Description
Every manager must have a foundational understanding of financial management. This course will prepare you for responsible and sustainable leadership from a financial management perspective. Via structured learning activities (video lectures, quizzes, discussion prompts and written assessments) you’ll learn the key aspects of effective financial management by focusing on: the assessment of an organisation’s financial health; planning future financial performance; financing of operations; and evaluating business and investment opportunities for the organisation. This course will emphasise how crucial sound financial management is for you and your organisation to be successful in the real-world.
Knowledge
- Explain the role of financial management in assessing the ongoing financial health and performance of organisations
- Demonstrate an understanding of financial management tools and techniques for financial analysis and modeling
- Use analytical techniques to make financial decisions related to financing operations and valuation of organisations and investment opportunities
Outline
- Financial management decisions
- Course introduction
- Week 1 outline
- 1.1 The investment decision
- 1.2 The funding decision
- 1.3 The working capital decision
- 1.4 The Payout Policy Decision and the Principal-Agent Problem
- 1.4 Business structures and tax (Spreadsheet resource available under 'Download' )
- Habit corner
- Explore further resources
- Recall 1
- Week 1 quiz
- Time value of money and discounted cash flow analysis
- Week 2 outline
- 2.1 Simple and compound interest
- 2.2 Future values and present values of multiple cash flows
- 2.3 Loan repayment schedules
- Explore further resources 2
- Practice bond pricing
- Recall 2
- Week 2
- Valuation of financial securities
- Week 3 outline
- 3.1 Capital budgeting - Net Present Value (NPV)
- 3.2 Capital budgeting - Payback period
- 3.3 Capital Asset Pricing Model
- Become a Global MBA learner
- Explore further resources 3
- Business valuation exercise
- Recall 3
- Week 3
- Estimating enterprise value
- Week 4 outline
- 4.1 The Residual Income model
- 4.2 DCF models of equity value
- 4.3 Using multiples for valuation
- 4.4 Risk and value
- Video 4.5 Estimating the IRR of a private equity funded business DEGREE
- Explore further resources
- Forecasting and business valuation exercise
- Recall 4
- Week 4
- Application of financial valuation tools
- Week 5 outline
- 5.1 Project NPV and enterprise MVA
- 5.2 Applications of project investment tools
- 5.3 Measuring performance
- 5.4 Value based management
- 5.5 The perceptions gap
- Explore further resources 5
- Salvage or outsource - a practice exercise
- Recall 5
- Week 5 quiz
- Putting it all together - Applying financial valuation techniques
- Week 6 outline
- 6.1 Putting it together: the NPV of starting a new business
- 6.2 Valuing a new business
- 6.3 What-if analysis and the Residual Income model
- 6.4 Valuing a new project within an existing business: incremental analysis
- Week 6 Practice spreadsheet used in videos (download here)
- Recall 6
- Week 6 quiz
Summary of User Reviews
Read reviews for Corporate Finance: Know Your Numbers 2 course on Coursera. Users have given positive feedback for the course's engaging content and knowledgeable instructor. However, some users have faced issues with technical glitches and lack of interactivity.Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course
engaging contentPros from User Reviews
- Instructor is knowledgeable and provides clear explanations
- The course content is engaging and informative
- The course is well-structured and easy to follow
Cons from User Reviews
- Technical issues with the platform
- Lack of interactivity and engagement
- Some users found the assessments to be too easy
- Limited opportunities for peer-to-peer interaction
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