Corporate Finance (2015): Grades 9, 10, 11, 12, Higher Education

Business Law: Describe and abide by laws and regulations in order to manage business operations and transactions in corporate finance.

Financial Analysis: Maintain, monitor, control, and plan the use of financial resources to ensure business stability.

Professional Development: Utilize career planning concepts, tools, and strategies to explore, obtain, and develop in a corporate finance career.

Risk Management: Employ risk management strategies and techniques in corporate finance to minimize business loss.

Describe regulations governing corporate finance.

Explain the role of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the regulation of corporate finance.

Describe fundamental financial concepts involved in the management of corporate finances.

Discuss the need for efficient capital markets in corporate finance.

Explore capital budgeting.

Perform calculations necessary for capital budgeting decision-making.

Conduct cash flow analysis to select an acceptable capital expenditure.

Explain the role of financial planning in corporate finance.

Conduct cash planning.

Conduct profit planning.

Describe short-term financial management.

Explain the role of valuation in making appropriate financial decisions for a company.

Analyze a company's financial statements.

Calculate business ratios to evaluate company performance.

Utilize capital market securities to secure financing for a company.

Explain the role of dividends in corporate finance.

Analyze ownership change transactions.

Discuss the fundamentals of corporate finance.

Discuss the role of ethics in corporate finance.

Describe the relationship of corporate governance and corporate finance.

Describe careers in corporate finance.

Explore corporate finance licensing and certification programs.

Manage risk protecting a business's well-being.

Explain enterprise risk management.

Explain laws and regulations pertaining to business finance.

Explain the nature of business taxation.

Describe regulations and laws governing ownership change transactions.

Discuss the impact of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance on business finance.

Discuss the nature of depreciation.

Describe the nature of cash flows.

Explain the role of efficient capital markets in business finance.

Discuss the capital budgeting process.

Calculate the initial investment associated with a proposed capital expenditure.

Determine operating cash inflows.

Determine terminal cash flow.

Discuss the nature of relevant cash flow analysis.

Explain the nature of the payback period.

Calculate the payback period.

Discuss the use of net present value (NPV).

Explain the relationship between the internal rate of return and net present value.

Calculate the net present value (NPV).

Calculate the internal rate of return (IRR).

Discuss the financial planning process.

Discuss the nature of short-term (operating) financial plans.

Describe the nature of long-term (strategic) financial plans.

Explain the use of cash budgets.

Cope with uncertainty in cash budgets.

Prepare a cash budget.

Evaluate a cash budget.

Discuss the use of pro forma statements in profit planning.

Develop a pro forma income statement.

Prepare a pro forma balance sheet.

Evaluate pro forma statements.

Describe the nature of short-term financial management.

Discuss the role of project valuation in capital allocation decisions.

Discuss methods for valuing flexibility.

Discuss the valuation implications in business finance.

Discuss the analysis of a company's financial situation using its financial statements.

Discuss external forces affecting a company's value.

Explain how value is created for a company.

Analyze a company's financial situation.

Discuss the use of financial ratios in business finance.

Determine business liquidity.

Calculate corporate activity ratios.

Calculate corporate debt ratios.

Calculate business profitability.

Calculate market ratios.

Discuss the use of benchmarks when analyzing ratios.

Describe bankruptcy prediction models.

Discuss ways to determine the best financing option for a company.

Determine financing options for a company.

Discuss the nature of corporate bonds.

Discuss the cost of long-term debt.

Determine the cost of long-term debt.

Discuss the issuance of stock from a corporation.

Calculate the cost of preferred stock.

Discuss the cost of common stock.

Calculate the cost of common stock.

Explain forms of dividends.

Explain the nature of dividend reinvestment plans (DRIPs).

Describe the effect of a firm's dividend decisions on its external financing requirements.

Discuss the residual theory of dividends.

Describe the impact of dividends on the value of the firm.

Explain the nature of a dividend policy.

Discuss factors to consider when deciding on the form of dividend distribution.

Compare mergers and acquisitions.

Explain the nature of hostile takeovers.

Discuss issues that arise from mergers and acquisitions.

Explain methods for evaluating potential merger/acquisition targets.

Evaluate potential merger/acquisition targets.

Discuss the nature of restructurings.

Describe the nature of business finance.

Discuss business ethics for business finance.

Discuss corporate responsibility issues in business finance.

Discuss corporate governance issues in business finance.

Describe the components of a well-governed company (e.g. board of directors, reporting, transparency, internal and external audit functions).

Explain the role and responsibilities of financial managers.

Explain the role and responsibilities of a financial analyst.

Describe the role and responsibilities of a controller.

Describe the role and responsibilities of a risk manager.

Discuss the role and responsibilities of a treasurer.

Discuss the role and responsibilities of a chief financial officer (CFO).

Explain professional designations in the field of business finance (e.g. CF, CFA, CCM, CTP, CFM, etc.).

Discuss the relationship between risk management and business finance.

Discuss the nature of risk measurement.

Measure risk.

Explain the nature of interest rate risk.

Manage interest rate risk.

Explain approaches to financial risk management.

Discuss the use of derivatives in financial risk management.

Evaluate the risks of derivatives.

Discuss reasons to integrate risk management into business operations.

Identify business risks.

Integrate risk management into business operations.

Discuss the nature of enterprise risk management (ERM).