Finance Modeling

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students are expected to be able to use Excel effectively to gather data, create financial models and disseminate the relevant results to make decisions; to analyze financial issues using different models to provide alternative perspectives for creative problem solving; and to justify the financial models used based on their strengths and weaknesses and the actual problem

Topics

1. The aim of this course is to teach students how to generate powerful yet flexible spreadsheets that will help them improve their productivity and decision making skills later in their professional careers
2. From ratio analysis to capital budgeting decisions, the examples covered throughout the sessions will show them how Excel can be efficiently used for performing all kinds of financial related tasks in companies
3. This course will cover the practice of corporate finance modeling using Excel
4. In addition, implementation of Design Thinking concept is embedded in this practical course