University of Melbourne - The Language and Tools of Financial Analysis 

Essentials of Corporate Finance Specialization Overview

The Language and Tools of Financial Analysis - Overview

1.0 Welcome and Introduction (It all begins with accounting)

1.1 The Balance Sheet 1: Assets (What the company owns)

1.2 The Balance Sheet 2: Liabilities (What the company owes)

1.3 The Balance Sheet 3: Equity (What the owners own)

1.4 The Profit and Loss Statement: Revenues (What the company earns)

1.5 The Profit and Loss Statement: Expenses (What the company spends)

Course Syllabus

Your Teaching Team

Week 1 Outline

Start of Course Survey

Resources

Social Media

Study Tools and Tips

Week 1 practice quiz - This quiz does not contribute to your final grade

Week 1 graded quiz - This quiz contributes 10% towards your final grade

2.0 Introduction: An Intuitive Understanding of Financial Analysis (Let's get crunching!)

2.1 Profitability Measures 1 (When is good really good?)

2.2 Profitability Measures 2 (When is really good, good enough?)

2.3 Leverage Measures (Creating value with other people's money)

2.4 Efficiency Measures (Are we doing more with less?)

2.5 Liquidity Measures (Staying ahead of the curve?)

Mid Course Check-in

A View from Industry with BNY Mellon

Week 2 Outline

Week 2 practice quiz - This quiz does not contribute to your final grade

Week 2 graded quiz - This quiz contributes 10% towards your final grade

3.0 Accounting Principles and Financial Decision-Making (Trust in numbers)

3.1 Limitations 1: Historical Cost And Market Value (The market is always right...)

3.2 Limitations 2: Accrual versus Cash Accounting (Money in the bank)

3.3 Limitations 3: Profit versus Wealth Creation (Raising the bar)

3.4 Accounting Scandals 1: The Fall-out From Enron (What to look out for')

3.5 Accounting Scandals 2: Earnings Management (Smoke and mirrors)

Week 3 Outline

Week 3 practice quiz - This quiz does not contribute to your final grade

Week 3 graded quiz - This quiz contributes 10% towards your final grade

4.0 Value Measurement Using Discounted Cash Flow Analysis

4.1 Discounting Cash Flows (Not every dollar is equal)

4.2 Forecasting Cash Flows (Back to the future)

4.3 Fair Value Using Net Present Value (Finance meets accounting)

4.4 Caution When Using DCF Analysis (Rubbish in-rubbish out)

4.5 The Accountant Signs Off (A summary of the course)

Week 4 Outline

Academic Integrity

Where to From Here? The Next Step.

End of Course Survey

Week 4 practice quiz - This quiz does not contribute to your final grade

Week 4 graded quiz - This quiz contributes 10% towards your final grade

Course Final Exam - This quiz contributes 40% towards your final grade

Peer Assessment Calculations - Worth 10% of your final grade