherence to therapy and the interaction between physicians and patients, racial disparities in health outcomes, the long‐term 

effects of shocks to children's health and the intergenerational transmission of health.  Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Swedish Research Council and the Danish Academy of Sciences. Professor Simeonova’s teaching interests include health economics, children’s health, and development economics.  

Zhaogang Song Assistant Professor 

Zhaogang Song, PhD (Economics, Cornell University), joined the Johns Hopkins Carey Business in 2015. He is an Assistant Professor of Finance in the research track with expertise in the areas of asset pricing, financial econometrics, financial market structure and design, and financial intermediation. Professor Song’s teaching interests include investments, fixed‐income securities, derivatives, and financial econometrics. 

Professor Song’s honors and distinctions include TCFA Best Paper Award – Chinese Finance Association (2014); Q‐Group Research Award (2013); IFSID Research Award ‐ Montreal Institute of Structured Products and Derivatives (2013); GARP Research Award ‐ Global Association of Risk Professionals (2013); Best Paper Award (first prize) ‐ China Finance Review International Conference (2013); and Best Paper Award in Derivatives ‐ International Symposium on Risk Management and Derivatives (2012).        

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Roger Staiger Senior Professional Instructor 

Mr. Staiger (MBA, MS, MA) is managing director for Stage Capital, LLC, an international real estate advisory firm providing expertise to clients in areas of global portfolio management and asset repositioning.  Mr. Staiger was managing director for a Fortune 500 energy company’s retail commodity division, CFO for America’s Best Mid‐Sized Builder 2006, and a Portfolio Manager for a large 

commingled pension fund in New York. He holds a BS Electrical Engineering (Bucknell University), MBA Investments (George Washington University), MA International Transactions (George Mason University), and a MS Finance (George Washington University), and has been awarded the FRICS designation.  

His honors and distinctions include: Fellow – Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors – 2012 (FRICS designation); and Outstanding Teaching Award‐Masters of Professional Studies – Georgetown University 2011. Staiger’s publications include, “Foundations of Real Estate Financial Modelling”, Routledge, May 2015 (anticipated); Asset Repositioning Textbook, Oxford University Publishing, 2014. 

Xian Sun Assistant Professor 

Xian Sun, PhD (Finance, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) joined the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 2009. She is an Assistant Professor in the research track with expertise in the areas of emerging capital markets, institutional shareholders, and mergers and acquisitions. Her teaching interests are corporate finance and financial institutions. 

Her honors include:  the September and December 2007 and August 2008 On‐The‐Spot Awards given by the U.S. Treasury’s Office of the Comptroller of Currency, and the 2006 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Del and Edith Karger Dissertation Prize in Management. She has published in such journals as the Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, and the Journal of International Money and Finance. 

Valerie Y. Suslow Professor and Vice Dean for Faculty and Research  

Valerie Y. Suslow, PhD (Economics, Stanford University) joined the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in August 2015 as Professor and Vice Dean of Faculty & Research.  Her research is focused on the economics of explicit price‐fixing and cartel operations, specifically the determinants of cartel duration and how organizational features of cartels contribute to their stability.  Her most recent work analyzes the extent to which cartels use vertical restraints as a facilitating device to control downstream firms. 

Professor Suslow’s teaching interests include applied microeconomics, industrial organizations, and antitrust policy. 

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Dalton Tong Senior Lecturer 

Dalton Tong (MBA, CPA) is a Practicing Faculty at the Carey Business School, and a consultant at the Tong and Associates Healthcare Management Consultants. He is the former President and CEO of the Greater Southeast Healthcare System—one of the region’s first vertically integrated multi‐institutional healthcare delivery systems, comprised of a network of hospitals, nursing homes, pharmacies and related entities. He earned an MBA with a concentration in Corporate Management, 

and completed his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (magna cum laude), both from the University of Baltimore.  Tong has Fellowship status in both the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE), and the Healthcare Financial Management Association (FHFMA). 

Tong is a published author, and has been the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions both at the regional and national levels.  His  teaching  distinctions  include  faculty  appointments  in  the University  System  of Maryland,  specifically  at  the University of Baltimore, and at Towson University.  He has had teaching affiliations with Johns Hopkins University for the past 25 years, and has twice won the Faculty of the Year Award for excellence in teaching from the Hopkins Business of Medicine Program. He has a dual appointment at Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where he is Senior Associate Faculty in the Graduate Department of Health Policy and Management.   He has  lectured at Carey for over the past 12 years at the undergraduate, graduate and executive levels.  He was recognized by Baltimore Smart CEO magazine as one of Maryland’s best. He has served on the boards of national and local healthcare organizations and currently chairs the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of Greater Maryland Washington DC area. 

Stuart Urban Lecturer 

Stuart Urban is a Carey instructor teaching Quantitative Financial Analysis. He received his Bachelor’s 

degrees in mathematics, computer science and philosophy from the University of Iowa, and his MS in 

computer science, an MA in applied economics and an MBA from the Johns Hopkins University.  His 

professional work has included 15 years as a data scientist, software engineer and R&D principal 

investigator for Lockheed Martin, working with customers including NASA, the US Mint, the CDC and the 

US Census Bureau. His professional and teaching interests include Matlab, R, statistics, Monte Carlo 

simulation and machine learning. He lives in the Washington, DC, area and teaches at both the DC and 

Harbor East campuses.  

