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UniversityofCambridge: Financial accounting and capital markets
An organisation’s sustainable cash flows and its accounting profits (or losses) are both supremely important, but they can be very different. Explore the differences between debt and share capital, fact and judgement in financial reporting and financial markets, and understand and apply terms such as capitalisation, depreciation, amortisation and revaluation.
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5 weeks at 3-5 hours per week
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About UniversityofCambridge: Financial accounting and capital markets
This five week course focuses on financial accounting, capital markets, and the relationships between them.
Cash flow versus profit; Accruals and accruals accounting
Capitalisation, Depreciation, Amortisation and Revaluation
Financial modelling and Financial sensitivities
Debt capital markets and Loan markets
Equity capital markets and Private equity
With case studies, mini-quizzes, as well as clear expert lectures this course enables you to apply terms and techniques that have been explained to ensure that the learning makes sense in the real world. Skills learned can be put to use when making strategic decisions, or simply understanding financial modelling for projects or the wider business.
What You Will Learn?
- Apply and explain accruals and accruals accounting.
- Model and explain financial sensitivities.
- Appreciate the role of markets, and our place in them.
- Understand and apply sustainable finance.
- Integrate your learning and identify your next steps.