GRADUATE COURSE This course discusses basic principles of corporate finance and provides practical tools for financial decisions and valuation, including: Capital Budgeting Decisions - shows optimal project acceptance criteria consistent with the objective of maximizing the market value of the firm; CAPM-based Valuation Technique - utilizing factor models, a "fundamental beta" approach, the WACC and the APV valuation methods; Alternative Valuation Techniques - develops other valuation methods used in practice, including multiples and real options; Capital Structure and other Corporate Financial Policies - shows how capital structure, dividend and hedging decisions affect firm value and surveys industry practice; and Investment Banking - develops key principles and practices for raising capital, performing mergers and acquisitions, and modern restructuring techniques. There will be outside speakers during this course. Offered periodically. Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate; Graduate Non-Matriculated. Must be enrolled in one of the following Majors: Forensic Accounting; Accounting; Taxation