EXMGT 5562 - Business Finance

Course Description

This course will explore financial resources and how these resources can best be managed. Topics include: managing assets, allocating funds, valuing the firm, and determining how financial decisions are made. Prerequisite: EXMGT 5579 & 5581; or EXMGT 5515

Who Should Take This Course?

Aimed at beginning to mid-career individuals interested in acquiring new workplace skills, this course will also benefit prospective or aspiring managers ready to take the next step in their careers.

Learner Outcomes

By the end of this course, you should be able to: Explain and be able to communicate the nature of corporate finance in an academic or a business forum. Distinguish different types of business structure, identify the major corporate financial decisions and corporate objectives, and describe important basic concepts. Be able to perform time value calculations by using financial mathematics. Explain how to value a firm and apply skills in evaluation debt and equity securities. Identify, define and compute the different types of annuities. Use discounted YTM concepts to determine the value of a financial asset, including bonds and stocks. Explain the nature of interest rate risk and describe the theories that are used to explain the term structure of interest rates. Analyze the short- and long-term sources of funding to the corporation and make appropriate choices relative to the term structure of interest rates. Apply skills in evaluating capital budgeting projects by using different methods of project evaluation. Understand capital structure and outline the main factors that financial managers should consider when determining a company’s financing strategy. Explain and be able to communicate the nature of corporate finance in an academic or a business forum. Distinguish different types of business structure, identify the major corporate financial decisions and corporate objectives, and describe important basic concepts. Be able to perform time value calculations by using financial mathematics. Explain how to value a firm and apply skills in evaluation debt and equity securities. Identify, define and compute the different types of annuities. Use discounted YTM concepts to determine the value of a financial asset, including bonds and stocks. Explain the nature of interest rate risk and describe the theories that are used to explain the term structure of interest rates. Analyze the short- and long-term sources of funding to the corporation and make appropriate choices relative to the term structure of interest rates. Apply skills in evaluating capital budgeting projects by using different methods of project evaluation. Understand capital structure and outline the main factors that financial managers should consider when determining a company’s financing strategy.

Notes

Fully online course, accessible through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool. Learn through lectures and lively discussions, as you broaden your network and apply the course content to the context of your own work or organization and explore its implications for your professional practice. This is a graded course; assessment activities may include exams, projects, presentations, journals, or research papers. Refer to the course syllabus for details on activities and assignments. A textbook is required for this course; further information will be provided in the course syllabus. Additional learning materials are provided through eClass at no additional cost.

Recommendations

Applicants intending to complete a program are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to lock in their course requirements.

Applies Towards the Following Programs

• Management Development Certificate : Elective Courses