Curriculum

BRYN MAWR CERTIFICATE IN FINANCE COURSE - MARCH 2013

 

  MONDAY, 3/11 TUESDAY, 3/12 WEDNESDAY, 3/13 THURSDAY, 3/14 FRIDAY, 3/15
8:30-9:00 [breakfast] [breakfast] [breakfast] [breakfast] [breakfast]
9:00-9:15 Daily Introduction Daily Introduction Daily Introduction Daily Introduction Daily Introduction
9:15-10:45 Finance Basics Time Value of Money, Yield Curve PFM Financial Management Economic Update Capital Markets Overview PFM Financial Management (Andrew McKendrick) Finance Intermediate Cost of Capital, CAPM, Capital Structure, Risk, Financial Instruments (Stocks/Bonds)  Bank of America Merrill Lynch (Ken Kitkowski) Investment Management Diversification Cambridge Associates (Alexandra Dorf '04) Maximizing the Impact of Your Communication with Employers Behavioral Interviews (Meredith Myers)
10:45-11:00 [break]  [break]  [break]  [break]  [break] 
11:00-12:30 Finance Basics Intro to Bonds, Coupon, Yield Price, Interest Rate Senstivity PFM Financial Management Financial Statement Analysis  (John Griffith) Finance Intermeditate, cont.  Bank of America Merrill Lynch Asset Classes Hedge Funds, Venture Capital, Real Assets, Private Equity Cambridge Associates Maximizing the Impact of Your Communication with Employers, cont.  (Meredith Myers)
12:30-12:45 [travel] [travel] [travel] [travel] [travel]
12:45-2:30 Alumnae/i Lunch Alumnae/i Lunch Alumnae/i Lunch Alumnae/i Lunch Alumnae/i Lunch
Lunch Speakers: Jamie Higgins '98 Dana Niblack '93 and Heather Hanowitz '07 Jodie Lurie '08 Carol Pepper '84 Cass Barnes '04 and Alex Kaufman '04
2:30-2:45 [travel] [travel] [travel] [travel] [travel]
2:45-4:15 An Interactive Financial Exercise Case Study - Developmenting Financial Insights: Using a Future Value (FV) and a Present Value (PV) Approach Intro to Case Analysis HBS Case Study Drivers of Industry, Financial Structure (Meredith Myers, and John Griffith) An Interactive Intermediate Finance Exercise Bank of America Merrill Lynch (Ken Kitkowski)  HBS Case Study Susan Griffin: Formulating a Long-Term Investment Strategy (Meredith, John and Carol Pepper) Case Study Midland Energy Resources, Inc.:  Cost of Capital (Meredith Myers)
4:15-4:30 [break]  [break]  [break]  [break]  [break] 
4:30-6:00 Communication Skills and Networking  (Meredith Myers) Communication Skills and Public Speaking (Meredith Myers) Case: Midland Energy (Meredith and John) Young Alum Panel Current Attendees: TBD Final Reflections, Survey and Graduation Ceremony
6:00-6:15 Daily Wrap-Up Daily Wrap-Up Daily Wrap-Up Daily Wrap-Up Daily Wrap-Up
6:15-6:30 Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel
6:30-8:30       Alumnae/i Career and Networking Dinner