Columbia University - Introduction to Finance

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Columbia University - Introduction to Finance

Columbia University - School of Professional Studies

BUSI PS5001 Course Outline - Lectures , Assignments and Exams

This course is designed to provide practitioners and those seeking careers in finance with a rigorous combination of theory and practice as we explore the fundamental principles of finance. Students currently employed in this dynamic and evolving field will have the opportunity to become familiar with many of the core principles and concepts commonly applied in their field on a daily basis. From a practical perspective, Introduction to Finance is meant to reinforce work-related practices, such as analyzing financial statements, the application of time value of money concepts, asset valuation on a discounted cash flow (DCF) basis, cost benefit analysis (CBA), and the quantification of the multifaceted relationship between risk and return in financial markets.

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Syllabus Spring 2019

Contact the professor via email at cd3081@columbia.edu

Mondays 8:10pm - 10:0pm

Room # 603 Hamilton Hall

Office Hours: Mondays 7:00-8:00pm

Jan 28

Feb 4

Feb 11

Feb 18

Feb 25

Mar 4

Mar 11

Mar 18

Mar 25

Apr 1

ON-Line Class

Professor will be travelling

Please access class using the online link below

Apr 8

Apr 15

Apr 22

Apr 29

May 6

May 13

CORPORATE FINANCE

(COMPANY SPECIFIC ANALYSIS)

SECURITIES ANALYSIS

(CAPITAL MARKETS)

INVESTMENT RISK/RETURN

(TIME-VALUE OF MONEY)

Assigned Chapters

Fundamentals of Corporate Finance

Ross, Westerfield & Jordan

12th Edition

ISBN 978-1-259-91895-7

Amazon Link

Chapter #1

Chapter #2

Chapter #3

Chapter #4

Chapter #4 & 11

Chapter #5

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Chapter #6

Chapter #7

Chapter #8

Chapter #9

Chapter #13

Assigned Lectures

Lecture #1 - Introduction to Finance

Lecture #2 - Understanding Financial Statements

Lecture #3 - Projections & Long Term Planning

Midterm Exam Review

Lecture #4 - Corporate Valuation (Publicly Traded Companies)

Lecture #5 - Corporate Valuation (Privately Traded Companies)

ON LINE With Professor Drou

Lecture #6- Bond Analysis and Interest rates

Lecture #7- Bond Valuation

Lecture #8- Common Stock Valuation Revisited

Recording of the Lecture 11-15-2018

Lecture #9- NPV Concepts Revisited

Lecture #9- Portfolio Analysis Concepts

Final Exam Review

Assigned Spreadsheets

Celerty Technology Financial Analysis

Transaction Sources & Uses and WACC - BLANK WORKSHEET

Proforma Balance Sheet - BLANK WORKSHEET

Debt Schedule - BLANK WORKSHEET

Completed Financial Model - Colorado Dental

Hyatt Public Company

Celerity Technology Valuation Analysis

Bond Yields, Market Price & Valuation Analysis

Case 1: Mid-Cap LBO - Equity Return Analysis, WACC, CAPM and IRR

EXAMS

MidTerm

Final Exam

Final Exam Review YouTube - Section 1&2

Section 3 & 4

Homework Assignments

Due #1

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Due #2

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Due #3

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Due #3a

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Excel Homework Link

Answers Homework #3

Due #4

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Due #5

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Due #6

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Due #7

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Reading Assignments

CDroussiotis Text Book Chapter 15 Excerpt

Celerity Technology Projections Analysis

LBO Financial Model Blank

Colorado Dental LBO Case Study

CDroussiotis Text Book Chapter 16 Excerpt

KV Presentation on the US CM

KV Valuation Workshop

CDroussiotis Text Book Chapter 2 Excerpt

RORs 1926 - 2016

CDroussiotis Text Book Chapter 3 Excerpt

CDroussiotis Texb Book Chapter 4 Excerpt

Other Spreadsheets

WACC Calculation

Transaction Sources & Uses