Financial Management Certificate

Details

June or November 1

E-Learning

Program Fees

Euro 1'200.-/US$ 1'800.-

This introductory course is an effective way for executives and managers to build a solid foundation in financial management. The purpose of this course is to familiarize participants with the essential techniques and perspectives needed to make sound financial decisions. In addition, they will be able to communicate with financial practitioners with more confidence.

This one-month online module combines synchronous delivery, i.e., online learning in real time, with asynchronous delivery, which allows the participants to learn at their convenience (self-paced learning). Participants will need a laptop/PC with Internet access and Microsoft Excel. Slide presentations will be supplemented with notes, cases and discussion questions. Successful completion of the program leads to the FGCU Fundamentals of Financial Management certificate.

During the course you will:

• Sharpen your skills in understanding the time value of money
• Learn to utilize time value calculations in making capital investment decisions
• Increase your skills in applying and interpreting statistical measures of risk and return commonly used in financial management decisions
• Understand cash flow forecasting and analysis for capital budgeting analysis
• Learn to apply and interpret common capital budgeting decision techniques
• Learn to use Microsoft Excel financial and statistical functions to make the essential financial management calculations

This e-learning course is designed for:

• Non-financial managers in areas such as marketing, human resources, sales, manufacturing, and engineering
• Young managers who are to be trained in finance as part of a human resources development plan
• Managers and executives who have had little or no education or work experience in the field of finance
• Members of not-for-profit and public sector organizations who are seeking to improve their organization's success with enhanced understanding of financial statements, measures of performance, and financial decision-making tools

Financial Concepts and Terminology

• Time value of money
• Measures of risk and return
• Key financial instruments

• Cash flow forecasting and analysis
• Determining cash needs
• Examples

• Calculating capital expenditures
• Steps in evaluating investment proposals
• Choosing the right hurdle rate
• Payback measures, internal rate of return and net present value

• Using MS Excel financial functions to solve time value of money calculations
• Computing statistical measures of risk and return and interpreting them
• Using Microsoft Excel to calculate net present value, internal rate of return and payback measures to make sound investment decisions

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