BA_BADM600: Financial Management

About Course

Operating any business means that the financial resources must be managed in a timely and effective manner.
In this course, students will learn how to make effective business decisions based on an understanding of cash flow, cost-effectiveness, forecasting, cost control, the processing and analysis of financial data, and how to manage working capital and develop and finance growth strategies.

Apply tools and techniques in managing working capital and controlling cash.
State the purposes, contents, and limitations of the income statement.
State the purposes, contents, and limitations of the statement of cash flows.
Make project and planning decisions based on accurate calculation of cash flow projections.
Use a cash-flow timeline(s) to conceptualize time-value-of-money problems.
Define the different types of time-value-of-money problems - Amount lump sum/single amount, (future value, present value) and Annuity (present value of annuity, future value of annuity, present value of annuity due, future value of annuity due).
Calculate present and future values of payments, perpetuities, and annuities and solve time-value-of-money problems.
Use the concept of the time value of money in developing an investment plan and making investment decisions.
Develop and negotiate an investment package.
Describe the financial challenges in starting or growing an industry business.

Course Content

Module I

Topic 1: Financial Planning
00:00
LO1: Define Financial Planning and its role in achieving Organizational Goals
00:00
LO2: Explain the steps involved in creating a comprehensive Financial Plan
00:00
LO3: Analyze the impact of Financial Planning decisions on an Organization’s Sustainability
00:00
LO4: Explain the reporting aims of Financial Statements
00:00
LO5: Knowledge Check
Case Study: Financial Planning
Topic 2: Managing Working Capital
00:00
LO1: Identify the components of Working Capital and their significance in Financial Management
00:00
LO2: Illustrate how to calculate and interpret the Working Capital Ratio
00:00
LO3: Analyze the effects of poor Working Capital Management on Business Operations
00:00
LO4: Knowledge Check
Case Study: Managing Working Capital
Topic 3: Controlling Cash
00:00
LO1: Describe the importance of Cash Control in maintaining Financial Stability
00:00
LO2: Explain the purpose and structure of the Statement of Cash Flow
00:00
LO3: Describe how to prepare a Cash Flow Statement
00:00
LO4: Analyze the Statement of Cash Flow to assess a Company’s Liquidity and Financial Health
00:00
LO5: Knowledge Check
Case Study: Controlling Cash
Topic 4: Internal Control
00:00
LO1: Explain the Principles of Internal Control, Cash, and Internal Control of Cash
00:00
LO2: Describe the purpose and procedures involved in Petty Cash Fund Transactions
00:00
LO3: Discuss Banking activities and their control features
00:00
LO4: Explain the process of Bank Reconciliation and its significance in ensuring the accuracy of financial records
00:00
LO5: Knowledge Check
Case Study: Internal Control
Topic 5: Growing the Business
00:00

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What Will You Learn?

Course Content

Module I

Topic 1: Financial Planning

LO1: Define Financial Planning and its role in achieving Organizational Goals

LO2: Explain the steps involved in creating a comprehensive Financial Plan

LO3: Analyze the impact of Financial Planning decisions on an Organization’s Sustainability

LO4: Explain the reporting aims of Financial Statements

LO5: Knowledge Check

Case Study: Financial Planning

Topic 2: Managing Working Capital

LO1: Identify the components of Working Capital and their significance in Financial Management

LO2: Illustrate how to calculate and interpret the Working Capital Ratio

LO3: Analyze the effects of poor Working Capital Management on Business Operations

LO4: Knowledge Check

Case Study: Managing Working Capital

Topic 3: Controlling Cash

LO1: Describe the importance of Cash Control in maintaining Financial Stability

LO2: Explain the purpose and structure of the Statement of Cash Flow

LO3: Describe how to prepare a Cash Flow Statement

LO4: Analyze the Statement of Cash Flow to assess a Company’s Liquidity and Financial Health

LO5: Knowledge Check

Case Study: Controlling Cash

Topic 4: Internal Control

LO1: Explain the Principles of Internal Control, Cash, and Internal Control of Cash

LO2: Describe the purpose and procedures involved in Petty Cash Fund Transactions

LO3: Discuss Banking activities and their control features

LO4: Explain the process of Bank Reconciliation and its significance in ensuring the accuracy of financial records

LO5: Knowledge Check

Case Study: Internal Control

Topic 5: Growing the Business

Final Exam

Final Exam: Financial Management

Module Based Quiz

Topic 5: Growing the Business

Case Study: Growing the Business

Topic 6: Financing Growth

Case Study: Financing Growth

Topic 7: Time Value of Money

Case Study: Time Value of Money

Topic 8: Investment Analysis

Case Study: Investment Analysis

Topic 9: Capital Budgeting

Case Study: Capital Budgeting

Topic 10: Lease Accounting

Case Study: Lease Accounting

Topic 11: Taxes

Case Study: Taxes

Topic 12: Shareholder Values and Business Mergers

Case Study: Shareholder Values and Business Mergers

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