TEACHING
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National University of Singapore Topics in Empirical Corporate Finance (PhD class) (5 out of 5) Corporate Finance (MSc in Management / CEMS) (4.8 out of 5) Financial Management (MBA) (4.3 out of 5) Investment Analysis and Management (MBA) (4.0 out of 5) Investments Analysis and Portfolio Management (undergrad) (4.7 out of 5) Corporate Finance (undergraduate) (4.5 out of 5) Finance (undergraduate) (4.0 out of 5) |
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National University of Singapore - online
Investment Analysis and Management (MBA – online) (4.0 out of 5) Investments Analysis and Portfolio Management (undergraduate – online) (4.2 out of 5) National University of Singapore Executive Education - full courses Corporate Finance (UCLA-NUS Executive MBA) (4.4 out of 5) Corporate Finance and Cryptocurrencies (in progress) Executive Education Financial Innovations (NUS) (4.5 out of 5) Corporate Governance Challenges in Asia (NUS–CEIBS) (4.3 out of 5) Realizing Value in Asia (NUS–CEIBS) (4.3 out of 5) Innovations in Raising Capital (ChicagoBooth–NUS) (4.8 out of 5) The Development and Future of Singapore's Offshore Financial Center (NUS) (4.8 out of 5) Innovations in Blockchain Based Finance (NUS) (4.5 out of 5) Virginia Tech Equity Securities (undergraduate) (4.8 out of 5) Portfolio Management (MBA) (3.3 out of 5) Equity Markets (MBA) (4.7 out of 5) Tulane University Financial Management (undergraduate) (6.9 out of 7) Investments (undergraduate) (6.8 out of 7) |
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STUDENT ADVISING
Doctoral advising:
Xiaoying Deng (PhD committee member)
Weiqi Zhang (PhD committee member)
The Impact of Cost of Equity on Seasoned Equity Offerings
Master’s thesis advising:
Zhan Lin (advisor)
Market-wide Investor Sentiment and the IPO Pricing Process
Honors Thesis advising:
Chan Yi (advisor)
The Impact of Managerial Ability of Acquiring Firms on long term Outcomes of M&As
Fabian Chua Kai Jun (advisor)
Investor Sentiment Effects on Share Repurchases
Wei Yang (advisor)
Managerial Ability and Its Impact on LBOs
Tang Li Na Doreen (co-advisor)
Search Trends & IPO Underpricing
Felix Chew (advisor)
Accelerated Share Repurchases Do Not Signal Undervaluation
Jonathan Ho (advisor)
Investor Sentiment Effects on Firms’ Cash Levels
Li Zhuowei (advisor)
Stapled Finance: Conflicts of Interest or Efficient Contract?
Rebecca Kang (advisor)
Investor Sentiment Effects on the Indirect Costs of SEOs
Doctoral advising:
Xiaoying Deng (PhD committee member)
Weiqi Zhang (PhD committee member)
The Impact of Cost of Equity on Seasoned Equity Offerings
Master’s thesis advising:
Zhan Lin (advisor)
Market-wide Investor Sentiment and the IPO Pricing Process
Honors Thesis advising:
Chan Yi (advisor)
The Impact of Managerial Ability of Acquiring Firms on long term Outcomes of M&As
Fabian Chua Kai Jun (advisor)
Investor Sentiment Effects on Share Repurchases
Wei Yang (advisor)
Managerial Ability and Its Impact on LBOs
Tang Li Na Doreen (co-advisor)
Search Trends & IPO Underpricing
Felix Chew (advisor)
Accelerated Share Repurchases Do Not Signal Undervaluation
Jonathan Ho (advisor)
Investor Sentiment Effects on Firms’ Cash Levels
Li Zhuowei (advisor)
Stapled Finance: Conflicts of Interest or Efficient Contract?
Rebecca Kang (advisor)
Investor Sentiment Effects on the Indirect Costs of SEOs
Selected Students' Comments:
“Honestly, this course was the best course I have taken in NUS and the course atmosphere was brilliant! Thank you so much for excellent teaching!”
“I really enjoyed your class and think that that was the best one of the classes I took here in Singapore and one of the top three classes I have taken so far as a university student.”
