# Intro to Corporate Finance (Self-Paced) Canonical URL: ## Overview Learn the essentials of corporate finance at your own pace, including capital allocation, corporate valuation, initial public offerings, financial instruments, and mergers and acquisitions. The course uses real-world case studies of recent deals and live pricing examples to connect key finance concepts to practical industry scenarios. This self-paced course is ideal for those currently working in corporate finance or investment banking, as well as those preparing to enter the field or interview for finance roles. ## What you'll learn - Corporate finance fundamentals, including NPV and IRR - Roles of corporate finance professionals and investment bankers - Financial instruments: stocks, bonds, and options - Initial Public Offerings - Bonds, yields, and credit ratings - Dividends versus share buybacks - Mergers and acquisitions - How leverage increases risk and returns, and corporate valuation ## Curriculum #### Goals of Corporate Finance - Raising capital (sources of capital) - Allocating capital (uses of capital) - Setting dividend policy - Optimizing the capital structure - Staying private versus going public - Evaluating investments - What do investment bankers do? #### Corporate Finance Fundamentals - Future value & present value - Net present value (NPV) - Internal rate of return (IRR) - Evaluating investments with IRR & NPV - Cost of capital #### Stocks & Equity Issuances - Stock fundamentals - Initial public offerings - IPO process - Why go public? #### Debt Issuance - Bonds and loans - Bond prices, yields, and spreads - The yield curve - Credit ratings - Cost of debt versus cost of equity - How leverage increases risk and returns - Causes of the Financial Crisis #### Financial Investments - Capital investments - Mergers & acquisitions - Leveraged buyouts #### Intro to Corporate Valuation - Purposes of valuation - Discounted cash flow modeling - Capital asset pricing model - Weighted averaged cost of capital - Terminal valuation ## Instructors ### Mourad Kattan — Program Director & Instructor Mourad Kattan is an instructor and Program Director of Business, Finance, & Excel at Noble Desktop, teaching classes and designing courses in Excel, finance, accounting, and financial modeling. Before Noble Desktop, Mourad worked as a financial analyst at Credit Suisse and H/2 Capital Partners. In those positions, he used advanced analytical and financial skills to evaluate a variety of investments. Mourad graduated from the University of Pennsylvania summa cum laude and is part of the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society. Learn more about [Mourad Kattan's](/mourad-kattan) background and expertise. ### Richard Trybulski — Instructor Richard is the lead instructor for several finance courses, including Financial Accounting & Financial Statement Analysis, Stock Market Investing, and Financial Modeling, at Noble Desktop. Richard trained new Investment Bank and Private Equity hires, including at Bank of America and Houlihan Lokey, in Modeling Mergers & Acquisitions, Trading Comps, LBOs, DCF, and 3 Statement Financial modeling. He also taught graduate university courses in Accounting, Financial Derivatives (Futures, Options, and Swaps), Fixed Income Analytics, and Corporate Finance. He currently teaches undergraduate courses in Financial Management and Data Analytics at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT. Richard supported the Foreign Exchange Desk and Equity Desk at JP Morgan, worked as an equity research analyst at Malley Associates in NYC, developed Trade Capture Systems for Foreign Exchange and Bond Trading, and worked as a consultant, modeling/valuing real estate development (including corporate lease agreement analysis), and financial planning. Richard holds an MBA in Finance, was awarded the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charter, the CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst) charter, and the CMA (Certified Management Accountant) certification. ## FAQ ### Is this course open to beginners? Yes, this course is open to beginners. Students must be comfortable using a computer. No other prior knowledge is required. ### Do you offer payment plans or student financing for this course? This course does not qualify for payment plans or student financing. See our Payment Plan FAQ to find related programs that qualify. ### How long do I have access to the course materials? This course is available for 30 days. You can choose when to start your access period. Once you activate, you will have 30 days to complete it (access the course materials, quizzes, projects and videos). You may request one extension of seven (7) days. Other extension requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Videos are not downloadable. ### What is the cancellation and refund policy for this single course? For this course, you are entitled to a 90% refund (your payment less the nonrefundable 10% registration fee) within 30 days of purchase if you have not accessed the course materials. ### What’s included with my tuition? A hands-on learning experience working on projects and exercises, which is proven to boost comprehension, retention, and engagement Expert instructors who are industry professionals and experienced educators that are driven to help you succeed Expert support with answers to your questions from real instructors throughout your learning journey Top-notch curricula that have been tried and tested over many years and are consistently improved for an optimal learning experience A certificate of completion to verify your accomplishment ### Are there any additional fees or expenses? There are no extra fees or taxes for our courses. The price you see on this page is the maximum you’ll pay us. However, you may need to obtain required software. We’ll help you get set up with a free trial of paid software prior to the class. Most of our coding classes utilize freely-available open-source software. For most of our design and motion graphics courses, we will help you get set up with a free trial of Adobe Creative Cloud. If you attend the course in-person, we will have a computer already set up for you with all of the required software for no additional cost. ### Do you offer any discounts for this course? Take this course as part of a certificate program and save: "MBA" Business Certificate (Self-Paced) Price: $3,495 | Hours: 132 Hours ## Pricing **Tuition:** $399