Semih Uslu Assistant Professor 

Semih Üslü, PhD (Economics, UCLA), joined the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 2016. He is an Assistant Professor of Finance in the research track with expertise in the areas of asset pricing, market microstructure, and macro‐finance. His current  interests  include the role of search and  information‐related frictions  in financial markets. In particular, his most recent research explores the nature and 

impact of bilateral interactions in decentralized and centralized asset markets. 

Amity Willenborg Senior Professional Instructor 

Amity Willenborg  has  been  a member  of  the  professional  faculty  for  the  past  13  year.  She  has professional experience  in both  the  financial  services  industry  (Wells Fargo Financial Services) and academia  (Barry University,  JHU); and degrees and certifications  in  communications  (B.A.),  finance (M.B.A.),  and  teaching  (MDSE). Ms. Willenborg’s  teaching  interests  include  corporate  finance  and working capital markets.  

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Yiqing Xing Assistant Professor  

Dr. Yiqing Xing earned his PhD in Economics at Stanford University in 2016. He got Bachelor degrees in Mathematics and Economics, and a Master degree in Economics from Peking University. His current research interests include Microeconomic Theory, Social Networks, and Experimental Economics. 

Demir Yener Senior Lecturer Academic Program Director, MS in Finance Program 

Dr. Yener (Ph.D. Syracuse University) is Senior Lecturer of Finance and Corporate Governance, and Academic Program Director for MSF Program at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.   

He joined Carey in March 2013.  He is a financial economist specializing in financial sector and corporate governance development, regulation and implementation. Prior to joining JHU Carey 

Business School, he worked for the World Bank (1992‐2000) and USAID (2000‐2012) as project manager and financial sector development advisor. During his international economic development career with the World Bank and USAID, Dr. Yener led technical assistance programs that helped design, develop and launch centers for excellence in financial sector, private sector, corporate governance and banking sector development and financial professionals training in the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Western Africa regions.  

He was a professor of finance which preceded his international economic development career, and he held the position of professor of finance at Babson College (Boston) (1986‐1995), and at Suffolk University (Boston) 1980‐1986. He also held adjunct and visiting positions at various universities around the globe, including Syracuse University, Harvard University, Bocconi University (Milan, Italy), Hogeschool University of Applied Sciences Utrecht joint MBA program with Sheffield University, and Maastricht School of Management (Netherlands), and at Paris. His teaching interests are in Corporate Governance, Finance, Investments, Financial Modeling and Valuation, Portfolio Management, and International Finance.  He has numerous publications on financial markets and corporate governance. 

Ken Yook Associate Professor 

Ken Yook, PhD (Finance, University of Nebraska‐Lincoln) joined the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 1999.  He is an associate professor in the practice track with expertise in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, and stock repurchases. 

Before joining the Carey Business School, Professor Yook taught at St. Cloud State University and at Penn State University.  He is the recipient of a Johns Hopkins University teaching award, and has 

published more than 20 articles in leading journals such as Journal of Business, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Portfolio Management, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, and Journal of Applied Business Research. Current research work involves stock repurchases, mergers and acquisitions, and insider trading.  Professor Yook is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Business Education and Journal of Business and Economics Perspectives. 

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The Master of Science in Finance program prepares students for careers in financial analysis and management. This rigorous quantitative program relies on current technology and financial methodologies to analyze complex problems. The coursework stresses the application of contemporary theories in a global context and develops valuable financial modeling and analytical skills.  

The program is a 36 credits course, and Full‐time students must complete the program in 3 semesters: Fall, Spring, and Summer. 

Curriculum Business Foundations (16 credits) 

210.620 Accounting and Financial Reporting  510.601 Statistical Analysis  120.601 Business Communication  220.610 The Firm and the Macro‐economy  220.620 Economics for Decision Making  131.601 Business Leadership and Human Values 231.620 Corporate Finance  232.701 Investments  

Functional Core (8 credits) 230.620 Financial Modeling and Valuation  231.710 Financial Institutions  232.710 Derivatives  232.720 Fixed Income  

Elective Courses (12 credits) Students choose 6 courses from the following: BU.210.650  Advanced Financial Accounting 

BU.220.720  Financial Econometrics 

BU.230.710  Quantitative Financial Analysis 

BU.230.730  Managing Financial Risk 

BU.230.750  Financial Crisis and Contagion 

BU.231.720  Corporate Governance 

BU.231.740  Mergers and Acquisitions  

BU.231.790  Advanced Corporate Finance 

BU.232.650  Continuous Time Finance 

BU.232.730  Wealth Management  

BU.232.750  Advanced Portfolio Management 

BU.232.790  Advanced Hedge Fund Strategies  

BU.233.730  Entrepreneurial Finance 

BU.510.650  Data Analytics  

BU.520.710   Big Data Machine Learning 

Program Summary 

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Orientation Week: August 16‐18, 2017 

Required Orientation Date: August 16, 2017

Location:   Capital Hilton Hotel 1001 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036 

All new MS students are required to attend the new student orientation. Students are advised to plan their arrival accordingly to allow enough time to take care of housing, banking, and other questions before the orientation program starts. A detailed schedule of orientation events will be given out to all students upon arrival. The orientation schedule will include the follow sessions: 

• Career Development• Academic Integrity• Life at Carey Student Panel• Classroom Expectations• Staying Safe• Program Overview and Advising• Faculty Panels

Optional Workshop Sessions: August 17 & 18, 2017 

Location: 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20036 

All new MS students are encouraged to attend optional workshops offered immediately following the required orientation day. Registration for workshops is required and will open at least one week prior. Sessions Include: 

• Professional Communication• IT Tools and Resources• Top Library Resources• Using Statistics for Business Decisions• Microsoft Excel for Business• Introduction to Python

Orientation 

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Congratulations and welcome to the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School! The Career Development Office (CDO) is excited that you will be joining our vibrant graduate student community. We hope that your time at Carey will be personally and professionally prosperous.   

