L4: Senior-Executive Management → L4: Finance and Admin.

Introduction to Strategic Finance (4F03)


Description
COURSE OVERVIEW:

Designed for Senior Managers and finance professionals, this is the first of 2 courses in the Strategic Financial Management Series. This course provides an introduction to the core principles of financial strategy and the measurement and creation of shareholder value. You will gain an in depth understanding of the principles of company valuation including stock valuation, and the main methods of valuing stock. We examine the role of stock markets and the purchasing and trading of stock, and the growth and importance of global stock markets. We also examine the role of dividends and their role in value creation and depletion.

We then examine alternative approaches to measurement of value and the potential for Value Management to transform our approaches to and understanding shareholder value. On successful completion of this course, managers will have a broader understanding of how the company is valued, how the management can help create value through alternative approaches to the measurement of value, and the creation of value adding assets.

COURSE DETAILS

- Suitable For: First-line and Middle Managers
- Course Duration: 20 Hours
- Certification: Download your Certificate on completion
- Additional Resources: Download comprehensive Learners manual, additional articles and worksheets.

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Content
  • Strategic Finance 1 - Getting Started
  • Section 1: Understanding Value
  • Strategic Finance 2 - Strategic Finance and the Senior Manager
  • Strategic Finance 3 - Financial Objectives and Shareholder Value 1
  • Video - Creating Value for Shareholders
  • Strategic Finance 4 - Financial Objectives and Shareholder Value 2
  • Strategic Finance - Quiz 1
  • Section 2: Understanding Stocks
  • Strategic Finance 5 - Stock Valuation
  • Video - Stock Valuation
  • Strategic Finance 6 - Purchasing and Trading Stock
  • Video - How the Stock Market Works
  • Strategic Finance 7 - Stock Markets and Stock Valuation
  • Strategic Finance - Quiz 2
  • Section 3: SOURCING FINANCE
  • Strategic Finance 8 - Understanding Bonds
  • Video - The Difference between Bonds and Stocks
  • Strategic Finance 9 - Key Features of Bonds
  • Video - The Basics of Bonds
  • Strategic Finance 10 - Understanding Interest Rates
  • Video - Kal Penn explains Interest Rates
  • Strategic Finance 11 - Interest Rates Factors
  • Strategic Finance - Quiz 3
  • Section 4: Managing for Shareholder Value
  • Strategic Finance 12 - Understanding Dividends
  • Video - What is a Dividend?
  • Video - Why companies pay Dividends
  • Strategic Finance 13 - Maximizing Shareholder Value
  • Strategic Finance 14 - Wrapping-up
  • Strategic Finance - Quiz 4
  • Strategic Finance - Course Evaluation
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever