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Finance For Business –
fin370
(3 credits)
This course introduces the student to the essential elements of finance for business. Emphasis is placed on financial management, financial markets, and the tools, techniques, and methodologies used in making financial decisions. Topics include: Financial planning, working capital management, capital budgeting, long term financing, and international finance.
This undergraduate-level course is 5
weeks.
To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.
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Introduction to Finance and Analysis
- Define basic financial terminology.
- Explain how financial markets work in the United States.
- Assess the role of ethics and compliance in the finance environment.
- Evaluate financial performance using financial ratios.
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Financial Planning
- Describe the relationship between strategic planning and financial planning.
- Prepare a cash budget.
- Perform a break-even analysis.
- Calculate present value and future value of cash flows.
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Working Capital Management and Capital Budgeting
- Evaluate effective working capital management techniques.
- Evaluate alternative capital projects.
- Analyze risks associated with capital projects.
- Identify the decision-making factors in lease versus buy.
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Long-Term Financing
- Identify the effect of financing strategies on cost of capital.
- Calculate the weighted average cost of capital of a firm.
- Compare and contrast initial public offering and merger and acquisitions growth strategies.
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International Finance
- Describe the factors that contribute to foreign exchange risk.
- Compare and contrast methods to mitigate foreign exchange rate risk.
- Analyze the effect of globalization on financial decisions.
- The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
- While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
- Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.
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