Business Finance
EXMGT 5562 is offered this winter:
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
Course at a glance
- 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.
- 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.
What you will learn
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.
Offered:
Take note:
- 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.
Jan 17, 2024Apr 3, 2024
6:00 pm – 9:15 pm MT
Synchronous online learning, eClass
39 hours of instruction
In synchronous online courses, students move through the course material at the same pace as their peers. These courses also provide learners with pre-scheduled online lectures that have the instructor and students interacting at the same time. All components of this type of course are accessible through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool. format details
Textbook
Required
Ross
Fundamentals Of Corporate Finance
11 edition
Class info
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39 course hours in total
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Cost assistance: may be eligible for the Canada-Alberta Job Grant, the Canada Training Benefit, and the Skilled Immigrant Micro-Loan.
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Please be advised that some of our courses fill quickly, early registration is encouraged to secure your spot. See our refunds, withdrawals & transfers policies for detailed information.
Prerequisites
Take note:
- 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.
Currently counts towards:
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└ core course
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└39-hour elective course
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└39-hour elective course
Applicants intending to enrol in a program are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to lock in their course requirements since they are prone to change.
*If you are already enroled in this program, please refer to your specific program requirements as outlined at the time of your admission: Bear Tracks > Academic Advisement.
Looking for different course dates?
New course schedules are released each June and November.