Applied Corporate Finance

Offered By: University of Cambridge via edX

Course Description

Overview

Building on the ‘Foundations of Finance’ course, completing your Professional Certificate in Applied Corporate Finance will give you a rigorous understanding of universal financial concepts, & the skills & confidence to apply them.

From cash flow, debt & valuation, to the perspectives of shareholders & other stakeholders, understanding how to interpret - & prepare - financial information can make the difference between beneficial & catastrophic decisions in all organisations.

Whether you want to brush up your knowledge of capitalisation, amortisation & revaluation, are responsible for a budget or financial accounting, or need to present a proposal to a panel of financial decision makers, this program provides a straightforward & practical financial toolkit you can use across the board.

Syllabus

Courses under this program:
Course 1: Building stakeholder value

Sustainable businesses need to earn consistent and predictable profits. Find out what terms like ‘internal rate of return’, ‘discounted cash flow’ and DCF analysis actually mean in practice and how you can use them to the advantage of the business.

Course 2: Financial accounting and capital markets

An organisation’s sustainable cash flows and its accounting profits (or losses) are both supremely important, but they can be very different. Explore the differences between debt and share capital, fact and judgement in financial reporting and financial markets, and understand and apply terms such as capitalisation, depreciation, amortisation and revaluation.

Courses

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5 weeks, 3-5 hours a week, 3-5 hours a week
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Through this five week course you will not only learn key financial concepts, but how to apply them to a business to improve its financial prospects.

As you know, sustainable businesses need to earn consistent and predictable profits, but it is important to understand how these are calculated. Different accounting techniques, and how to value a business are explored throughout the sessions below:
- Profits aren't enough - servicing capital providers
- Future value, Present value and Net present value
- Internal rate of return, Yield and Total shareholder return
- Valuation, Market and Book values
- Growing and Safeguarding stakeholder value __
Whether one of your KPIs is Total shareholder return, or you want to understand the figures associated with your capital investments, this course will de-mystify financial reports and help you to make balanced assessments of risks and opportunities.
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This five week course focuses on financial accounting, capital markets, and the relationships between them.
- Cash flow versus profit; Accruals and accruals accounting
- Capitalisation, Depreciation, Amortisation and Revaluation
- Financial modelling and Financial sensitivities
- Debt capital markets and Loan markets
- Equity capital markets and Private equity
With case studies, mini-quizzes, as well as clear expert lectures this course enables you to apply terms and techniques that have been explained to ensure that the learning makes sense in the real world. Skills learned can be put to use when making strategic decisions, or simply understanding financial modelling for projects or the wider business.

Taught by

Doug Williamson