Graduate Finance Certificate Program

2011-2012 Schedule

Module 1: Essentials of Finance and Accounting

SessionDateInstructorMaterials
IntroductionSept 13Chip RuscherClick Here
Financial Statement Analysis - ISept 20Jody MaglioloClick Here
Financial Statement Analysis - IISept 27Jody MaglioloClick Here
First Principles of ValuationOct 4Darius MillerClick Here
NO CLASS - Octover 11 - Class Resumes October 18
Financial Analysis, Financial Planning & Funding the Company's GrowthOct 18Michel VetsuypensClick Here
Basics of Business StatisticsOct 25Ed FoxClick Here
Risk, Return, and Portfolio TheoryNov 1Kumar VenkataramanClick Here
NO CLASS - November 8 - Class Resumes November 15

Module 2: Financing the Business

SessionDateInstructorMaterials
Risk ManagementNov 15Scott MacDonaldClick Here
NO CLASS - November 22 - Class Resumes November 29
Bank FinancingNov 29Scott MacDonaldClick Here
Valuing StockDec 6Michel VetsuypensClick Here
Valuing Fixed Income FinancingDec 13Natalia ReiselClick Here
NO CLASS - December 20 & 27, 2011 and Jan 3, 2012 - Class Resumes January 10
Issuing Securities to the PublicJan 10Darius MillerClick Here
Financial Leverage and Capital Structure PolicyJan 17Bob PuelzClick Here
Capital BudgetingJan 24Kalpathy SwaminathanClick Here
NO CLASS – January 31- Class Resumes February 7


Module 3: Investing in the Future

Session Date Instructor Materials
Estimating & Interpreting Risk & Return ParametersFeb 7William MaxwellClick Here
Market Efficiency and AnomaliesFeb 14Kumar VenkataramanClick Here
Accounting & Market Efficiency: Role of Financial Reporting in Capital MarketsFeb 21Hemang DesaiClick Here
Firm ValuationFeb 28Johan SulaemanClick Here
International FinanceMarch 6Darius MillerClick Here
NO CLASS -  March 13, 2012  -  Class resumes March 20, 2012
Options and Corporate FinanceMarch 20Darius MillerClick Here
The Future of FinanceMarch 27TBAClick Here
Graduation Dinner and Awarding of Certificates- Tuesday, March 27, 2012