Essentials of Financial Management
About This Course
This course aims to equip business graduates with the requisite knowledge and skills relating to finance concepts and models to understand the implications of the firm’s activities on its finances. A broad range of topics, covering financial statements, cash flows, valuation, time value of money, risk and return, cost of capital, capital structure, investment and financial planning is covered. Such knowledge and skills would be highly useful for those aspiring to start their own business or those who work in smaller firms that do not employ finance specialists.
This course is part of the 12-month (SCTP) Certificate in Personal Banking.
What You'll Learn
• Analyze the role of time value and its use for valuing assets
• Discuss the measures of risk and return for a security/portfolio
• Determine the cost of capital
• Appraise different capital budgeting methods and their applications
• Examine the working capital needs and financing of the firm
• Use financial calculators, Excel worksheets or other computational platforms to model and solve financial problems effectively.
Entry Requirements
Individuals must meet all the requirements below in order to be eligible to apply for the programme:
• Singapore Citizen, Singapore Permanent Resident or LTVP+ holder
• At least 21 years old
• Self-sponsored learners (either unemployed or in-employment individuals)
• Currently pursuing SUSS Part-Time Degree Programme