Introduction to finance, with a review of accounting
course taught at Sup de Co Clermont between 2005 and 2009 |
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Teacher: André Cabannes
Syllabus
Review of accounting |
| 1a |
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introduction, double-entry accounting |
| 1b |
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rules of accounting |
| 2a |
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recording transactions, trial balance, adjustments (detailed exercise) |
| 2b |
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income statement and balance sheet |
| 3a |
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review of accounting |
| 3b |
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ratios of performance |
| 4a |
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cash flow statement |
| 4b |
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NYSE and Nasdaq |
| 5a |
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cost accounting |
| 5b |
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cost models and unit costs |
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Introduction to finance
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| 6a |
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investments |
| 6b |
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random variables, expectation, wheel of chance |
| 7a |
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distribution of probabilities, variance & standard deviation, simulations |
| 7b |
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randomness of a security, risk-return graph, systematic risk and specific risk |
| 8a |
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present value, opportunity cost of capital (modern financial theory: recap of list of steps) |
| 8b |
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opportunity cost of capital and internal rate of return |
| 9 |
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discounted cash flow analysis |
| 10a |
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portfolios of securities |
| 10b |
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introduction to CAPM |
| 11a |
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new bonds |
| 11b |
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old bonds |
| 12 |
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banks and money |
| 13 |
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student's presentations, Dale Carnegie's advice |
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