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BUS202: Principles of Finance

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Overview

Time: 33 hours

Syllabus 30

  1. Unit 1: Introduction to Finance
  2. 1.1: Introduction to Concepts in Finance
  3. 1.2: Goal of Financial Management
  4. 1.3: Business Organization and Governance
  5. 1.4: Corporate Governance and Ethics
  6. 1.5: Agency and Conflict of Interests
  7. Unit 1 Assessment
  8. Unit 2: Financial Statements and Financial Analysis
  9. 2.1: Balance Sheets and Income Statements
  10. 2.2: Cash Flow and Other Statements
  11. 2.3: Analyzing Financial Statements
  12. 2.4: Forecasting Financial Statements
  13. Unit 2 Assessment
  14. Unit 3: Time Value of Money
  15. 3.1: The Time Value of Money
  16. 3.2: Future Value and Compounding
  17. 3.3: Present Value and Discounting
  18. 3.4: Special Applications: Perpetuities, Annuities and Yields
  19. Unit 3 Assessment
  20. Unit 4: Stocks, Bonds, and Financial Markets
  21. 4.1: Stocks
  22. 4.2: Bonds
  23. 4.3: Security Markets
  24. 4.4: Convertibles, Options, and Derivatives
  25. Unit 4 Assessment
  26. Unit 5: Risk, Return, and the CAPM
  27. 5.1: Risk and Reward
  28. 5.2: Uncertainty in Capital Budgeting
  29. 5.3: Portfolio Risk, Reward, and Diversification
  30. 5.4: Risk of Stock Investments and Market Betas

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