In this course you will learn how to use key finance principles to understand and measure business success and to identify and promote true value creation. You will learn how to use accounting information to form key financial ratios to measure a company’s financial health and to manage a company's short-term and long-term liquidity needs. You will also learn how to use valuation techniques to make sound business investment and acquisition decisions. Finally, you will learn how to incorporate risk and uncertainty into investment decisions and how to evaluate the performance of existing investments.
Este curso forma parte de Programa especializado: Gestión financiera
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Subtítulos: Árabe (Arabic), Francés (French), Portugués (europeo), Italiano, Vietnamita, Alemán (German), Ruso (Russian), Inglés (English), Español (Spanish)
Habilidades que obtendrás
- Corporate Finance
- Project
- Finance
- Mergers And Acquisitions (M&A)
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Inglés (English)
Subtítulos: Árabe (Arabic), Francés (French), Portugués (europeo), Italiano, Vietnamita, Alemán (German), Ruso (Russian), Inglés (English), Español (Spanish)
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Universidad de Illinois en Urbana-Champaign
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Este curso es parte del Master of Business Administration (iMBA) completamente en línea de Universidad de Illinois en Urbana-Champaign.
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Programa - Qué aprenderás en este curso
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Course Overview
In this module, you will become familiar with the course, your instructor, your classmates, and our learning environment. The orientation also helps you obtain the technical skills required for the course.
2 horas para completar
2 videos (Total 10 minutos), 6 lecturas, 1 cuestionario
5 horas para completar
Module 1: The Objective of the Corporation and Analysis of Financial Ratios
In Module 1, we will discuss the objectives of the corporation. We will introduce the concept of shareholder value and discuss the pros and cons of maximizing stock prices. We will then learn how to calculate financial ratios that measure concepts such as liquidity, leverage, and profitability. We will work with accounting statements and financial data from real world companies and learn how to use this data to measure the financial health of companies and make comparisons with competitors.
5 horas para completar
15 videos (Total 112 minutos), 3 lecturas, 5 cuestionarios
5 horas para completar
Module 2: Financial Planning
In Module 2, we will learn models that allow us to forecast and manage a company's short-term investments such as capital expenditures. We will forecast the future financial statements of a real world company and learn how to figure out how much external financing the company will need. We will then use real world examples to learn how short-term investments in working capital determine a company's need for short-term financing.
5 horas para completar
14 videos (Total 114 minutos), 3 lecturas, 5 cuestionarios
6 horas para completar
Module 3: Making Investment Decisions
In Module 3, we will learn tools that allow us to measure the contribution of a new investment to shareholder value. We will learn how to calculate the net present value (NPV) of an investment and how to use the NPV to make a decision on whether to make the investment or not. We will also learn to calculate the rate of return (IRR) on an investment project and how to properly use the IRR in investment decisions. Finally, we will learn how to incorporate real options into investment analysis to be able to make decisions about investments such as R&D (research and development).
6 horas para completar
15 videos (Total 148 minutos), 2 lecturas, 6 cuestionarios
6 horas para completar
Module 4: Mergers and Acquisitions, Risk, and Performance Evaluation
In Module 4, we will apply our investment valuation tools to understand when a merger between two companies creates shareholder value. We will learn to distinguish between good and bad reasons for companies to engage in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and we will learn how to price an M&A deal. We will also learn the specific characteristics of leveraged buyouts (LBOs) and how they can create value for shareholders. We will then learn how to incorporate risk into investment valuation by changing discount rates. We will calculate the weighted-average cost of capital (WACC) for a real world company and learn how to use WACC to value investments and to measure the performance of the company or a division of the company.
6 horas para completar
15 videos (Total 169 minutos), 3 lecturas, 5 cuestionarios
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Course Conclusion
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2 videos (Total 10 minutos), 2 lecturas
Reseñas
- 5 stars81,17 %
- 4 stars15,35 %
- 3 stars1,31 %
- 2 stars0,74 %
- 1 star1,40 %
Principales reseñas sobre CORPORATE FINANCE I: MEASURING AND PROMOTING VALUE CREATION
por JF3 de feb. de 2019
Great course! I felt that I learned quite a bit. My undergrad is Finance and I feel that this course covered more topics and in more depth than my previous university studies.
por ST3 de may. de 2020
it was indeed great to have enrolled myself in the course which has stirred my interest in finance and has given me ample knowledge on how to proceed with various financial decisions.
por JE21 de ene. de 2019
Very practical and engaging topics, some question errors need addressing but minor changes to avoid wasted time on an overall fantastic course!
por BL27 de feb. de 2019
Course contains some difficult concepts. The main benefit is the honors assignments and professor's explanations, which help students understand these topics.
Acerca de Programa especializado: Gestión financiera
This Specialization covers the fundamentals of strategic financial management, including financial accounting, investments, and corporate finance. You will learn to evaluate major strategic corporate and investment decisions and to understand capital markets and institutions from a financial perspective, and you will develop an integrated framework for value-based financial management and individual financial decision-making.
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