“Thank you so much for the knowledge and the fun you bring to us in the IA class! :) As a finance major, Investment analysis is quite an important lecture for me. And it's said to be quite boring and tough in my home university (I'm an exchange student). So I was kinda nervous at first. It's sooooooo lucky to meet you here, and even more lucky to take this IA class. Prof, you are quite an amazing teacher, and you are totally different from any of the teachers who taught me before. The other modules I took in nus are kinda similar to those in my home university, we just do lots of calculation….lots of homework….less interaction in class…..But the IA class is quite different, I like stocktrak, and I like all the cases more!!”
“You are one of my two most favourite professors in University life. What I loved about your teaching was the passion and excitement that you have while teaching and you create students’ interest in the subject by involving them into the teaching-learning process during the lecture (i.e. your lectures were highly interactive!)”
“I wanna thank you for this amazing course because I enjoyed every session so thoroughly, which is the first time in my entire NUS journey so far. I especially enjoyed the meaningful discussion and interactions in class, and your approach in bringing this sophisticated branch of finance to us in a most personal way. For the first time, finance wasn't intimidating nor was it purely quantitative. Through your teachings, I've learned to appreciate the art of finance. Your passion for finance is contagious, and I figured that passion and interest should be the main drivers of my learning. Thank you for inspiring me and inculcating in me a stronger interest in finance! … Thank you so much for everything, Emir. You don't know how much you've inspired me. Now you know!”
“Thank you so much for your kind guidance and teachings for the entire semester Dr Emir. I must say, it has been a marvelous 12 weeks thus far and I know that I speak for the others when I say that we really enjoyed and appreciated all your classes, regardless of whether it’s the academia theories or how you injected fun and laughter into the class.”
“Learnt a lot from you and I especially enjoyed your teaching style where you tried to incorporate real life examples in your teaching material (Alibaba, Olam, Muddy Water's, etc.). I think that really made your class come to life; with so many students raising questions about finance in the real world; not just about academia.”
“This was a great course. I learned a lot from the discussions between you and the students in the class. I also liked the way you introduced the basic concepts first before introducing the more complicated ones so that we can easily understand.”
More Recent Students' Comments:
“It was an incredible experience to reinforce my finance knowledge with you so comprehensively. The beautiful memories always remind me what I have learned from our module, and most importantly, understand that it’s important to apply what we learned to the real-life in a practical way. I greatly appreciate what you taught in class and to me specifically and it helped to set a clear direction for me in the future. I can hardly forget how you encouraged me and shaped me into a better person.”
Full-time student, MSc (Management), 2020
“You have been a great professor, in my educational pursuits so far I have met only a few teachers who try to teach beyond the classroom and you have managed to do this so well in this period. Your selection of content and deliverance of concepts to the class was really impactful. To be honest, I had previously studied a couple of things that were included in the module but, the way you approached it makes us realize how these things are actually implied in the real world.
To me, this was a great class and I'm glad that I got to be a part of this. You have definitely inspired me and I will use these learnings to the best of my capacity and make a difference out there!”
Full-time student, MSc (Management), 2020
“Thank you for the amazing COVID semester where you did your best to ensure that academic standards were never compromised amidst the logistical nightmare. I am very grateful to have been taught corporate finance by such an engaging professor and the very first Finance Professor I ever met that does not dismiss the idea of Digital Assets and its evolving role in the field of finance. The lessons learned from you has been great in helping me understand the world of corporate finance better and ongoing events.”
Full-time student, BBA, 2020
“I am writing to convey my deepest appreciation for an amazing semester. Despite being in NUS for only 4 semesters so far, you have been the only Professor to really show genuine concern for our learning.
It could have been easy for you to simply conduct lectures online via ZOOM (like many other Professors did), but you placed the quality of our learning and academic standards first, always. Corporate Finance seemed daunting at the start but learning was extremely easy and smooth under you. And for that, I would like to sincerely thank you for further fuelling my passion for Finance.”
Full-time student, BBA, 2020
“NUS has certainly been an academic challenge and I am glad I had you as a professor. Your dedication, commitment, and empathy towards us is something I will appreciate and remember for a long time. As a student aiming to major in Finance, your classes reassured my desire to keep learning and understand more about the finance world.”
Exchange student, BBA, 2020
“I want to thank you for a wonderful semester. This has by far been the most rewarding module I have taken in business school, both in terms of engaging lectures and the syllabus in general. My curiosity has further been triggered by the real-life applications of the syllabus in the case studies.”
Exchange student, BBA, 2020
“I really enjoyed your class and think that that was the best one of the classes I took here in Singapore and one of the top three classes I have taken so far as a university student.”