The CDO team looks forward to partnering with you throughout your program.  As you join the Hopkins community and launch your career as a business student and professional, we hope you take advantage of the many resources available to you.  The CDO Toolkit you will be receiving this summer is a guide to help you navigate your partnership with us.  The Toolkit is a collection of materials including a resume template, instructions on signing into our job database, and documents to assist with your industry preparation and networking activities. 

Your engagement with CDO begins when you arrive on campus. We  are eager to partner with you as you build your professional brand, convey your value to employers, and identify  internship and job opportunities that position you for success as a global business leader and ambassador for the Carey Business School.  During orientation, you will meet members of the CDO team who will share more about how to partner with CDO during your program.  We look forward to your active participation. 

Begin to map out your plan by reviewing the CDO toolkit.  Completing the activities listed will ensure that you are well prepared to start your career journey and embrace your new role as a professional business student.  After you arrive on campus and go through orientation, you will have the ability to meet with a career coach in a 1:1 coaching session.  Your career coach will ask questions about your personal and professional goals so that you can work together to develop an action plan. Your career coach will also work with you to  polish your resume so that it reflects your professional brand.   

Career success requires that individuals take full responsibility for their personal and professional development.  We recommend that you spend at least two or  three hours a week on career planning and related activities. This can include meeting with a career coach, getting to know other students, and attending on campus workshops and information sessions.  It could also include having informational conversations with alumni, attending lectures  and other networking events, and developing new, relevant skills beyond the classroom through  involvement in student organizations, case competitions, research, and community service. 

On behalf of the CDO team, we look forward to a strong partnership and to seeing you on campus in August.  

Sincerely, 

Christy Murray Director, Career Development Office The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School 

100 International Drive  Baltimore, MD 21202‐1099 Phone: 410‐234‐9274 Email: christy@jhu.edu 

Welcome from the Career Development Office 

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FALL SEMESTER—2017

August 16‐18, 2017   Orientation  

Monday, August 21, 2017  Fall I session classes begin  

Tuesday, October 17 2017   Fall I session classes end 

Wednesday, October 18, 2017  Fall II session classes begin  

November 23‐26, 2017  Thanksgiving Holiday—no classes held 

Tuesday, December 19, 2017  End of fall semester  

Please do not make any travel plans before the end of the semester 

SPRING SEMESTER—2018

Monday, January 15, 2018  Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday—no classes held 

Monday, January 22, 2018  Spring I session classes begin  

Tuesday, March 20, 2018  Spring I session classes end  

Wednesday, March 21, 2018  Spring II sessions begin  

Wednesday, May 16, 2018  End of spring semester  

Please do not make any travel plans before the end of the semester 

Please note that this is just a highlight of the 2017‐2018 Academic Calendar. For a complete Academic Calendar, please visit http://carey.jhu.edu/uploads/documents/AYCalendar2017‐18_update03152017.pdf 

The Carey Business School reserves the right to change without notice any programs, policies, or requirements included here. 

Academic Calendar 

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JHED ID Your JHED ID and password are required to access various applications and resources within the Johns Hopkins organization. All students are assigned a unique JHED ID number by Johns Hopkins.  

Your JHED ID can be searched for here: https://my.jh.edu/portal/web/jhupub/ in the top right. 

Once you know your JHED ID, you are required to create your own password. Please follow these steps to complete your JHED account:  

1. Go to the Johns Hopkins Enterprise Directory website ( https://my.johnshopkins.edu )2. Click the "First Time JHED Users Click Here" link in the box on the top left of the page3. Enter your JHED ID in the First Time Login box4. Follow the prompts to verify your identity using the last 5 digits of your social security number* and

create a password (note the minimum character requirements of 8 characters with 2 alpha and 2numeric.) Passwords expire after 180 days.

*If you do not have a social security number, a temporary replacement number has been issued to you.

To locate your temporary replacement number, please log in to your online application. Go to the 

Personal Information Section and find the field labeled social security number. You will need the last 5 

digits of this number to authenticate the JHED LID. This number is not a US Government issued social 

security number and is only active within Johns Hopkins University. If you obtain a US Government 

issued social security number while you are a student, you must submit documentation to the JHU, 

Carey Business School, Office of the Registrar. 410‐234‐9250 

JHU EMAIL Johns Hopkins has teamed up with Microsoft to provide Office365 email for Carey students. All students must activate a JHU e‐mail account (Office365) in order to register for classes.  Both the University and Carey send correspondence such as billing statements and universal announcements to your Office365 account, so it is important for you to activate and monitor this e‐mail. 

NOTE: If you are an employee at the Johns Hopkins University or Medical Institutions, you should already have an e‐mail account established, and will not need to follow the steps outlined below.  

Create an Office365 Account:    Your Office 365 email account is accessible through https://my.johnshopkins.edu. Log into the portal using your JHED ID and password. You will be prompted to accept the Office 365 Terms of Service.  Scroll to bottom to accept. 

J‐CARD The J‐Card is the official identification and access card for students, faculty, and staff of the Homewood divisions of the Johns Hopkins University, including the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. To obtain information about obtaining a J‐Card please email carey.Jcard@jhu.edu. If you misplace or damage your J‐Card, a replacement may be purchased for a fee of $20, by check or credit card only.  

Getting Started 

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STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (SIS) Johns Hopkins Student Information System (SIS) allows students to register online, view class schedules and grades, check on Financial Aid, update contact information and receive billing information. 

You may access the SIS system at sis.jhu.edu. SIS provides 24 hours a day, 7 days a week access to your information. To log in to SIS, you will need to use your JHED ID. This is the ID that was assigned to you upon your initial admission or enrollment. 

BLACKBOARD The Carey Business School uses the course management tool Blackboard which provides instructors with the opportunity to integrate technology into the teaching and learning process. 

Faculty members create and manage their own course websites while having the ability to gauge student’s knowledge and encourage exploration. Enrolled students can access course sites and communicate with instructors and students from a web browser. 

Q: Where and how do I login to Blackboard? 

A: blackboard.jhu.edu   To use Blackboard: Click “Login using JHU Enterprise Authentication.” Next, you will be prompted for your JHED ID and JHED password (for instructions about your JHED account, please see the JHED information sheet in this section). After your ID and password has been accepted, Blackboard will load and appear on your computer screen. 

Q: What is my Blackboard username and password? 

A: You will use your JHED ID and JHED password to log onto Blackboard. You will use your JHED ID and password to access your JHU email account, as well. 

Q: Do I need to register for courses? 

A: Students are responsible for registering for courses before school starts. 

Q: Can I see in Blackboard the courses for Fall 2017?  

A: To see your courses in Blackboard you must do the following: 

1. Officially register in SIS (see below)2. Allow 24 hours after your registration3. Know that the professor/instructor for the course is using Blackboard and has made the course

available.

Q: I need help with Blackboard. Who should I contact? 

A: 24‐hour technical help is available at 1‐866‐669‐6138. You will be helped with basic questions about logging onto and navigating within Blackboard. 

Q: Where are the materials for my course in Blackboard? 

A: Each instructor uses Blackboard differently. Your instructor should, at the minimum, post their syllabus in Blackboard. Please ask your instructor if they will use Blackboard. 

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LYNDA.COM The Carey Business School is pleased to offer you complementary access to lynda.com, an online library of instructional videos on a variety of topics, including business and creative skills, and use of latest software tools. Each module is taught by accomplished teachers and recognized industry experts.

Here is a short sample selection of relevant lynda.com courses• Accounting and Financial Reporting• Business Writing Fundamentals• Microsoft Office 2013 (including Excel)• Up and Running with Matlab• Project Management• SPSS Statistics Essentials• R Statistics Essentials• Time Management Fundamentals

To access lynda.com’s library of instructional videos, please go to http://carey.jhu.edu/lynda and create your account. Once logged in, you can view the "How to use lynda.com" course to learn how to find and access lynda.com tutorials.

MATH TOOLS The following links may be helpful for students who need a refresher of their quantitative skills: 

Khan Academy https://www.khanacademy.org/ 

Additional quantitative tutoring resources can be found on our Student Success Center website: http://carey.jhu.edu/students/student‐resources/academic‐support/student‐success‐center/quantitative‐tutoring/quantitative‐tutoring‐resources 

LAPTOP SPECIFICATIONS

Hardware:Intel processor i5 or higher or similar 14.1" Widescreen DisplayMemory - 8.0GB1 GB Video160GB+ Hard Drive802.11a/g/– Wireless

Software:OS - Windows 7 or higher – (English Language Version)Fully Functioning Anti-Virus (Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection is provided free of charge by JHU while a student at http://www.it.johnshopkins.edu/antivirus/)MS Office Pro + 2013 (available free of charge while a student at: http://hu.onthehub.com)

Most MAC computers will meet all specifications noted above. However, there may be software that is specific to JHU courses which may not be compatible, for example, Argus and Crystal Ball. In some cases, our IT department provides loaner laptops during class time. Johns Hopkins offers discounts to students for hardware and software. Please visit http://www.it.johnshopkins.edu/gettingstarted.html for further information.

Recommended System (or better):

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WEATHER EMERGENCY INFORMATION In the event of a weather emergency, please call the Johns Hopkins University weather hotline at 1‐800‐548‐9004 or the Harbor East Campus at (410) 234‐9300.  If the Center closes or classes are cancelled, the voicemail message will provide that information. 

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CAMPUS ADDRESS 1625 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036‐2213 Telephone: 202‐588‐0597 

HOURS OF OPERATION (Hours are subject to change, students will be notified if/when this occurs.) 

Monday through Thursday  7:00 AM – 10:00 PM Friday  7:00 AM – 5:00 PM Saturday 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM 

Please note: All students must vacate the premises 15 minutes prior to closing to allow Operations staff to secure the building. 

ACCESS All students, faculty, and staff must tap or swipe their J‐Card as they enter Carey space. If you have a J‐Card with no picture, you will be required to obtain a university photo ID. 

CAREY BUSINESS SCHOOL BUILDING RULES & REGULATIONS Please adhere to the following rules and regulations while at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. Any infraction could result in loss of access to the building. Please contact the front desk at 202‐588‐0597 for any questions or concerns. 

No lingering, congregating, assembling or making of any noise in any common area of the buildingincluding the lobby , on the sidewalks or plaza area.

Please do not use any other restroom facility in this building other than the 1st floor and 2nd floorrestrooms (this pertains to the 1625 Mass Ave building).

No littering or permitting the emission of any noise or odor into any common area or space occupiedby other tenants.

No Running in the hallways, to avoid injury

Please conduct self in a professional manner at all times. Please use appropriate behavior etiquette atall times.

No engaging in any protests or acts of civil disobedience while in this building.

No consuming of any food or drink in the elevators.

No smoking inside the building.

