FINANCE-04 · 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: Evaluate a fictional equipment purchase using incremental cash flows.
Explain firm objectives using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Evaluate a fictional equipment purchase using incremental cash flows. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain incremental cash flows using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Evaluate a fictional equipment purchase using incremental cash flows. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain sunk costs using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Evaluate a fictional equipment purchase using incremental cash flows. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain opportunity costs using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Evaluate a fictional equipment purchase using incremental cash flows. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Use the first concepts from this section. Evaluate a fictional equipment purchase using incremental cash flows. 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 depreciation effects using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Evaluate a fictional equipment purchase using incremental cash flows. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain working-capital investment using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Evaluate a fictional equipment purchase using incremental cash flows. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain terminal cash flows using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Evaluate a fictional equipment purchase using incremental cash flows. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain capital rationing using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Evaluate a fictional equipment purchase using incremental cash flows. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Evaluate a fictional equipment purchase using incremental cash flows. Work without the example, compare two cases, record assumptions and limitations, then self-review correctness, reasoning and clarity.
6–12 questions covering Firm objectives, Incremental cash flows, Sunk costs and the remaining section concepts, with cumulative retrieval from earlier sections. Include a new transfer problem; 70% unlocks progression.
Practical outcome: Compare alternative financing mixes in a hypothetical company.
Explain debt financing using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Compare alternative financing mixes in a hypothetical company. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain equity financing using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Compare alternative financing mixes in a hypothetical company. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain cost of debt using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Compare alternative financing mixes in a hypothetical company. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain cost of equity using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Compare alternative financing mixes in a hypothetical company. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Use the first concepts from this section. Compare alternative financing mixes in a hypothetical company. 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 weighted average cost of capital using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Compare alternative financing mixes in a hypothetical company. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain capital structure using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Compare alternative financing mixes in a hypothetical company. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain financial flexibility using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Compare alternative financing mixes in a hypothetical company. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain payout policy using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Compare alternative financing mixes in a hypothetical company. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Compare alternative financing mixes in a hypothetical company. Work without the example, compare two cases, record assumptions and limitations, then self-review correctness, reasoning and clarity.
6–12 questions covering Debt financing, Equity financing, Cost of debt and the remaining section concepts, with cumulative retrieval from earlier sections. Include a new transfer problem; 70% unlocks progression.
Practical outcome: Stress-test a business project and explain the decision boundaries.
Explain project-specific risk using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Stress-test a business project and explain the decision boundaries. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain scenario analysis using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Stress-test a business project and explain the decision boundaries. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain break-even analysis using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Stress-test a business project and explain the decision boundaries. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain decision trees using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Stress-test a business project and explain the decision boundaries. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Use the first concepts from this section. Stress-test a business project and explain the decision boundaries. 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 real options using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Stress-test a business project and explain the decision boundaries. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain agency conflicts using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Stress-test a business project and explain the decision boundaries. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain financing constraints using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Stress-test a business project and explain the decision boundaries. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain investment committee memos using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Stress-test a business project and explain the decision boundaries. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Stress-test a business project and explain the decision boundaries. Work without the example, compare two cases, record assumptions and limitations, then self-review correctness, reasoning and clarity.
6–12 questions covering Project-specific risk, Scenario analysis, Break-even analysis and the remaining section concepts, with cumulative retrieval from earlier sections. Include a new transfer problem; 70% unlocks progression.
Combine all three sections: Stress-test a business project and explain the decision boundaries. 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 Corporate Finance and Capital Budgeting, 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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