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Essentials of Finance
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This course is an introductory course to finance that is designed for those who wish to enhance their decision-making ability based on applying financial knowledge in business. The course is not intended for finance specialists; it targets students who have already learned the basics of accounting.

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  • Develop an overall understanding of finance
  • Be enabled to describe the role of finance in corporate management in their own words
  • Develop the ability to independently conduct basic financial analysis in business fields

This course is intended for students who have already learned the basic concepts of accounting and are studying finance for the first time.

Recommended Preliminary Courses

Essentials of Accounting
Theme & Reading Materials
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THEME

Purpose and Overall Picture of Finance

CASE
  • Interactive Lecture: Finance ―2nd Edition―
    Unit1. BASIC CONCEPTS OF FINANCE
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THEME

Cash flow and the time value of money

CASE
  • Interactive Lecture: Finance ―2nd Edition―
    Unit1. BASIC CONCEPTS OF FINANCE
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THEME

How to Measure the Value of Business/Project

CASE
  • Interactive Lecture: Finance ―2nd Edition―
    Unit 2. PRESENT VALUE OF CASH FLOW AND INVESTMENT DECISION
  • Lifestyle Laboratory
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THEME

How to Measure the Value of Business/Project (Continued)

CASE
  • Interactive Lecture: Finance ―2nd Edition―
    Unit 2. PRESENT VALUE OF CASH FLOW AND INVESTMENT DECISION
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THEME

Decision Making of Project Investment

CASE
  • Pandora Cosmetics Co.: Profitability Analysis for the Internet Channel
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THEME

Decision Making of Project Investment (Continued)

CASE
  • Interactive Lecture: Finance ―2nd Edition―
    Unit 3. BUSINESS VALUATION AND THE COST OF CAPITAL
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THEME

Concept of Investment Risks

CASE
  • Interactive Lecture: Finance ―2nd Edition―
    Unit 4. QUANTIFYING RISKS AND DISCOUNT RATES
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THEME

Concept of Investment Risks (Continued)

CASE
  • Interactive Lecture: Finance ―2nd Edition―
    Unit 4. QUANTIFYING RISKS AND DISCOUNT RATES
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THEME

How to Enhance Corporate Value

CASE
  • Interactive Lecture: Finance ―2nd Edition―
    Unit 5. ENTERPRISE VALUE AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE
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THEME

How to Enhance Corporate Value (Continued)

CASE
  • Interactive Lecture: Finance ―2nd Edition―
    Unit 5. ENTERPRISE VALUE AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE
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THEME

Other Topics about Enterprise Valuation

CASE
  • Interactive Lecture: Finance ―2nd Edition―
    Unit 6. OTHER TOPICS ABOUT ENTERPRISE VALUATION
  • New Market Entry by Industry Plastics Ltd.
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THEME

Investment evaluation comprehensive exercises

CASE
  • New Market Entry by Industry Plastics Ltd.

Text Book: Analysis for Financial Management. 11th ed.

Higgins, Robert C., 2015 (McGraw-Hill/Irwin)
ISBN-10: 0077861787
ISBN-13: 978-0077861780
Faculty
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Toru Takahashi
Accounting & Finance
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Hirose Satoshi

Accounting & Finance

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