Semester I

Executives in business and public sector organizations require knowledge of financial management in this complex business environment. The course offers a broad overview of financial management. Starting with the premise that the goal of management is to increase the value of the firm based on key decisions – investment and financing - that contribute to shareholder value. The investment side will include analysis of the capital budgeting decision. The financing aspect will focus on equities, bonds, and raising capital in general. Specifically, this course will cover: (i) financial concepts such as time value of money, and business valuation, financial statement analysis, sources of long-term financing to a firm, and an overview of the risk-return tradeoffs, and (ii) some basic decision-making frameworks, including capital budgeting & financial statement analysis. This course is an introductory Finance course and provides the necessary foundation for further studies in Finance.