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Archana Jain

Department Chair

Department of Finance and Accounting
Saunders College of Business
ajain@saunders.rit.edu
585-475-6531
Office Location
LOW-3313

Archana Jain

Department Chair

Department of Finance and Accounting
Saunders College of Business

Education

B.Comm., M.Comm., University of Rajasthan (India); MBA, Ph.D., University of Memphis

Bio

Dr. Archana Jain is an Associate Professor of Finance in the Saunders College of Business at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She earned her Ph.D. in finance at the University of Memphis in 2012 where she also completed her MBA in International Business. She received her graduate and undergraduate degrees in Accountancy and Business Statistics from University of Rajasthan, India. She was a Chartered Accountant in her home country (India) and she also passed the Certified Public Accountant exams in the United States. Her research interests include market microstructure, short selling, corporate governance, financial regulations, algorithmic trading, and Exchange Traded Funds. Her Ph.D. dissertation has been published at the Journal of Financial Economics. Her work has also been published in other prestigious journals such as Financial Review, Journal of Management Accounting Research, Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Financial Analyst Journal, etc. She has taught Corporate Financial Management, Financial Markets, and Investments courses.

ajain@saunders.rit.edu
585-475-6531

Currently Teaching

FINC-721
Financial Analysis for Managers
3 Credits
An examination of basic financial theories, techniques, and practices. Topics include: time value of money, valuation, capital asset pricing, risk and diversification, cost of capital, capital budgeting techniques and spreadsheet analysis. This course provides students with grounding in the basic financial theories, techniques and practices so they understand the role of finance in a corporation and so they are well prepared to study more advanced financial topics.
FINC-725
Securities and Investment Analysis
3 Credits
A survey of topics in investment analysis, including the study of financial markets, features of various financial assets and security pricing. Focus is on individual security analysis (as distinct from portfolio analysis). Asset pricing theory is used in valuing securities. Practical issues in equity valuation are discussed including risk evaluation, macroeconomic/industry/competitive analysis, and the use of corporate SEC filings.
FINC-810
Research Seminar: Technology in Accounting & Finance
3 Credits
This Ph.D. research seminar focuses on the two roles of technology in accounting and finance research in particular, and business research generally. First, the world of technology which includes information technology and analytics, has influenced research methods with techniques such as sentiment analysis and machine learning. Second, technology has transformed the practice of accounting and finance, through innovations such as the blockchain and has led to distinct areas of research such as fintech. This seminar will cover both aspects and has the objective of (a) allowing access to cutting edge research techniques and (b) developing research questions in tech related areas.
FINC-845
Valuation and Capital Budgeting
2 Credits
The course introduces financial concepts of risk, return and valuation. The main application studied in this course, Capital Budgeting, arises in the corporate setting where managers allocate scarce resources to projects. Basic issues of capital budgeting covered include cash flow estimation and valuation techniques. Advanced issues include sensitivity analysis and the consideration of real options.