Corporate Finance –

fin571

(3 credits)

This course applies corporate finance concepts to make management decisions. Students learn methods to evaluate financial alternatives and create financial plans. Other topics include cash flows, business valuation, working capital, capital budgets, and long-term financing.

This graduate-level course is 6 weeks. To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.

Topics and Objectives

Foundations of Finance
- Discuss 12 principles foundational corporate finance.
- Compare and contrast accounting net income and cash flows.
- Compare and contrast the market value of an asset or liability from the book value.
Business Valuation
- Use valuation techniques to determine the intrinsic value of debt and equity instruments.
- Analyze how markets adjust for risk.
- Apply the capital-asset pricing model to calculate a business’s required return.
Working Capital
- Describe the cash conversion cycle and its importance to working capital management.
- Identify sources and uses of short-term financing.
- Evaluate how the business policies of a firm affect accounts receivable and inventories.
Capital Budgets
- Calculate the cost of capital.
- Apply techniques used in capital budgeting decisions.
- Analyze a capital project’s present value based on expected future net cash flows.
Long-Term Financing
- Outline a method for managing capital structure.
- Evaluate the effect of dividend policy on stock price.
- Explain the types and main features of long-term debt.
- Compare and contrast leasing with debt/equity finance.
Financial Planning
- Analyze the effect of price setting on capital budgeting.
- Explain the methods, pitfalls, and benefits of capital rationing.
- Create a financial plan.

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.

Corporate Finance –

fin571

Foundations of Finance

Business Valuation

Working Capital

Capital Budgets

Long-Term Financing

Financial Planning

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