FINANCE-03 · Undergraduate · ENGLISH · PLANNED
Trace cash flows, calculate a transparent model, stress-test assumptions and explain risk.
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Complete these courses or demonstrate equivalent knowledge. These are recommended prerequisites, not enforced enrolment locks.
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Sign in to save this learning pathPractical outcome: Reconcile statements for a fictional small retailer.
Explain balance sheets using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Reconcile statements for a fictional small retailer. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain income statements using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Reconcile statements for a fictional small retailer. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain cash-flow statements using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Reconcile statements for a fictional small retailer. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain statement links using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Reconcile statements for a fictional small retailer. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Use the first concepts from this section. Reconcile statements for a fictional small retailer. Produce a labelled diagram, trace or calculation; explain each step and check one changed input.
3–6 questions on the preceding first-half concepts only: recall, visual interpretation, application and one plausible misconception. Explain each answer after submission.
Explain notes to accounts using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Reconcile statements for a fictional small retailer. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain accounting estimates using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Reconcile statements for a fictional small retailer. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain revenue quality using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Reconcile statements for a fictional small retailer. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain cash versus earnings using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Reconcile statements for a fictional small retailer. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Reconcile statements for a fictional small retailer. Work without the example, compare two cases, record assumptions and limitations, then self-review correctness, reasoning and clarity.
6–12 questions covering Balance sheets, Income statements, Cash-flow statements and the remaining section concepts, with cumulative retrieval from earlier sections. Include a new transfer problem; 70% unlocks progression.
Practical outcome: Compare two synthetic firms while controlling for business differences.
Explain common-size statements using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Compare two synthetic firms while controlling for business differences. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain trend analysis using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Compare two synthetic firms while controlling for business differences. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain liquidity ratios using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Compare two synthetic firms while controlling for business differences. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain efficiency ratios using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Compare two synthetic firms while controlling for business differences. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Use the first concepts from this section. Compare two synthetic firms while controlling for business differences. Produce a labelled diagram, trace or calculation; explain each step and check one changed input.
3–6 questions on the preceding first-half concepts only: recall, visual interpretation, application and one plausible misconception. Explain each answer after submission.
Explain leverage ratios using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Compare two synthetic firms while controlling for business differences. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain profitability ratios using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Compare two synthetic firms while controlling for business differences. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain dupont analysis using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Compare two synthetic firms while controlling for business differences. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain peer comparison limits using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Compare two synthetic firms while controlling for business differences. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Compare two synthetic firms while controlling for business differences. Work without the example, compare two cases, record assumptions and limitations, then self-review correctness, reasoning and clarity.
6–12 questions covering Common-size statements, Trend analysis, Liquidity ratios and the remaining section concepts, with cumulative retrieval from earlier sections. Include a new transfer problem; 70% unlocks progression.
Practical outcome: Prepare an evidence-based memo about a fictional company's condition.
Explain working-capital signals using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Prepare an evidence-based memo about a fictional company's condition. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain earnings quality using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Prepare an evidence-based memo about a fictional company's condition. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain nonrecurring items using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Prepare an evidence-based memo about a fictional company's condition. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain segment performance using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Prepare an evidence-based memo about a fictional company's condition. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Use the first concepts from this section. Prepare an evidence-based memo about a fictional company's condition. Produce a labelled diagram, trace or calculation; explain each step and check one changed input.
3–6 questions on the preceding first-half concepts only: recall, visual interpretation, application and one plausible misconception. Explain each answer after submission.
Explain forecast drivers using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Prepare an evidence-based memo about a fictional company's condition. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain ratio limitations using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Prepare an evidence-based memo about a fictional company's condition. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain financial distress indicators using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Prepare an evidence-based memo about a fictional company's condition. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain analytical communication using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Prepare an evidence-based memo about a fictional company's condition. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Prepare an evidence-based memo about a fictional company's condition. Work without the example, compare two cases, record assumptions and limitations, then self-review correctness, reasoning and clarity.
6–12 questions covering Working-capital signals, Earnings quality, Nonrecurring items and the remaining section concepts, with cumulative retrieval from earlier sections. Include a new transfer problem; 70% unlocks progression.
Combine all three sections: Prepare an evidence-based memo about a fictional company's condition. Submit an original worked artifact, evidence or tests, assumptions and a reflection. Rubric: correctness, method, practical usefulness, reproducibility and communication. Self-reviewed, not certified.
6–12 balanced questions sampling every section of Financial Statements and Business Analysis, including interpretation, calculation or reasoning, a misconception and a new application. Passing is 70%; review errors before retrying.
Fictional USD budgets, statement analysis, valuation models and risk scenarios. Guided work leads to an independent attempt, with a diagram, explanation, trace, calculation or tested artifact. Question bodies are generated when opened in your private learning path. Programming submissions are stored as text; the platform does not execute submitted code.
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