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Course Details
The purpose of the course is to give the student an understanding of the role finance plays in business and industry. Corporate finance is a tool that helps managers maximize the financial performance of a company for the long-term benefit of its shareholders. In this course students learn how firms can efficiently allocate their financial resources and how they can acquire those resources on as favourable terms as possible.
This course is intended for students that were unsuccessful in their first attempt at the following courses: FMGT 4561 – Finance for Business Management, FMGT 3550 – Business Finance 1; FMGT 3222 – Managerial Finance (MKTG). Please contact Samantha Rubinic at srubinic@bcit.ca for approval to register in this course. Class WILL NOT be held Monday, Feb. 15th (Family Day) and Monday, Apr. 5th (Easter Monday) This is not a self-paced course. You will be expected to be available and online on the posted days and times shown on your registration schedule. It is important you have a stable and consistent internet connection to access course content. Course content, type and quality of assignments, and general standards for this online course are the same as classroom courses. To be successful in this online course, plan to spend 7-10 hours per week on your studies, or more of it’s a condensed course, starting Week 1. Important course information will be sent to your myBCIT account prior to your course start date.
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Status
This course offering is in progress. Please check this page for other currently available offerings or subscribe to receive email updates.
In Progress
Spring/Summer 2021
Below is one offering of this course for the Spring/Summer 2021 term.
This is not a self-paced course. You will be expected to be available and online on the posted days and times shown on your registration schedule. It is important you have a stable and consistent internet connection to access course content. Course content, type and quality of assignments, and general standards for this online course are the same as classroom courses. To be successful in this online course, plan to spend 7-10 hours per week on your studies, or more of it’s a condensed course, starting Week 1. Important course information will be sent to your myBCIT account prior to your course start date. This course is intended for students that were unsuccessful in their first attempt at the following courses: FMGT 4561 - Finance for Business Management; FMGT 3550 - Business Finance 1; FMGT 3222 - Managerial Finance (MKTG). Please contact Samantha Rubinic at srubinic@bcit.ca for approval to register in this course.
Status
A portion of seats are temporarily held for domestic students.
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Status
20 seats available as of Feb 26, 2021 12:03 am (PST). Of these 20, 12 are currently reserved for domestic students only. Availability may change at any time.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
Describe and discuss the goals and functions of financial management.
Analyze a firm’s financial statements using ratios, vertical analysis and horizontal analysis.
Analyze the contents and the structure of the income statement, the balance sheet, the cash flow statement and the statement of changes in equity.
Calculate present value, future value, annuity amounts, and rates of return and analyze time value of money problems.
Develop cash budgets and forecast financial statements.
Compare and contrast different sources of long-term financing.
Measure the firm’s cash conversion cycle.
Determine the optimal mix of working capital: receivables, inventory, cash.
Effective as of Winter 2015
Related Programs
FMGT 3555 is offered as a part of the following programs:
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Classroom Locations
Classroom locations are subject to last minute changes. Please check the Part-time Studies Classroom Locations listing at www.bcit.ca/rooms on the first day of any course you are registered for.