No attaching anything to any common area or entrance doors to the premises.

No standing or leaning on the second floor railing.

Do not block access to any common areas, entry ways, and elevator corridors

You must adhere to the facility hours of operation and vacate prior to the posted closing time, ourbuilding is not open 24/7

Daily paid parking fees are valid for only one entry, if you leave and return to the garage you must payagain

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CLASSROOMS Not all Carey Business School classes are held in 1625 Massachusetts Avenue location. Your classes may be held in any one of the following campus locations: 

• 1619 Massachusetts Avenue, SAIS Rome building• 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, Carey Business School• 1717 Massachusetts Avenue, BOB building• 1740 Massachusetts Avenue, SAIS Nitze building

Please make sure to check the schedule in SIS for the location of your class or contact someone from the Carey Operations staff. 

Please do not leave belongings in classrooms between classes as these rooms are often used for meetings and events during class breaks.  

ROOM SCHEDULING Group study rooms are available for groups of two or more students. Individual students should use the common areas or the library. To make a reservation, access http://groupstudy.johnshopkins.edu, sign in with your JHED ID, and click on “Reservations” on the top menu. You have the option of reserving group study rooms in Washington, DC at the Learning Commons located at 1717 Massachusetts Avenue 3rd Floor, or at our Harbor East location on the 2nd and 5th floors.  

Once the preferred location is selected, navigate to the date you would like and click in a time block that is aligned with an available room. On the next page you can adjust the start and end time as well as the date. Title your reservation and click create. Your reservation cannot last longer than 3 hours or have a date more than two weeks in advance. Please email carey.groupstudyrooms@jhu.edu if you have any questions or encounter any issues with the system. 

LIBRARY The Carey Business School and the School of Arts and Sciences share the Washington Resource Library located at 1717 Massachusetts Avenue. In addition to the resources provided you may also utilize this library for study space. There is also a library located in the SAIS Nitze Building (1740 Massachusetts Avenue) that students may use for study space. Please note the group study rooms at this library are reserved for SAIS students only. 

LOCKERS Lockers are available on a first‐come, first‐serve basis. Please visit the front desk at 1625 Massachusetts Avenue to complete an application to use a locker for the academic year. Students are encouraged to share lockers with a fellow student. You will be notified via email once your application has been processed. You must use the combination lock supplied by the Operations Department. All unidentified locks will be removed at the student's expense. Please note that lockers are subjected to be searched by Johns Hopkins Carey Business School security if warranted at any time. 

LOST & FOUND Lost and found items should be turned in at the front desk of 1625 Massachusetts Avenue. All Lost and Found items are held at the DC wide Lost and Found located in the Security Command Center on the 8th floor of 1717 Massachusetts Avenue.   

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MAIL Any student who receives outside mail will receive an e‐mail that their item is ready for pick‐up. All mail should be retrieved at the 1625 Massachusetts Avenue campus location. Carey Campus Operations is not responsible for any lost or misdirected mail. Outgoing mail may be sent via the United States Postal Service (USPS) only. Outgoing mail can be placed in the mailbox at 1625 Massachusetts Avenue located just outside the entrance to the Galley Café. All items must be stamped with the appropriate amount of US postage stamps or they will be returned. 

FOOD & DRINK        Vending machines are located in the student lounge area on the Lobby Level of 1625 Massachusetts Avenue as well as in the Learning Commons located on the 3rd floor of 1717 Massachusetts Avenue.The Galley Café (located on the lobby level of 1625) is currently open Monday‐Thursday 7:00 AM‐6:00 PM and Friday 7:00 AM‐ 3:30 PM. Please refrain from eating in the classrooms and discard all trash and recycling properly 

PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION The Metro is Washington, DC’s subway system, and consists of six color‐coded lines that provide transport throughout the District of Columbia and into Virginia and Maryland. The Washington, DC Center is conveniently located near two Metro stops: Dupont Circle (two blocks away) and Farragut North (five blocks away). Maps, fares, and hours of operation are available at each station and online at www.wmata.com.  The Metro system operates 7 days a week. 

Parking is available at the Colonial Parking garage located underneath 1625 Massachusetts Avenue for $20.00 all‐day or $7.00 after 4:30pm. Garage hours are Monday – Friday 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM.  

Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Academic Ethics Policy (AEP) 2017-2018

Preamble The Johns Hopkins University (University or JHU) and the Carey Business School (School or CBS) have a reputation for academic excellence and integrity. As members of this community, we hold ourselves to the highest standards of ethical behavior in our endeavor to create knowledge for the world. It is our personal and professional responsibility to uphold an environment of excellence, respect, integrity and leadership in our community.

Statement of Commitment The Carey Business School measures success by the way a graduate stands out as an innovative business leader and exemplary global citizen. The Carey community believes that honesty, integrity, and community responsibility are qualities inherent in an exemplary citizen. The objective of the Academic Ethics Policy (AEP or Policy) is to create an environment of trust and respect among all members of the academic community while the qualities associated with success are developed in students.

While this policy and the potential sanctions outlined herein pertain to Carey students, it is the responsibility of every student, faculty member, and staff member to familiarize themselves with the Academic Ethics Policy and its procedures. For students in particular, failure to become acquainted with this information will not excuse any student from responsibility to abide by the rules and procedures described herein.

The Academic Ethics Policy requires that each student act with honesty and integrity in all academic activities and that each student endeavor to hold his or her peers to the same standard. The Academic Ethics Policy exists to: (1) ensure the highest level of personal and professional conduct by our students, and (2) provide a fair, deliberative, impartial, timely and efficient process for resolving allegations of academic dishonesty.

