This course is part of the Understanding Modern Finance Specialization
Capstone Project – Analyzing a Real Transaction
Offered By
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
American Institute of Business and Economics
About this Course
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The Capstone Project is the final part of the “Understanding Modern Finance” Specialization. The learners will be able to apply all the knowledge, skills, and understanding accumulated throughout the Specialization to study a real financial transaction that they will choose. The learners will gain insight into the reality of value creation.
In a set of video instructions for the Project, some examples of similar work performed by the instructors’ students over the last 15 years will be provided as guidelines for the learners.
The best way to proceed with the Project is to analyze an M&A transaction as it encompasses most topics studied in the Specialization. In addition, such transactions draw a lot of public attention that facilitates the search of the necessary information. However, learners are welcome to choose a transaction of a different kind.
The key idea in any real transaction on capital markets is to create value for the stakeholders. To this end, learners will have to identify the motive and the implementation plan for the transaction and then to focus on valuation, proper financing, and actual deal completion and results.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week
1Capstone Project
7 videos (Total 86 min), 14 readings, 1 quiz
7 videos
Lecture 2. Project challenges14m
Lecture 3. Transaction – the big picture10m
Lecture 4. Stakeholders revisited8m
Lecture 5. The Project framework17m
Lecture 6. Pieces of advice and description of deliverables18m
Lecture 7. Final remarks6m
14 readings
Konstantin Kontor10m
AIBEc. The American Institute of Business and Economics10m
Grading10m
Handouts – an important comment10m
Handout 1. About Capstone Project10m
Handout 2. Project Challenges10m
Handout 3. The Big Picture and Stakeholders10m
Handout 4. Project Framework and Deliverables10m
Example 1 – Aventis (2003)10m
Example 2 – Oracle PeopleSoft (2004)10m
Example 3 – BenQ Siemens (2006)10m
Example 4 – Google YouTube (2006)10m
Example 5 – L'Oreal BodyShop (2006)10m
Example 6 – PG Wella (2006)10m
Instructor
Konstantin Kontor
Director and Professor of Finance and StrategyAmerican Institute of Business and Economics (AIBEc)
About Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Московский физико-технический институт (неофициально известный как МФТИ или Физтех) является одним из самых престижных в мире учебных и научно-исследовательских институтов. Он готовит высококвалифицированных специалистов в области теоретической и прикладной физики, прикладной математики, информатики, биотехнологии и смежных дисциплин. Физтех был основан в 1951 году Нобелевской премии лауреатами Петром Капицей, Николаем Семеновым, Львом Ландау и Сергеем Христиановичем. Основой образования в МФТИ является уникальная «система Физтеха»: кропотливое воспитание и отбор самых талантливых абитуриентов, фундаментальное образование высшего класса и раннее вовлечение студентов в реальную научно-исследовательскую работу. Среди выпускников МФТИ есть Нобелевские лауреаты, основатели всемирно известных компаний, известные космонавты, изобретатели, инженеры.
About American Institute of Business and Economics
The American Institute of Business and Economics (AIBEc) offers a wide variety of business courses in finance, accounting, marketing, strategy, HR, business law, economics, general management, business psychology, as well as course projects and the Field study. AIBEc provides for flexibility and customization of programs and schedules.
About the Understanding Modern Finance Specialization
This Specialization is designed for a wide audience of those interested in finance either professionally or just of curiosity, including managers of different levels specializing in finance, accounting, business planning, strategy, consulting, and project management, IT specialists engaged in the area of finance, fin-tech, big data, and valuation, etc.
Through four courses and the final Project, you will cover the theory and practice of capital markets and financial institutions, corporate finance and project valuation, financial and managerial accounting as applied to finance, as well as the M&A market as the ultimate judge of financial efficiency and value creation.
The Specialization will prepare you to understand and use the applications of financial ideas, concepts, models, strategies, and tools to build a successful career in finance and in business, as well as to take advantage of opportunities offered by financial markets.
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