2023 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering Graduate major in Engineering Sciences and Design

Finance

Academic unit or major: Graduate major in Engineering Sciences and Design
Instructor(s): Seiichiro Iwasawa
Class Format: Lecture (Face-to-face)
Media-enhanced courses: -
Day of week/Period (Classrooms): 7-10 Intensive
Class: -
Course Code: ESD.H404
Number of credits: 200
Course offered: 2023
Offered quarter: 4Q
Syllabus updated: Jul 8, 2025
Language: Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

This course provides the basic knowledge of corporate finance that enables new business creation. The goal is to be able to present cash flow projections and capital policy ideas along with a business plan to an angel investor or venture capitalist.

Course description and aims

The goal of this course is to have the basic knowledge of corporate finance. Students can take the effective actions about corporate finance as entrepreneurs.

Keywords

Accounting, Valuation, Finance

Competencies

Specialist skills
Intercultural skills
Communication skills
Critical thinking skills
Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Lecture, Discussion, and Presentation.

Schedule of lectures for 2023 (in January and February 2024)　Room：W9-325（W934）
Day 1 Fri. Jan. 19: 7-10 (15:25-18:55)
Day 2 Tue. Jan. 23: 7-10th period (15:25-18:55)
Day 3 Wed. Jan. 24: 7-10th period (15:25-18:55)
Day 4 Thu Jan. 25: 7-10th period (15:25-18:55)
Day 5 Tue Jan. 30: 7-10th period (15:25-18:55)
Day 6 Wed. Jan. 31: 7-10th period (15:25-18:55)
Day 7 Thu, Feb. 1: 7-10th period (15:25-18:55)

Course schedule/Objectives

	Course schedule	Objectives
Class 1	Introduction	Understand investment decisions.
Class 2	Cash flow #1 Basic concepts	Understand the basic frameworks and concepts of cash flow.
Class 3	Cash flow #2 Context of entrepreneur	Understand cash flow in the context of entrepreneur.
Class 4	Cash flow #3 Capital expenditure budgeting	Understand the capital expenditure budgeting.
Class 5	Corporate value #1　Basic concepts	Understand the basic frameworks and concepts of corporate value.
Class 6	Corporate value #2　Calculation	Understand how to calculate corporate value.
Class 7	From startup to listing	Understand the process from startup to listing.
Class 8	Fund raising #1　Debt and Equity	Understand the basic frameworks and concepts of fund raising. Explain the difference between debt and equity.
Class 9	Fund raising #2　Stakeholders	Understand the various stakeholders in fund raising.
Class 10	Capital policy #1　Basic concepts	Understand the basic frameworks and concepts of capital policy.
Class 11	Capital policy #2　Stock options	Understand about stock options.
Class 12	Capital policy #3　Preferred stock	Understand about preferred stock.
Class 13	Corporate governance	Understand about corporate governance.
Class 14	Presentation by students	Explain the gained knowledge.

Study advice (preparation and review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

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Reference books, course materials, etc.

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Evaluation methods and criteria

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Related courses

ESD.H402 ： Social Entrepreneurship
ESD.H403 ： Sales Strategy and Organization
ESD.H405 ： Product Design and Development
ESD.H406 ： Marketing Science

Prerequisites

none

Other

It might be an intensive course in 4Q. (Jan. and Feb.)