Welcome to the Course on Corporate Finance
This page will guide you through the course syllabus and provide important information related to this course.
This is a self-paced course on Corporate Finance that will run from 16th August 2018 to 15th February 2019.
Pre-requisites
Basic understanding of high school mathematics.
Please be sure that you are able to meet the pre-requisites for this course in order to ensure an optimal learning experience.
COURSE AGENDA
All 5 sections of courseware will be made available at the beginning of the course on 16th August 2018, 03:30 UTC.
All contents are visible till 15th February 2019, 03:30 UTC.
Final proctored exam will be available from 1st September 2018, 03.30 UTC.
Week | Section Name | Topics Covered |
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1 | Overview of Corporate Finance |
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2 | Time Value of Money |
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3 | Bonds and Stocks |
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4 | Capital Budgeting: Decision Tools |
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5 | Capital Budgeting: Estimation and Applications |
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6 | Final Proctored Exam |
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TIME COMMITMENT
Course Duration:
- Self-paced: The course is open for 24 weeks and comprises 5 sections, as outlined above. To understand more about the self-paced nature of the course, visit edX Documentation.
- Each section will require 5-7 hours to complete. This includes the time spent in going through the course materials (videos and reading materials), taking up the assessments and participating in the discussion forums.
Note: Week and Section may be used inter-changeably. The term 'Week' indicates a section of courseware that will approximately take you 5-7 hours of a week to complete.
Grading Scheme
The course follows End of Week assessment scheme and Final Proctored Exam scheme, which consists of multiple choice questions. There are 5 End of Week assessments and 1 Final Proctored Exam in this course. The score from each assessment will contribute to the final score, which you can track using the Progress tab.
All assessments are due by 15 February 2019, 03:30 UTC.
You need to score 60% overall to pass.
If you are taking this course as a verified track student, and want a MicroMasters Credential, you must take the proctored exam for your final assessment. To know more, visit the Guidelines for Proctored Exam section.
Refer to the table below to know the weightage for each week.
Week | Weightage | Release Date | Due Date |
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1 | 10% | 16 Aug 2018, 3:30 hours UTC | 15 Feb 2019, 3:30 hours UTC |
2 | 10% | 16 Aug 2018, 3:30 hours UTC | 15 Feb 2019, 3:30 hours UTC |
3 | 10% | 16 Aug 2018, 3:30 hours UTC | 15 Feb 2019, 3:30 hours UTC |
4 | 10% | 16 Aug 2018, 3:30 hours UTC | 15 Feb 2019, 3:30 hours UTC |
5 | 10% | 16 Aug 2018, 3:30 hours UTC | 15 Feb 2019, 3:30 hours UTC |
Final Proctored Exam | 50% | 01 Sept 2018, 3:30 hours UTC | 15 Feb 2019, 3:30 hours UTC |
Note: The ungraded assessments are interspersed throughout the course to recall what you have learnt so far. These do not count for final assessments and will not show up on the Progress tab.
Academic Code of Conduct
Please follow the rules for academic honesty and online conduct for this course by reading edX Terms of Services.
NOTE
- Many of these dates are dynamic and subject to change during the course run. Please be sure to visit the Course Home page and refer to your weekly course email for any change in any of the dates listed above.
- As you work through your course, you’ll see dates and times when new materials are released and when assignments and exams are due. It’s important to remember that edX lists all times in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), 24-hour format.