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09-CBAF04 - Understanding Corporate Finance January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
The University of North Alabama's College of Business, in conjunction with the Office of Continuing Studies and Outreach is proud to offer a "Certificate in Business Administration Fundamentals".  This four course program is self-paced and completed at your home or workplace.  You can register for these courses anytime.  The competency based courses are designed to be tightly focused on skills and knowledge needed to compete successfully in today's volatile business environment.  The six available courses cover management accounting fundamentals; economic fundamentals; financial management fundamentals; basic quantitative skills including statistical applications, principles of management; and principles of marketing.  Students can choose the four they feel are the most useful for their professional development. The cost of each competency-based course is only $300, which includes the workbook and CD.  The framed Certificate is issued for $100, and is earned upon completion of the fourth course.   Total cost of the "Certificate in Business Administration Fundamentals" program is $1300.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Author: Robert N. Holt, C.P.A.
Chapters: Analyzing Financial Statements  
Projecting Earnings and Cash Flow  
Creating Value for Stockholders  
Capital Budgeting  
Calculating the Cost of Raising Capital  
Assessing Merger and Acquisition Targets  
Financing Investments

Audience: Managers and analysts responsible for investment, finance, or credit decisions, as well as those people who need to understand the role of finance within a corporation.  

Abstract:  A practitioner-oriented text and software package, Understanding Corporate Finance is designed to provide the reader with the basic analytical skills common to all disciplines within the field of finance.  
  
The text begins with an extensive discussion of financial statement analysis, initially focusing upon the role of accounting and the information presented in corporate financial statements. In the second half of Chapter 1, financial analysis using ratios, vertical and horizontal percentages, and comparative methodologies is investigated.

Chapter 2, discusses those processes vital to corporate and financial planner, and credit analysts- projecting financial statements into the future. The chapter emphasizes both the quantitative and qualitative factors to be considered when making projections

Chapter 3, takes a more theoretical slant by discussing the financial objective of a business entity- the creation of value for its owners. Value can be created through financing decisions, in effect, taking advantage of capital market inefficiencies, and through investments which yield returns in excess of those required by the suppliers of capital. The concepts of present and future value are introduced in this chapter.
  
Chapter 4 and 5, considers the measurement of the returns (capital budgeting) and the cost of the associated capital (Weighted Average Cost of Capital, Capital Asset Pricing Model, and other models).

In Chapter 6, the contemporary topic of value creation through mergers and acquisitions is introduced. Students will learn of several methods of determining the value of a firm.

Finally, in Chapter 7, students will be cast into the role of financial manager, using FRICTO analysis (Flexibility, Risk, Income, Control, Timing, and other factors) to determine whether to use debit, equity, or a combination of the two to finance investment plans.

The computer coursework embellishes each of the chapters through a series of pretests, problems, and final exercise. The entire course requires a fifteen or twenty hour investment of time, including text reading and computer time.

Additional Information:
Software, a workbook, instructions, and a password will be mailed within three days after registration to each participant.  Payment is due at time of registration.  Course work and exam must be completed within 120 days of registration.  You must acheive a score of 80% or higher.  There are no refunds for modules not completed.  If a student fails to achieve a score of 80% on the final, the student may work through the module a 2nd time and attempt the final exam a 2nd time at no additional cost.

DAILY SCHEDULE
DATE START TIME END TIME
1/1/2009, Thu 12:00AM 12:00PM
12/31/2009, Thu 12:00AM 12:00PM

FEES
DESCRIPTION FEE
Registration Fee $300.00
Facility
      ONLINE INSTRUCTION

CE CREDITS
CREDIT TYPE SPONSOR CREDITS
MBA UNA, COB, SBDC 1.5

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