This course examines crucial elements of the financial environment and well-developed financial systems. It focuses on both decisions made in business but also on those made by private investors. It discusses important topics such as financial planning and analysis, asset management, and the acquisition of financial capital.
Learning Outcomes:
Evaluate course concepts critically and competently through interaction with Learners and Faculty Mentor.
Identify the functions of banks and of the banking system.
Discuss how the Fed uses reserve requirements to carry out monetary policy.
Summarize the factors that affect bank reserves.
Describe how currency or foreign exchange markets are organized and operate.
Describe how interest rates change in response to shifts in the supply and demand for lendable funds.
Explain the differences between corporate bonds, preferred stock and common stock.
Demonstrate the use of the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows.
Explain what is meant by a firm's operating cycle and its cash conversion cycle.
Explain the factors that affect short-term financing requirements.
Identify the five steps in the capital budgeting process.
Describe the factors that affect a firm's capital structure.
Practices ethical behavior in regard to information and information technology.
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