Essentials of Corporate Finance Capstone

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Essentials of Corporate Finance Capstone

This course is part of Essentials of Corporate Finance Specialization

Instructors: Paul Kofman

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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9 hours to complete

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

138 reviews

9 hours to complete

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Learn at your own pace

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There are 4 modules in this course

The Capstone Project is the final part of the Essentials of Corporate Financial Analysis and Decision-Making MOOC Specialization.

The Capstone is designed to allow students to bring together the skills acquired and knowledge gained over the preceding four courses of the Specialization by taking on the role of a financial analyst tasked with advising a wealthy private client on a significant strategic investment in a large listed firm operating across the globe. View the MOOC promotional video here: http://tinyurl.com/j9fqv25

Get started this week by familiarizing yourself with the sorts of tasks you will need to undertake in order to successfully complete this Capstone, as well as your learning journey in the Essentials of Corporate Finance Specialization. You will be assuming the role of Jess, a financial analyst based in China and working for UOM Bank; a large international investment bank. You are in a team with another analyst, Sean, headed by a senior manager, Paul and your client is thinking about making a very large strategic investment.

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2 videos6 readings1 peer review

2 videos Total 9 minutes

Capstone Preview Video 4 minutes
Week 1 Video Conference Call (4:20) 4 minutes

6 readings Total 60 minutes

Start of Course Survey 10 minutes
About this Capstone 10 minutes
Resources 10 minutes
Social Media 10 minutes
Study Tools and Tips 10 minutes
Your Teaching Team 10 minutes

1 peer review Total 120 minutes

Week 1 Peer Assessment - This contributes 25% towards your final grade 120 minutes

Now that you’ve completed your work on the financials, your client has come back with some questions about the risk he might be faced with from the investment. Specifically, this week you will need to identify some key market exposures.

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1 video1 peer review

Phew, you're half way! Don't stop now. Paul and Sean need your help to get a handle on some of the key decisions made by Hasbro senior management in the last few years.

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1 video1 peer review

Well done! You're on the home stretch but it's not time to celebrate the end of your learning journey just yet. This week there is a final bit of quantitative analysis that needs to be completed.

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1 video1 reading1 peer review

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