Course Description/Overview: This course provides an in-depth analysis of the principles and techniques needed for financial forecasting, advanced financial management, modeling techniques, and their application to decision-making in a firm. The emphasis will be on the forecasting and modeling needs faced by business professionals. Topics include: capital budgeting principles and applications, modeling using MS-Excel including built-in “add-ins,”multinational finance, and risk management. Additionally, students will learn to model various investments, portfolio theory, and instruments for hedging, such as derivatives, options, etc. Issues faced by business professionals in the fashion, technology, financial services, and professional services fields will be addressed specifically. Individual lab assignments and team projects will require MS-Excel or other spreadsheet programs to create models. Students will need to prepare presentations using MS-PowerPoint and reports using MS-Word.
Syllabus Link
http://www.citytech.cuny.edu/business/docs/courses/BUS2341.pdf
Financial Forecast Project: Netflix
