Finance for Non-Financial Managers

Finance is for “Non-financial Managers” who want to understand key financial principles and apply them in a real-world context. Over the course of the program window, you will work your way through a series of nine modules that move from understanding basic financial principles to applying financial analysis and ratios to drive decisions. In addition, each module is capped with an ending self-evaluation to ensure that you have absorbed the following key learning objectives: + Understand the language associated with finance + Know how and when to use financial terms and analysis techniques + Read and assess company performance using financial statements + Recognize the link between organizational strategy and financial objectives + Use "the numbers" to your best advantage to make more informed decisions

• Introduction
• This module will introduce the professor and provide an overview of the course.
• Financial Statement Basics
• This module will provide an overview of Financial Statements.
• Financial Statement Manipulation
• This module will teach the "How-to"s for common sizing and other techniques for the manipulation of financial documents.
• Financial Statement Analysis
• This module will explain ratio analysis.
• Valuation Ratios
• This module will discuss effective tax rates, valuation ratios, and management of assets.
• Time Value of Money
• This module will teach the time value of money.
• Investment Decision Techniques
• This module will demonstrate a variety of investment decision techniques.
• Cost of Capital and Risk Management
• This module will teach cost of capital, including weighted average cost of capital, and risk management
• Course Wrap-up
• This module will review at a high level various components of the course.