Study Guide

Learning objectives

After completing the course, the student is able to
- understand the role of a financial manager and the financial market
- identify the most common financial assets and instruments
- evaluate the financial performance of companies based on the financial reports and assess different aspects of management activities
- explain the capital budgeting process and techniques
- apply valuation models on financial assets such as stocks and bonds
- calculate the cost of capital and understand its role long-term financial decisions
- make use of a variety of financial formulas and functions on Excel.

Content

- tasks of financial manager, financial markets and instruments
- financial ratios and financial analysis techniques
- financial returns, the time value of money
- capital budgeting and evaluation of long-term projects
- assets valuation (stocks and bonds)
- capital structure and the weighted average cost of capital
- Excel functions and formulas required for financial decision making

Qualifications

Business Mathematics, Principles of Economics, Principles of Bookkeeping and Management Accounting.