BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 12.2//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:The FP&\;A Exam Preparation Boot Camp prepares candidates fo r taking the FP&\;A certification examination. This intensive program c onsists of four learning modules that focus on the FP&\;A exam&rsquo\;s key knowledge areas. The majority of each session&rsquo\;s time allotment will be dedicated to exam preparation. Following a review of the specific knowledge area\, participants will review multiple choice questions and t ask-based simulation problems. These questions will challenge participant s to apply their FP&\;A knowledge to specific subject matters and prep are to walk into the testing center. \nModule 1\, Financial Statement Anal ysis: January 22\nThis module covers financial statement analysis and fina ncial ratios. Specific topics include:\n\n Constructing and analyzing financial statements \n Calculating and interpreting financial ratios\n Using financial statements and ratios to assess firm performance and t o perform risk analysis \n\nModule 2\, Capital Budgeting: January 24\nThis module focuses on the application of capital budgeting measures to invest ment decisions. Capital budgeting measures covered include the payback per iod\, discounted payback period\, net present value\, internal rate of ret urn\, and profitability index. Specific topics include: \n\n Calculati ons and interpretations \n Model assumptions \n The strengths and we aknesses of each model \n Risk assessment via sensitivity analysis and scenario analysis\n\nModule 3\, Managerial Accounting: January 29\nThis mo dule covers key aspects of managerial accounting that aid in assessing the viability of operations. Specific topics include:\n\n Cost behavior\n Cost-volume-profit analysis \n Break-even analysis\n Variance an alysis \n\nModule 4\, Applied Statistical Concepts: January 31\nThis modul e focuses on the application of statistical concepts to the FP&\;A envi ronment. Statistical tools are used primarily in the context of capital bu dgeting to forecast financial values and to assess risks. Specific topics include:\n\n A review of measures of location (e.g.\, mean\, median\, and mode) and measures of dispersion (e.g.\, range\, variance\, and standa rd deviation) \n Confidence intervals\n Z-scores\n Regression ana lysis\n\nModule 5\, Course Review and Test Taking Strategies: February 5\n This session will provide a forum for open dialogue and general Q&\;A. In addition\, general test-taking strategies will be discussed. DTEND;TZID=Eastern Standard Time:20180123T130000 DTSTAMP:20240328T095631Z DTSTART;TZID=Eastern Standard Time:20180123T110000 LOCATION: RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;COUNT=5;BYDAY=TU,TH SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY: FP&A Exam Preparation Boot Camp UID:RFCALITEM638471985916830428 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The FP&\;A Exam Preparation Boot Camp pr epares candidates for taking the FP&\;A certification examination. This intensive program consists of four learning modules that focus on the FP& amp\;A exam&rsquo\;s key knowledge areas. The majority of each session&rsq uo\;s time allotment will be dedicated to exam preparation. Following a re view of the specific knowledge area\, participants will review multiple ch oice questions and task-based simulation problems. These questions will c hallenge participants to apply their FP&\;A knowledge to specific subj ect matters and prepare to walk into the testing center.
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Module 1\, Financial Statement Analysis: January 22
\nThis m
odule covers financial statement analysis and financial ratios. Specific t
opics include:
Module 2\, Capital
Budgeting: January 24
\nThis module focuses on the applicati
on of capital budgeting measures to investment decisions. Capital budgetin
g measures covered include the payback period\, discounted payback period\
, net present value\, internal rate of return\, and profitability index. S
pecific topics include:
Module 3\, Managerial Acc
ounting: January 29
\nThis module covers key aspects of mana
gerial accounting that aid in assessing the viability of operations. Speci
fic topics include:
Module 4\, Applied Statistical Con
cepts: January 31
\nThis module focuses on the application o
f statistical concepts to the FP&\;A environment. Statistical tools are
used primarily in the context of capital budgeting to forecast financial
values and to assess risks. Specific topics include: