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Alternative Approaches to Valuation and Investment

Master financial valuation techniques, from risk assessment to real options analysis. Essential for corporate finance.

Master financial valuation techniques, from risk assessment to real options analysis. Essential for corporate finance.

This course cannot be purchased separately - to access the complete learning experience, graded assignments, and earn certificates, you'll need to enroll in the full Essentials of Corporate Finance Specialization program. You can audit this specific course for free to explore the content, which includes access to course materials and lectures. This allows you to learn at your own pace without any financial commitment.

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Alternative Approaches to Valuation and Investment

This course includes

16 Hours

Of Self-paced video lessons

Intermediate Level

Completion Certificate

awarded on course completion

Free course

What you'll learn

  • Analyze and measure different types of financial risk

  • Apply portfolio theory for investment decisions

  • Implement capital asset pricing models in practice

  • Evaluate projects using real options analysis

  • Calculate and interpret weighted average cost of capital

Skills you'll gain

Financial Analysis
Risk Assessment
Portfolio Management
Capital Pricing
Real Options Analysis
Corporate Finance
WACC
Investment Valuation
Asset Pricing
Diversification

This course includes:

3.1 Hours PreRecorded video

9 quizzes

Access on Mobile, Tablet, Desktop

FullTime access

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There are 4 modules in this course

This comprehensive course explores advanced approaches to asset and investment valuation, focusing on alternative valuation techniques used in practical applications. Students learn about risk measurement, portfolio theory, capital asset pricing models, and real options analysis. The curriculum combines theoretical foundations with practical applications, featuring case studies and real-world examples. Created in partnership with BNY Mellon, the course provides insights into modern financial valuation methods and their implementation in corporate finance.

Defining Attitudes Towards and Alternative Measures of Risk

Module 1 · 3 Hours to complete

Linking risk with expected return

Module 2 · 2 Hours to complete

Using financial statement analysis to measure cost of capital

Module 3 · 2 Hours to complete

Addressing financial reality with real options analysis

Module 4 · 8 Hours to complete

Fee Structure

Free Access

  • You can avail this individual course for free

  • Includes access to course materials and lectures

  • No certificate provided for audit track

Instructors

Paul Kofman
Paul Kofman

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90,513 Students

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Influential Scholar in Finance and Dean at the University of Melbourne

Professor Paul Kofman, who earned his PhD from Erasmus University Rotterdam, has been a Professor of Finance at the University of Melbourne since 2001. In 2012, he became the Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics. His research interests encompass quantitative and behavioral finance, as well as the regulation of financial markets. Kofman has received numerous competitive research grants and was a founding director of the Australian Research Council-funded Financial Integrity Research Network.

Sean Pinder
Sean Pinder

4.8 rating

11 Reviews

90,513 Students

5 Courses

Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Melbourne

Sean Pinder (PhD) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Finance at the University of Melbourne, recognized for his extensive research contributions, which have been published in leading Australian and international journals. His work has earned him awards, and he is noted for his enthusiastic teaching style, which has been acknowledged by organizations such as the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand and the Australian Learning and Teaching Council.

Alternative Approaches to Valuation and Investment

This course includes

16 Hours

Of Self-paced video lessons

Intermediate Level

Completion Certificate

awarded on course completion

Free course

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