Investments and Valuation

This course is about Investments, and here you are going to learn how to deal with various questions which typically arise when corporate managers or private investors consider business opportunities and assess acceptability and efficiency of any kind of investment decisions they take.

The course contents cover the main basic and advanced financial concepts which are applied by market participants across different countries and industries and are a must for all who are interested in gaining advanced practical knowledge and skills in investment appraisal. In addition, you are going to find out how to assess the cost of equity and debt financing and, consequently, the weighted average cost of capital, as well as how to apply the knowledge in investment appraisal in order to conduct business valuations.

The course is taught completely online.

Level of English: B1

Module 1. The Basics of Investment Appraisal

Module 2. Investment Appraisal: Practical Cases

Module 3. Funding Sources

Module 4. Cost of Equity and the WACC

Module 5. Valuation

Upon completion of rhis program learners will learn how to :

- deal with various questions which typically arise when corporate managers or private investors consider business opportunities;

- assess acceptability and efficiency of any kind of investment decisions they take;

- understand the main basic and advanced financial concepts which are applied by market participants across different countries and industries;

- assess the cost of equity and debt financing and, consequently, the weighted average cost of capital;

- apply the knowledge in investment appraisal in order to conduct business valuations.

УК-2. Способен определять круг задач в рамках поставленной цели и выбирать оптимальные способы их решения, исходя из действующих правовых норм, имеющихся ресурсов и ограничений.
УК-10. Способен принимать обоснованные экономические решения в различных областях жизнедеятельности.