Mark Huson

Professor, Alberta School of Business - Department of Finance
Directory

Winter Term 2025 (1900)

FIN 488 - Selected Topics in Finance

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Normally restricted to third- and fourth-year Business students. Prerequisites: FIN 301 or consent of Department. Additional prerequisites may be required.

LECTURE X50 (79146)

2025-01-06 - 2025-04-09
M 18:30 - 21:30



FIN 658 - Creative Destruction Lab - Rockies

3 units (fi 6)(SECOND, 3-0-0)

Application of financial and entrepreneurial theory and analysis to the development of new ventures, focusing on developing an effective scale up model, establishing effective governance structures, negotiating with venture capitalists, and developing an exit strategy. Course balances learning of concepts, development of analytical skills, and practice in decision-making. Opportunity to apply learning to cases, exercises and to learn about real world financing situations. This course is designed to help students learn about the formation, financing, and management of massively scalable ventures though a series of close interactions with early-stage technology companies and their potential mentors and investors. This course is suitable for students pursuing careers in strategy, innovation, entrepreneurship, and finance. Due to the course's special requirement to work closely with early-stage ventures: students must commit to signing a program-wide non-disclosure agreement, students must be flexible to accommodate meetings with ventures, and students must apply and be accepted into the program. Pre-requisite: FIN 657.

LECTURE X51 (79098)

2025-01-06 - 2025-04-09
W 18:00 - 21:00

2025-01-25 - 2025-01-25
S 08:30 - 11:50

2025-01-25 - 2025-01-25
S 12:30 - 15:50

2025-03-22 - 2025-03-22
S 08:30 - 11:50

2025-03-22 - 2025-03-22
S 12:30 - 15:50

2025-04-26 - 2025-04-26
S 08:30 - 11:50

2025-04-26 - 2025-04-26
S 12:30 - 15:50

2025-01-23 - 2025-01-23
R 18:00 - 21:30

2025-03-20 - 2025-03-20
R 18:00 - 21:30

2025-04-24 - 2025-04-24
R 18:00 - 21:30



FIN 686 - Selected Topics in Finance

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Topics may vary from year to year. Students should check with the MBA Office for pre/corequisites of specific sections.

LECTURE X51 (79147)

2025-01-06 - 2025-04-09
M 18:30 - 21:30