About this course: 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.
Who is this class for: The Project is designed for a wide audience of those interested in finance and its applications and willing to complete the “Understanding Modern Finance” Specialization. The audience includes managers of different levels – from top to line – specializing in finance, accounting, business planning, strategy, consulting, and project management, IT specialists engaged in the area of finance, fin-tech, big data, valuation, students and instructors, as well as anyone willing to better understand the application of corporate finance ideas, concepts, and models to valuing real transactions and investment projects.
Taught by: Konstantin Kontor, Director and Professor of Finance and Strategy
American Institute of Business and Economics (AIBEc)
| Basic Info | Course 5 of 5 in the Understanding Modern Finance Specialization |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
- Reading: Konstantin Kontor
- Reading: AIBEc. The American Institute of Business and Economics
- Reading: Grading
- Reading: Handouts – an important comment
- Video: Lecture 2. Project challenges
- Video: Lecture 3. Transaction – the big picture
- Video: Lecture 4. Stakeholders revisited
- Video: Lecture 5. The Project framework
- Video: Lecture 6. Pieces of advice and description of deliverables
- Video: Lecture 7. Final remarks
- Reading: Handout 1. About Capstone Project
- Reading: Handout 2. Project Challenges
- Reading: Handout 3. The Big Picture and Stakeholders
- Reading: Handout 4. Project Framework and Deliverables
- Reading: Example 1 – Aventis (2003)
- Reading: Example 2 – Oracle PeopleSoft (2004)
- Reading: Example 3 – BenQ Siemens (2006)
- Reading: Example 4 – Google YouTube (2006)
- Reading: Example 5 – L'Oreal BodyShop (2006)
- Reading: Example 6 – PG Wella (2006)
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