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BUS202: Principles of Finance
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Unit 1: Introduction To Finance
Unit 2: Financial Statements and Financial Analysis
Unit 3: Working Capital Management
Unit 4: Time Value Of Money
Unit 5: Stocks, Bonds, and Financial Markets
Unit 6: Capital Budgeting Techniques
Unit 7: Risk, Return, and the CAPM
Unit 8: Corporate Capital Structure
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Course Syllabus
Introducing Finance
Goals of Financial Management
An Overview of Ethics
Ethics and Finance
Types of Business Organizations
Forms of Business Ownership
Corporate Governance
Agency and Conflicts of Interest
Asset Classes
Institutions, Markets, and Intermediaries
Financial Markets
Introduction to Financial Management Exercises and Problems
Introducing Financial Statements
The Income Statement
More on the Income Statement
The Balance Sheet
More on Balance Sheets
Balance Sheets and Equity
Balance Sheet and Income Statement Relationship
Tax Considerations
Cash Accounting
Accrual Basis of Accounting
Comparing Accrual and Cash Accounting
The Statement of Cash Flows
Basic Cash Flow Statement
Other Statements
Standardizing Financial Statements
Overview of Ratios
Financial Ratio
Profitability Ratios
Asset Management Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Market Value Ratios
Earnings and EPS
The DuPont Equation, ROE, ROA, and Growth
Using Financial Ratios for Analysis
Selected Financial Ratios and Analyses
Considering Inflation's Distortionary Effects
Other Distortions
Forecasting the Income Statement
Forecasting the Balance Sheet
Building a Cash Budget
Analyzing Forecasts
Pro Forma Statements
Financial Modeling and Pro Forma Analysis
Unit 2 Financial Statement Analysis Exercises
Financial Analysis: Working Capital Example
Working Capital
The Importance of Cash and Cash Management
Accounts Receivable
Inventory Management
Overview of Short-Term Financing
Cash and Cash Conversion Cycle Exercises
Time Value of Money
Introduction to Interest
Interest: Part 2
More on the Time Value of Money
Future Value, Single Amount
Future Value, Multiple Flows
The Miracle of Compound Returns
Introduction to Present Value
Present Value and Cash Flows
Present Value and Interest Rates
Present Value and Single Amount
Present Value and Multiple Flows
Additional Detail on Present and Future Values
Annuities
Future Value of an Ordinary Annuity
Calculating Perpetuities
Yields
Calculating the Yield of an Annuity
Valuing a Series of Cash Flows
Using Excel to Solve Time Value of Money Problems
Unit 4 Practice
Corporate Stocks and Bonds
Defining Stock
Types of Stock
Rules and Rights of Common and Preferred Stock
Stock Markets
Stock Valuation
The Basics of Interest Rates
Additional Detail on Interest Rates
Key Characteristics of Bonds
Advantages and Disadvantages of Bonds
Understanding Bonds
Types of Bonds
Bond Markets
Valuing Bonds
Bond Risk
The Security Markets
Understanding Returns
Market Efficiency
Market Regulation
Convertible Securities
Options
Warrants
Derivatives
Managing Risk with Derivatives
Valuation and Bond Analysis Exercises
Stocks and Stock Valuation Exercises
Introduction to Capital Budgeting
How is Capital Budgeting Used to Make Decisions?
Net Present Value
Internal Rate of Return
Ranking Investment Proposals
Other Methods
The Payback Method
Depreciation in Cash Flow
Introduction to Capital Budgeting Exercises
Basic Introduction to Risk and Reward
Uncertainty, Expected Value, and Fair Games
Understanding Return
Risks Involved in Capital Budgeting
Risk
Portfolio Considerations
Diversification
Announcements, News, and Returns
Implications Across Portfolios
Understanding the Security Market Line
Financial Planning Investment Concepts: CAPM
Approaches to Calculating the Cost of Capital
Risk Analysis Exercises and Problems
Introducing Capital Structure
Basic Capital Structure Differences
Market Capitalization
Market Value of Assets
Return on Capital
Capital Structure Considerations
Cost of Capital
Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
Marginal Cost of Capital Exercises and Problems
BUS202: Certificate Final Exam
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