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BUS202: Principles of Finance
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Course Introduction
Course Syllabus
Unit 1: Introduction To Finance
1.1: Introduction to Concepts in Finance
1.2: Goal of Financial Management
1.3: Ethics
1.4: Business Organization and Governance
1.5: Asset Classes
1.6: Institutions, Markets, and Intermediaries
Unit 1 Practice and Assessment
Unit 2: Financial Statements and Financial Analysis
2.1: Balance Sheets and Income Statements
2.2: Cash Flow and Other Statements
2.3: Analyzing Financial Statements
2.4: Forecasting Financial Statements
Unit 2 Practice and Assessment
Unit 3: Working Capital Management
3.1: Overview of Working Capital
3.2: Cash Management
3.3: Managing Accounts Receivable
3.4: Inventory Management
3.5: Sources of Short-Term Financing
Unit 3 Practice and Assessment
Unit 4: Time Value Of Money
4.1: The Time Value of Money
4.2: Future Value and Compounding
4.3: Present Value and Discounting
4.4: Special Applications: Perpetuities, Annuities and Yields
Unit 4 Practice and Assessment
Unit 5: Stocks, Bonds, and Financial Markets
5.1: Stocks
5.2: Bonds
5.3: Security Markets
5.4: Convertibles, Options, and Derivitives
Unit 5 Practice and Assessment
Unit 6: Capital Budgeting Techniques
6.1: Capital Budgeting and Net Present Value
6.2: Internal Rate of Return
6.3: Profitability Index
6.4: Payback Period Method
6.5: Evaluating Projects Incrementally
Unit 6 Practice and Assessment
Unit 7: Risk, Return, and the CAPM
7.1: Statistical Concepts in Finance
7.2: Uncertainty in Capital Budgeting
7.3: Portfolio Risk, Reward, and Diversification
7.4: Risk of Stock Investments and Market Betas
7.5: The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)
Unit 7 Practice and Assessment
Unit 8: Corporate Capital Structure
8.1: Capital Structure Finance Theory
8.2: Cost of Capital and Capital Structure – WACC
Unit 8 Practice and Assessment
Course Feedback Survey
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Saylor Direct Credit
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BUS202: Principles of Finance
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BUS202: Principles of Finance
{GENERICO:type="QuickInfo-3",time="63"}Learn how to make smart financial decisions by determining which projects will offer the best potential payoff, figuring out your best investment opportunities, and evaluating stock options.
