Empowering Decisions: Bridging Financial Theory and Practical Management
This course offers a comprehensive introduction to the core principles of corporate finance from a managerial perspective. Designed for business leaders and managers, it provides an in-depth understanding of critical financial concepts and analytical tools essential for strategic decision-making.
Key topics include:
Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) & Portfolio Theory: Learn to optimize financial management through expert application of market theories.
Capital Structure & Cost of Capital: Analyze a firm's capital structure to determine the optimal debt-equity mix and calculate the weighted average cost of capital.
Capital Budgeting Techniques: Master techniques like NPV, IRR, Payback Period, and Profitability Index for evaluating investment projects.
Financial Instruments: Gain expertise in stock, options, futures, and derivative contracts valuation.
Company Valuation: Understand enterprise valuation methods, including fundamental and technical analysis, and option pricing models such as Black-Scholes.
Financial Forecasting: Learn advanced forecasting techniques, including co-integration, random walk, seasonality, smoothing, and error analysis.
Research Methods: An introduction to survey and research methodologies in finance.
Executive Level Education
Sentinel|9 provides premier executive-level business courses designed for today's leaders. With a curriculum forged in real-world applicability, our courses emphasize strategic thinking, innovation, and leadership skills. Each program is tailored to equip executives with the tools needed to drive success and adapt to dynamic markets. Our expert faculty comprises seasoned industry leaders and academics, ensuring a blend of practical insights and academic rigor. Sentinel|9 is committed to fostering a network of global professionals, enhancing their capabilities to lead transformative changes and achieve substantial business outcomes. Join us to redefine the boundaries of executive education.
This portal is provided as a training and development resource for City of Markham employees. Every course is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, is quantifiable in hours, and is verifiable — you receive a documented certificate of completion for every course you finish, stored on LearnFormula indefinitely.
If you hold a professional designation (for example in engineering, accounting, human resources, or law), courses may be counted as professionally relevant, verifiable learning activities toward your continuing professional development. Individual practitioners are responsible for confirming that an activity meets the requirements of their professional body. For questions about the City of Markham's training and development policies, please speak with your people leader or Human Resources.
