This course is an application of practical financial modeling using Microsoft Excel and other software applications in financial management and investments. This course focuses on understanding financial projects, building assumptions, and analyzing historical data to develop data-driven models and identify functional growth drivers. Other topics include discounted cash flow for efficient investment analysis, building a financial model by projecting balance sheets for assessing profit and loss, Monte Carlo simulation, asset and debt schedules, and profitability ratios using various profit parameters through building digital prototypes of business strategies.