Upon witnessing an alleged violation of the Academic Ethics Policy, a student, faculty member, or staff member shall inform the responsible faculty member (if known) and the Director of Student Services, of both the alleged violation and the name of the student accused of committing the alleged violation. The report should be in writing, preferably using the reporting form which can be obtained from the Student Services Office (carey.student@jhu.edu) or by visiting the Academic Ethics Policy webpage (http://carey.jhu.edu/life-at-carey/student-resources/honor-code/), unless circumstances are such that an immediate oral report should be made (e.g., during a quiz or final exam). If an oral report is made, it should be followed as promptly as possible with a written report. Each member of the Carey community, as a person of integrity, has a personal obligation to adhere to this requirement. It is only by upholding the Academic Ethics Policy that members of the entire Carey community can contribute to the School’s ability to maintain its high standards and its reputation. Students aware of a violation who fail to report it may also be found in violation of the Academic Ethics Policy.

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B-INVOLVED

An organization that provides a platform for DC students interested in finance, economics and technology to discusshot topics and share their opinions regarding current affairs. The organization is dedicated to enriching professional knowledge, promoting critical thinking skills and enhancing presentation ability.

1500 Finance Corner

MS in Finance

Seminar/ Speaker Series

Industry Treks/ Visits

Conference / Symposium

Community Building/ Networking

Workshops / Skill Building

Case competitions

JOHNS HOPKINS CAREY BUSINESS SCHOOL

Student organizations enhance the quality of life at the Carey Business School. Each year’s organizations are shaped by the interests of the current students—so if you don’t find what you’re looking for, there is an opportunity to create it! Visit B-Involved, our online platform for student engagement and leadership: www.jhucarey.collegiatelink.net

STUDENT SERVICES STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

Baltimore Washington DC

The Carey Financial Organization (CFO) provides members with a platform to learn more about the opportunities in finance and interact with professionals across many industries through select speaker series events, industry treks and through case competitions. 

Carey Finance Organization

FDG, a voluntary learning-community, promotes critical thinking and free speech, through conversations about contemporary issues and events in the global financial markets and economies.

Finance Discussion Group

F-Tech focuses on financial technology, and financial entrepreneurship. By online and offline events, we are determined to provide students and staff with practical knowledge, new perspective and better business resources.

FinTech Club

PEVC Club is set to build professional connections between Carey Business School and private equity, angel investing, and venture capital industries, in the form of educational sessions, speaker presentations, and formal significant events.

Private Equity and Venture Capital Club

This group will strive to gather M.S. Finance students and create a platform for socializing, developing networking opportunities, and expressing their thoughts and ideas about the program.

MSF Association

If you are interested in starting a new club, contact Student

Services for more information at carey_stuorgs@jhu.edu

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Seminar/ Speaker Series

Industry Treks/ Visits

Conference / Symposium

Community Building/ Networking

Workshops / Skill Building

Case competitions

An organization for students, by

students; this SGA acts as a liaison

between students, faculty, and

administration at the Carey Baltimore

and Columbia campuses. As your

student advocates, we are involved in

leading positive change toward the

continual success of our community.

Contact: carey_sga@jhu.edu 

Baltimore/ColumbiaAn organization for students, by

students; this SGA acts as a liaison

between students, faculty, and

administration at the Carey DC and

Rockville campuses. As your student

advocates, we are involved in leading

positive change toward the continual

success of our community.

Contact: carey_dcsga@jhu.edu

Washington DC/Rockville

B-INVOLVED!Create a profile and join today! Login into B-Involved to

learn more about all student organizations.

Download and sign up into Corq application to get latest updates about

your campus events.

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The MS Programs Office provides a variety of activities through the academic year to complement the MS 

Finance curriculum. The activities include speaker series and workshops which are more interactive and 

technical in nature to ones which focus more on soft skill development. Below are a list of example activities: 

Speakers Series and Seminars 

Joe Sullivan, Chairman and CEO, Legg Mason

Melvin Hecht, Portfolio Manager, 1919 Investment Council

Demian Costa, Managing Partner, Sagamore Ventures

David Dollar, Senior Fellow with Foreign Policy and Global Economy and Development programs, Brookings

Institute

Mark Conner, Principal, Corporate Treasury Investment Consulting

Matthew Trieste, Senior Bank Examiner, New York Federal Reserve Bank

David Schick, Senior Analyst, Consumer Edge Group

Ira Perlmuter, Managing Director, T5 Equity Partners

FinTech Symposium & Finance Industry Day

Carey Equity Research Case Competition

Technical Workshops 

Training The Street Corporate Valuation and Financial Modeling workshops

Introduction and Advanced Python workshops

Soft Skill Workshops 

Leadership Presence and Non‐verbal Communication with Pig Iron Theater

Storytelling for Professionals with Laura Wexler, Stoop Storytelling

Finance Value Added Activities

Dear Carey Business School Students,

We are pleased to provide you with this overview of the Johns Hopkins University Student Health Benefit Plan (SHBP), which is administered by Consolidated Health Plans, Inc. who has contracted with Cigna for the plan’s provider network of hospitals, physicians, and other health care providers.

