The purpose of this course is to give a basic knowledge of corporate finance. To introduce the basic tools and techniques of finance, ie. Time value of money, risk/return and capital structure.

Topics to be covered: Introduction to Finance. Financial Statements, Taxes, and Cash flow. Working with Financial Statements. Introduction to Valuation (The Time Value of Money). Discounted Cash Flow Valuation. Interest Rates and Bond Valuation. Stock Valuation. Ratio Analysis. Capital budgeting. Some Lessons from Capital Market History. Return Risk and the Security Market Line. Introduction to options. Cost of capital. Raising capital. Financial leverage and capital structure. Dividends. Financial planning.