Introduction to Corporate Finance

This course provides a brief introduction to the fundamentals of finance, emphasizing their application to a wide variety of real-world situations spanning personal finance, corporate decision-making, and financial intermediation. Key concepts and applications include: time value of money, risk-return tradeoff, cost of capital, interest rates, retirement savings, mortgage financing, auto leasing, capital budgeting, asset valuation, discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis, net present value, internal rate of return, hurdle rate, payback period

• Understand time value of money concepts in finance
• Analyze risk-return relationship in investments
• Evaluate cost of capital and financing decisions
• Use investment analysis and financial planning tools
• Interpret different financing methods and their impact

• Basic computer and internet skills are helpful
• Ability to follow course instructions in English and complete short activities