Your ACA*-compliant plan includes: • Coverage while at school and at home• Comprehensive coverage both for emergency

and non-emergency situations• Access to the Cigna PPO** network

BENEFIT SUMMARY

Aggregate Benefit Maximum Unlimited

IN-NETWORK OUT-OF-

NETWORK

Out-of-Pocket Maximum $5,250 Individual/

$12,700 Family Max

$7,750

Annual Deductible (Per person) $250/$500 Family Maximum

Preventive Care 100% of PA***

(deductible does not

apply) 84% of R&C****

Inpatient Hospital Expense 80% of PA 64% of R&C Physician’s Office Visit 80% of PA 64% of R&C Mental Health Office Visit 80% of PA 64% of R&C Emergency Room Expense Co-pay waived if admitted 80% of PA 80% of R&C

Outpatient Laboratory Expenses 80% of PA 64% of R&C

Prescription Drug Benefits $15 copay for generics

$25 copay for brand name

$15 copay for generics

$25 copay for brand name

This summary is provided as a courtesy and is not meant to replace or override the terms and conditions detailed in the Plan Document. Please refer to the Plan Document to verify medical coverage, eligibility, exclusions, limitations, and for more detailed information.

Value-added services are also available at an additional cost, paid directly to CHP: · Vision Discount Program · Dental Coverage

2017-18 Student Health Benefit Plan More information is available at

http://carey.jhu.edu/students/student-resources/student-health-benefit-plan/

All students enrolled in full-time programs (except EMBA and MBA/MPH), and all F-1 visa status students are required to enroll in the Student Health Benefit Plan in order to provide protection against unexpected accidents and illnesses. Coverage for eligible dependents is also available. All access to CHP will be through SIS self-service.

2017-18 Rates

Students are covered from the first day of Orientation* through 2/14/18 for fall semester coverage and from 2/15/18 through 8/14/18 for spring semester coverage. Students are billed $1,014 per semester.

*Coverage will begin on 7/27/17 for students enrolled in the SummerIntensive program.

2017-2018 Waiver Information

Only students who are already enrolled in a US-based insurance plan through their employer or family, or have sponsor-paid health insurance coverage comparable to the University’s plan are eligible to request a waiver of the SHBP requirement. Waiver requests should be submitted through SIS Self-Service after July 1st and no later than September 15th, 2017.

I need to: Visit

Find a Provider Cigna PPO www.cigna.com (877) 657-5044

Find a Prescription Drug Provider/Pharmacy

Cigna Pharmacy Plan www.cigna.com

(800) 325-1404

Learn about: · Plan Benefits· Claims Processing· ID card· Claims processing

JHU/Self-Service

sis.jhu.edu Personal Info Health Insurance

menu

* ACA – Affordable Care Act http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/rights/** PPO – Preferred provider organization *** PA – Preferred allowance **** R&C – Reasonable and Customary

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CHP/Cigna Student Health Benefit Plan Basics

CHP is the insurer. If a provider wants to verify coverage, they should do so by contacting CHP.

• Log in to CHP using your SIS Person ID (ex:A1B2C3)

• Under the Personal Info tab, select ‘HealthInsurance’

• “Student No.” or “Participant ID” is the same 6-character alpha/numeric identifier as yourJohns Hopkins ID found on the first page whenyou are in SIS.

• Explore options and locations through the CHPwebsite for you to receive healthcare services inyour local area. You need to know where to findthe closest minute/urgent care clinic for non-emergency and prescription medicine needs.

Know your Benefits:

• You must know your insurance benefits. Youcan read about your benefits by selecting theoption in SIS or by visiting: https://jhu-carey.consolidatedhealthplan.com/student_health/johns_hopkins_university.html

Print your Insurance Card:

• On the CHP website, select “Johns HopkinsUniversity” and click on “ID Card”

• Enter required information and click “RequestID Card”

• Carry it with you in your wallet. (You may alsowant to take a picture of it with your phone.)

Customer Service Hours:

• You may call CHP customer service at (413)733-4540 from 8:00am-5:00pm, Monday-Friday.

• After hours, you may search for a providerthrough the CHP website and Cigna providerdirectory.

• If you need emergency care, go to the nearestEmergency Room and receive care.

• Make sure to present your card at the time ofservice or call the provider within the followingfew days to provide your insurance information.

• Emergency services are payable at the samelevel of benefits, both in and out of network.

CHP contracts with CIGNA providers. To verify coverage contact CHP.

Know your Insurance and Healthcare Locations: Find a Provider/ Make an Appointment:

• Once you are at this webpage: https://jhu-carey.consolidatedhealthplan.com/student_health/johns_hopkins_university.html, click on “Cigna” under “YourProvider Networks” in the center of the page.

• Enter zip code, select plan type, select type of doctor,SEARCH.

• A large list will generate. Select the first 1 -3 doctors onthe list and give them a call, asking the followingquestions:

o Confirm office is taking new patients.o Confirm they accept Cigna insurance.o If you would like to go to this doctor, schedule

appointment at time convenient for you.o Ask what documents you need to bring to your

first appointment.

Valuable Tips:

• If you have a life-threatening situation, please call 911.• If you do NOT have a life threatening situation, consider

going instead to any walk-in clinic or urgent care clinic.These clinics are less costly and you will be seen in atimely fashion. If there is need for immediate care, theprovider at the clinic will direct you to the closestemergency room or will call an ambulance for you.

• How do you find the closest location of a walk-in orurgent care clinic? Follow all steps listed in “FindingProvider” section.

• If you have questions about your insurance plan, pleasecontact CHP directly. Their contact information is listedat: https://jhu-carey.consolidatedhealthplan.com/student_health/johns_hopkins_university/contact_us.html

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As the first semester of your program at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School approaches, you will need to accomplish many tasks before you arrive either in Washington D.C. or in Baltimore. Please refer to the following checklist to assist you in completing important procedures before you arrive at Carey. 

