This course is an introduction to decision-making criteria widely used in the real world and will help you understand the foundational principles of how most organizations make decisions. This course is part of a specialization titled “Foundational Finance for Strategic Decision-Making” and is helpful if you are interested in applying to an MBA degree program or learning the foundations of finance to be more effective in your career. This course is applied and problem-based with assignments that are intentionally introductory and simpler than real-world applications you will confront when making day-to-day financial decisions and in more advanced courses.
Этот курс входит в специализацию ''Специализация Foundational Finance for Strategic Decision Making'
Decision Criteria & Applications
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Learner Career Outcomes
Чему вы научитесь
Enable you to use modern decision criteria
Evaluating different projects
Choosing the best alternatives you are confronted with based on financial thinking and analysis
Приобретаемые навыки
Calculating the Internal Rate of Return of a ProjectCalculating Net Present Value of a Project
Программа курса: что вы изучите
Неделя
13 ч. на завершение
week 1: Decision Criteria
During this week, we develop a basic understanding of alternative decision criteria - Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Profitability, etc. - that are commonly used in the real world, with a focus on a critical evaluation of their strengths and weaknesses.
6 видео ((всего 79 мин.)), 3 материалов для самостоятельного изучения
6 видео
1.1 Decision Criteria: NPV20мин
1.2 NPV: Intuition & Beauty18мин
1.3 NPV: Properties & Formula9мин
1.4 Decision Criteria: Payback15мин
1.5 Decision Criteria: IRR13мин
3 материала для самостоятельного изучения
Specialization Syllabus45мин
Course 2-Syllabus30мин
Note-Formulae30мин
Неделя
26 ч. на завершение
Week 2: Decision Making - A Deeper Look
Having looked at multiple decision criteria last week, we will focus this week on a more deeper and critical analysis of the most widely used Criteria. Again, we will use examples to evaluate all issues. This week will also include the first graded assignment.
5 видео ((всего 71 мин.)), 1 материал для самостоятельного изучения, 2 тестов
5 видео
2.2 IRR: A Practical Issue11мин
2.3 IRR: Bias I20мин
2.4 IRR: Bias II13мин
2.5 IRR: Properties8мин
1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
Note-Spreadsheets30мин
2 практического упражнения
Practice Assignment 12ч
Assignment 12ч
Неделя
32 ч. на завершение
week 3: Cash Flows
This week we will introduce the basics of cash flows, one of two critical inputs to any value-creating decision. Some exposure to Accounting will be helpful and Ross School of Business also offers a MOOC on the basics of Accounting.
3 видео ((всего 47 мин.)), 1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
Note-Sample Cash Flow Template1ч
Неделя
47 ч. на завершение
week 4: Applications of Cash Flows
This week is all practice of cash flows. You are encouraged to use a detailed Cash Flow Template to create one for yourself. This will require putting together a bunch of information in a Spreadsheet and learn how to do some financial modeling. You will then have to submit the second and last graded assignment for this course that will help you evaluate your skills.
2 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 2 тестов
2 материала для самостоятельного изучения
Note-Sample Cash Flow Template1ч 30мин
Note-Spreadsheets1ч
2 практического упражнения
Practice Assignment 22ч
Assignment 22ч
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Рецензии: 9Лучшие отзывы о курсе Decision Criteria & Applications
An excellent course for decision making criteria and an intuitive as well as practical course for such concepts as IRR bench marking, cost of capital etc.
The discussion and examples regarding NPV and IRR was very clear. It was also a good overview of project and business cash flows.
Преподаватели
Gautam Kaul
Professor of Finance & Fred M. Taylor Professor of Business AdministrationRoss School of Business
О Мичиганский университет
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Специализация Foundational Finance for Strategic Decision Making: общие сведения
Understand and apply the foundational principles of finance to most business problems and strategies. This integrated set of courses focuses on both the theory and practice of financial decision-making through an applied lens. Ideal for learners seeking to advance their career and/or pursue a business degree, such as a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, a great understanding of foundational concepts in finance will help you to understand the principles of personal finance and investing. After successful completion of the four-course program, you will be equipped to make thoughtful decisions based on a framework built using multiple advances in modern financial theory.
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