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Want to study for an MBA but are unsure of basic financial concepts? This business and management course prepares you for studying finance in an MBA program. You will learn key financial topics such as present value, capital budgeting, equity, bonds, diversification, portfolio choice and the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), all of which are often discussed in great detail in MBA program.
Assessment
This course does not involve any written exams. Students need to answer 5 assignment questions to complete the course, the answers will be in the form of written work in pdf or word. Students can write the answers in their own time. Each answer needs to be 200 words (1 Page). Once the answers are submitted, the tutor will check and assess the work.
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Course Curriculum
| Module: 1 | |||
| Welcome | 00:04:00 | ||
| 1.1 Finance in everyday life | 00:01:00 | ||
| 1.2 Calculating present value 1 | 00:02:00 | ||
| 1.2 Calculating present value 2 | 00:01:00 | ||
| 1.2 Calculating present value 3 | 00:02:00 | ||
| 1.2 Calculating present value 4 | 00:02:00 | ||
| 1.3 Project valuation and business planning for a start-up 1 | 00:05:00 | ||
| 1.3 Project valuation and business planning for a start-up 2 | 00:05:00 | ||
| 1.4 Calculating IRR 1 | 00:08:00 | ||
| 1.4 Calculating IRR 2 | 00:01:00 | ||
| 1.4 Calculating IRR 3 | 00:03:00 | ||
| 1.5 Assets with a negative yield: Gold | 00:03:00 | ||
| 1.6 Comparing investment projects 1 | 00:03:00 | ||
| 1.6 Comparing investment projects 2 | 00:02:00 | ||
| Module: 2 | |||
| 2.1 What is a bond? | 00:04:00 | ||
| 2.2 Bond pricing 1 | 00:04:00 | ||
| 2.2 Bond pricing 2 | 00:01:00 | ||
| 2.3 The yield curve 1 | 00:01:00 | ||
| 2.3 The yield curve 2 | 00:01:00 | ||
| 2.3 The yield curve 3 | 00:02:00 | ||
| 2.4 Corporate bonds, default risk and ratings | 00:02:00 | ||
| 2.5 Perpetual bonds | 00:02:00 | ||
| 2.6 Holding period return: Bonds 1 | 00:03:00 | ||
| 2.6 Holding period return: Bonds 2 | 00:01:00 | ||
| Module: 3 | |||
| 3.1 Equity vs. debt 1 | 00:05:00 | ||
| 3.1 Equity vs. debt 2 | 00:04:00 | ||
| 3.2 Measures of return and risk 1 | 00:02:00 | ||
| 3.2 Measures of return and risk 2 | 00:04:00 | ||
| 3.2 Measures of return and risk 3 | 00:01:00 | ||
| 3.3 Company valuation and IPOs 1 | 00:07:00 | ||
| 3.3 Company valuation and IPOs 2 | 00:04:00 | ||
| 3.4 Application of present value calculations to equity valuation 1 | 00:02:00 | ||
| 3.4 Application of present value calculations to equity valuation 2 | 00:01:00 | ||
| 3.5 Rationalising bubbles 1 | 00:04:00 | ||
| 3.5 Rationalising bubbles 2 | 00:01:00 | ||
| 3.5 Rationalising bubbles 3 | 00:01:00 | ||
| Module: 4 | |||
| 4.1 The danger of putting your eggs in one basket | 00:02:00 | ||
| 4.2 Correlation 1: Diversification opportunities | 00:05:00 | ||
| 4.2 Correlation 2: Diversification opportunities | 00:01:00 | ||
| 4.2 Correlation 3: Diversification opportunities | 00:02:00 | ||
| 4.2 Correlation 4: Diversification opportunities | 00:03:00 | ||
| 4.2 Correlation 5: Diversification opportunities | 00:01:00 | ||
| 4.4 Time-varying correlations and diversification opportunities 1 | 00:02:00 | ||
| 4.4 Time-varying correlations and diversification opportunities 2 | 00:09:00 | ||
| Module: 5 | |||
| 5.1 How to form expectations of future returns: CAPM 1 | 00:03:00 | ||
| 5.1 How to form expectations of future returns: CAPM 2 | 00:02:00 | ||
| 5.4 Using linear regression to calculate beta | 00:03:00 | ||
| Assessment | |||
| Submit Your Assignment | 00:00:00 | ||
| Certification | 00:00:00 | ||
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