JHED ID and JHU email address: Refer to the ‘Getting Started’ section to find out 

how to set‐up your JHED ID and email. All communication from Carey Business 

School will be through your Johns Hopkins email. 

J‐Card: Submit a photo for your J‐Card ID and schedule a time to pick up your J‐

Card prior to Orientation. 

Orientation Registration and App: Register for Orientation via your VIP page. 

Details will be posted about downloading the Orientation App which will be your 

guide for orientation and workshop sessions.   

Blackboard: Explore and learn how blackboard works. 

SIS and Registration for Fall 2017 courses: Course registration instructions will be 

sent to students by mid‐July 2017. 

Housing: Although the Carey Business School does not provide on‐campus 

housing, many resources are available in Baltimore and Washington D.C. Please 

see the “Housing & Hotel Information” section of the Welcome Packet. 

Travel documents (Passport, Visa, etc.) International Students who come to the 

U.S. in F‐1 status with an I‐20 from Carey must check in with the Office of 

International Services (OIS) via email or phone: ois@jhu.edu 667‐208‐7001. 

Laptop: Please see the recommended system specifications as listed on the sheet 

under First Steps section. 

Honor Code: Please make sure you read the Carey Business School honor code as 

you will be required to acknowledge that you have read the honor code. 

Immunization: Required for Washington D.C. Campus students only. However, in 

order to safeguard the health and well‐being of the entire Carey community, we 

encourage all students to obtain vaccinations for Chicken Pox, Measles, 

Meningitis, Mumps, Rubella (MMR), and Tetanus/Diphtheria. 

Pre‐Arrival Checklist

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Johns Hopkins Carey Business School does not offer on-campus housing for any students. Many resources are available in Washington, D.C. to help you find suitable accommodations. For those interested in living near the Carey Business School’s Washington D.C. Center, many distinct neighborhoods exist. Neighborhoods within a 20-minute walking distance from the Carey Business School include Dupont Circle, Thomas Circle, Logan Circle, Adams Morgan, Foggy Bottom, and West End. To start your search or to learn more about the locations and features of downtown neighborhoods visit www.dc.about.com/od/washingtondcneighborhoods. Additionally the sites listed below offer housing information.

The following apartment listing resources are not affiliated in any way with Johns Hopkins University.

Roommate Match Services

4WallsinDC Apartments.com Apartment Guide Apartment Ratings Campus Rent DC Urban Turf Hotpads For Rent

Move.com Mynewplace PadMapper Realtor.com Urban Igloo Washington City Paper Zillow

Roommates.com Metro Roommates Easy Roommate Sublet.com

Hotels near the Carey Business School D.C. Campus

Beacon Hotel & Corporate Quarters 1615 Rhode Island Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20036 202-296-2100; 800-821-4367

Best Western Georgetown 1121 New Hampshire Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20037 202-331-9421; 800-762-3777

Hilton Washington Embassy Row 2015 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20009 202-265-1600

The Dupont Hotel 1500 New Hampshire Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20036 202-483-6000; 800-423-6953

The Churchill Hotel 1914 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20009 202-797-2000

St. Gregory Luxury Hotel 2033 M Street NW Washington, D.C. 20036 202-530-3600; 800-829-5034

Carlyle Suites Hotel 1731 New Hampshire Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20005 202-234-3200; 800-964-5377

Loews Madison Hotel 1177 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20005 202-862-1600; 800-424-8577

Red Lion Hotel 1823 L Street NW Washington, D.C. 20005 202-223-4320; 800-424-2970

Holiday Inn Washington-Central 1501 Rhode Island Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20005 202-483-2000

The Normandy Hotel 2118 Wyoming Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20005 202-483-1350; 866-534-6835

Washington Plaza Hotel 10 Thomas Circle NW Washington, D.C. 20005 202-842-1300; 800-424-1140

The Fairfax at Embassy Row 2100 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20008 202-293-2100

Donovan House 1155 14th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20005 202-737-1200; 800-383-6900

Four Points by Sheraton 1201 K Street NW Washington, D.C. 20005 202-289-7600

Housing & Hotel Information

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MSF Program Office  Courtney Mish, Director, MS Programs, cmish@jhu.edu Julia Schreck, Program Manager, julia.schreck@jhu.edu 

Student Services Phone: 410‐234‐9240  Email: carey.student@jhu.edu  Website: http://carey.jhu.edu/students/   Contact: Bobbie Tchopev, Director, Student Services  

International Services Phone: 410‐234‐9282  Email: carey.Intl@jhu.edu  Website:  http://ois.jhu.edu/  Contact: John Lorch, Assistant Director, Office of International Services  

Career Development Office Phone: 410‐234‐9270  Email: carey.careerdevelopment@jhu.edu  Website: http://carey.jhu.edu/career-development/ Contact: Kathleen Bovard, Director, Coaching and Education  Contact: Corinne Brassfield, Director, Employer Relations  

Financial Aid Phone: 410‐516‐5950  Email: carey.finaid@jhu.edu   Website: http://carey.jhu.edu/admissions/financial‐aid  Contact: Laura Boesler, Director, Financial Aid  Contact: Sarah Mariner, Associate Director, Financial Aid  

Registrar Phone: 410‐234‐9250  Email: carey.registration@jhu.edu   Website: http://carey.jhu.edu/life‐at‐carey/office‐of‐the‐registrar  Contact: Craig Smith, Registrar  

Disability Services Phone: 410‐234‐9243  Email: carey.disability@jhu.edu  Website: http://carey.jhu.edu/students/student‐resources/disability‐services  

Contact Information