Conceived by students seeking to simultaneously visually analyze comparable data, and supported by the Mary C. and David S. Corbin Foundation, the Corbin Finance Lab has emerged as a unique learning opportunity. The facility provides five student-based work stations and projection screens, and one station and screen for the instructor.
Features
- Five student stations with four seats at each station; there is also an additional ten non-station seats with plug-in capability available.
- Instructor podium with PC/MacBook connectivity capability with control panel offering access to all system controls, student stations, cameras, and TV/Screens
- Six TV/Screens in front of the room; one TV/Screen in the back of the room for the instructor’s reference
- Two Video Cameras capable of recording or broadcasting in-class activities to distance learning labs or for later viewing. One camera is focused on videoing the instructor podium, while the other camera is focused on the White Board in front of the classroom.
The Educational Experience in the Corbin Finance Lab
- Simultaneously examine performance characteristics for multiple proposed investment opportunities.
- Trace the effects of variable changes throughout the financial statements of an organization
- Simultaneously examine raw data files while also perform analysis using that data on separate screens
- Show separate sections of a personal financial plan while using financial planning software using different screens
- Various problem and case solutions can be presented allowing students to observe and discuss alternative approaches and solutions
- Students can develop better presentation skills using multiple screens and visualization techniques
- Courses taught in the Corbin Finance Lab can be broadcast externally to other distance learning labs off campus
- Courses taught in the Corbin Finance Lab can be recorded for later viewing by students