“Thank you so much for the knowledge and the fun you bring to us in the IA class! :) As a finance major, Investment analysis is quite an important lecture for me. And it's said to be quite boring and tough in my home university (I'm an exchange student). So I was kinda nervous at first. It's sooooooo lucky to meet you here, and even more lucky to take this IA class. Prof, you are quite an amazing teacher, and you are totally different from any of the teachers who taught me before. The other modules I took in nus are kinda similar to those in my home university, we just do lots of calculation….lots of homework….less interaction in class…..But the IA class is quite different, I like stocktrak, and I like all the cases more!!”
“You are one of my two most favourite professors in University life. What I loved about your teaching was the passion and excitement that you have while teaching and you create students’ interest in the subject by involving them into the teaching-learning process during the lecture (i.e. your lectures were highly interactive!)”
“I wanna thank you for this amazing course because I enjoyed every session so thoroughly, which is the first time in my entire NUS journey so far. I especially enjoyed the meaningful discussion and interactions in class, and your approach in bringing this sophisticated branch of finance to us in a most personal way. For the first time, finance wasn't intimidating nor was it purely quantitative. Through your teachings, I've learned to appreciate the art of finance. Your passion for finance is contagious, and I figured that passion and interest should be the main drivers of my learning. Thank you for inspiring me and inculcating in me a stronger interest in finance! … Thank you so much for everything, Emir. You don't know how much you've inspired me. Now you know!”
“Thank you so much for your kind guidance and teachings for the entire semester Dr Emir. I must say, it has been a marvelous 12 weeks thus far and I know that I speak for the others when I say that we really enjoyed and appreciated all your classes, regardless of whether it’s the academia theories or how you injected fun and laughter into the class.”
“Learnt a lot from you and I especially enjoyed your teaching style where you tried to incorporate real life examples in your teaching material (Alibaba, Olam, Muddy Water's, etc.). I think that really made your class come to life; with so many students raising questions about finance in the real world; not just about academia.”
“This was a great course. I learned a lot from the discussions between you and the students in the class. I also liked the way you introduced the basic concepts first before introducing the more complicated ones so that we can easily understand.”
More Recent Students' Comments:
“It was an incredible experience to reinforce my finance knowledge with you so comprehensively. The beautiful memories always remind me what I have learned from our module, and most importantly, understand that it’s important to apply what we learned to the real-life in a practical way. I greatly appreciate what you taught in class and to me specifically and it helped to set a clear direction for me in the future. I can hardly forget how you encouraged me and shaped me into a better person.”
Full-time student, MSc (Management), 2020
“You have been a great professor, in my educational pursuits so far I have met only a few teachers who try to teach beyond the classroom and you have managed to do this so well in this period. Your selection of content and deliverance of concepts to the class was really impactful. To be honest, I had previously studied a couple of things that were included in the module but, the way you approached it makes us realize how these things are actually implied in the real world.
To me, this was a great class and I'm glad that I got to be a part of this. You have definitely inspired me and I will use these learnings to the best of my capacity and make a difference out there!”
Full-time student, MSc (Management), 2020
“Thank you for the amazing COVID semester where you did your best to ensure that academic standards were never compromised amidst the logistical nightmare. I am very grateful to have been taught corporate finance by such an engaging professor and the very first Finance Professor I ever met that does not dismiss the idea of Digital Assets and its evolving role in the field of finance. The lessons learned from you has been great in helping me understand the world of corporate finance better and ongoing events.”
Full-time student, BBA, 2020
“I am writing to convey my deepest appreciation for an amazing semester. Despite being in NUS for only 4 semesters so far, you have been the only Professor to really show genuine concern for our learning.
It could have been easy for you to simply conduct lectures online via ZOOM (like many other Professors did), but you placed the quality of our learning and academic standards first, always. Corporate Finance seemed daunting at the start but learning was extremely easy and smooth under you. And for that, I would like to sincerely thank you for further fuelling my passion for Finance.”
Full-time student, BBA, 2020
“NUS has certainly been an academic challenge and I am glad I had you as a professor. Your dedication, commitment, and empathy towards us is something I will appreciate and remember for a long time. As a student aiming to major in Finance, your classes reassured my desire to keep learning and understand more about the finance world.”
Exchange student, BBA, 2020
“I want to thank you for a wonderful semester. This has by far been the most rewarding module I have taken in business school, both in terms of engaging lectures and the syllabus in general. My curiosity has further been triggered by the real-life applications of the syllabus in the case studies.”
Exchange student, BBA, 2020