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Master 2024/2025

Financial Modelling

Type: Elective course (Master of Business Analytics)
Area of studies: Finance and Credit
Delivered by: Master's Programmes Curriculum Support
When: 1 year, 2 module
Mode of studies: distance learning
Online hours: 20
Open to: students of one campus
Instructors: Dmitry Tikhomirov
Master’s programme: Магистр аналитики бизнеса
Language: English
ECTS credits: 3

Course Syllabus

Abstract

Course prescription.The Course explores the best practices of financial modelling according the existent modelling guidelines. Students will learn how to build a financial model, how to create a correct system of Pro Forma financial statements and forecast the changes in firm’s future cash flows under different scenarios. Using practical cases, you will find out how to build financial models that are flexible, appropriate, transparent and structured and correspond to the specific financial question. You will also discuss how to make a model user-friendly and audit the quality of the models. Finally, you will get acquainted with the methods of model presentation to the different types of audience. This course is a part of elective courses of the online Master degree program and is designed to ensure the basic professional competences in preparing scenarios for various corporate strategies and valuations.