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Corporate finance: Know your numbers 2
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 21 hours
  • Course by Macquarie University
  • Offered by

About

Every manager must have a foundational understanding of financial management. This course will prepare you for responsible and sustainable leadership from a financial management perspective. Via structured learning activities (video lectures, quizzes, discussion prompts and written assessments) you’ll learn the key aspects of effective financial management by focusing on: the assessment of an organisation’s financial health; planning future financial performance; financing of operations; and evaluating business and investment opportunities for the organisation. This course will emphasise how crucial sound financial management is for you and your organisation to be successful in the real-world.

Modules

Course overview

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  • Course introduction

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  • Week 1 outline

Lesson 1

    • 6 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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  • 1.1 The investment decision
  • 1.2 The funding decision
  • 1.3 The working capital decision
  • 1.4 The Payout Policy Decision and the Principal-Agent Problem
  • 1.4 Business structures and tax (Spreadsheet resource available under 'Download' )
  • Habit corner 1

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Practice 1

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  • Recall 1

Weekly assessment 1

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  • Week 1 quiz

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  • Week 2 outline

Lesson 2

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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  • 2.1 Simple and compound interest
  • 2.2 Future values and present values of multiple cash flows
  • 2.3 Loan repayment schedules

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Practice 2

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  • Recall 2

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  • Practice bond pricing

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  • Week 3 outline

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  • Become a Global MBA learner

Lesson 3

    • 3 Videos
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  • 3.1 Capital budgeting - Net Present Value (NPV)
  • 3.2 Capital budgeting - Payback period
  • 3.3 Capital Asset Pricing Model

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  • Explore further resources 3

Practice 3

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  • Recall 3

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  • Business valuation exercise

Weekly assessment 3

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Lesson 4

    • 5 Videos
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5 Videos

  • 4.1 The Residual Income model
  • 4.2 DCF models of equity value
  • 4.3 Using multiples for valuation
  • 4.4 Risk and value
  • 4.5 Estimating the IRR of a private equity funded business

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Practice 4

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  • Recall 4

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  • Forecasting and business valuation exercise

Weekly assessment 4

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  • Week 5 outline

Lesson 5

    • 5 Videos
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  • 5.1 Project NPV and enterprise MVA
  • 5.2 Applications of project investment tools
  • 5.3 Measuring performance
  • 5.4 Value based management
  • 5.5 The perceptions gap

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  • Explore further resources 5

Practice 5

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  • Recall 5

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  • Salvage or outsource - a practice exercise

Weekly assessments 5

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  • Week 5 quiz

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  • Week 6 outline

Lesson 6

    • 4 Videos
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  • 6.1 Putting it together: the NPV of starting a new business
  • 6.2 Valuing a new business
  • 6.3 What-if analysis and the Residual Income model
  • 6.4 Valuing a new project within an existing business: incremental analysis

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  • Week 6 Practice spreadsheet used in videos (download here)

Practice 6

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  • Recall 6

Weekly assessment 6

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  • Week 6 quiz

Auto Summary

"Corporate Finance: Know Your Numbers 2" is a foundational course designed for managers in Business & Management. Taught by Coursera, it focuses on assessing financial health, planning future performance, financing operations, and evaluating business opportunities. Through video lectures, quizzes, discussions, and assessments, this 1260-minute course equips learners with essential financial management skills for responsible and sustainable leadership. Ideal for those seeking to enhance their financial acumen, with subscription options available at the Starter level.

Keith Woodward
Instructors

Keith Woodward

David Pitt
Instructors

David Pitt