Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SDCM-0153
Organization's ID:
Finance 301
Organization:
Study.com, LLC
Location:
Online
Length:
44 hours and 20 weeks
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Financial Management
Description

Objective:

The course objective is for students to understand financial management, types of corporations, corporate funding and financial reporting.

Learning Outcomes:

  • analyze different forms of business organization and basic types of financial management
  • examine the purpose of a balance sheet, main components, and fundamentals of financial leverage
  • evaluate the main components, and operations of an income statement
  • evaluate the fundamentals of stock and the difference between common and preferred stock
  • apply knowledge of the rate of return fundamentals and rate of return methods
  • define dividends, dividend yields, and the dividend growth model
  • apply knowledge of investments and the investment process of asset allocation
  • identify investment risk components and the relationship between risk and return
  • analyze the fundamentals of capital and the capital market

General Topics:

  • Corporate Finance Overview Preparing Balance Sheets Preparing Income Statements Stocks & Stock Valuation Rate of Return Dividend Payout & Yield Bonds & Bond Valuation Investment Portfolios Investment & Risk Analysis Capital Structure & Financial Leverage Understanding Cost of Capital Capital Budgeting Overview Corporate Taxation & Bankruptcy
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Quizzes
  • Written Papers
  • Proctored Final Exam

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials