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Gain a heightened perspective of finance with a focus on the components of balance sheets and income statements, the financing of a firm’s operations, and integration into the capital markets. The major policy areas covered include cash flows, liquidity management, hedging, investment analysis, capital structure theory and practice, and dividend policy. These topics are combined with the overall concepts of business and financial risk, valuation of assets, and corporate objectives. The key objective of this course is to empower you to evaluate and utilize financial theories and models for decision-making and other applications. Special emphasis is paid to recent events and their impact on corporate finance—at the corporate and individual levels. Work in a team to manage a company via computer simulation, and compete against companies managed by other student teams. The course enhances your ability to make effective financial business decisions and encourages cross-functional and strategic thinking.
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