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Click here to see our IACBE Public Disclosure of Student Achievement.
Position yourself for leadership with an MBA in finance online
Financial decisions impact all aspects of organizational performance. Take a deep dive into the tools and techniques used in quantitative analysis and gain the knowledge to provide recommendations that inform financial strategies. Franklin’s online accredited MBA with a Specialization in Finance provides hands-on experience with portfolio management, Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), financial derivatives, financial models and foreign exchange theory and models. While your MBA will help you build your management skills, you’ll also be well equipped for financial leadership positions.
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MBA-Finance Specialization Program Overview
Acquire the analytical skills needed to develop effective executive-level financial solutions
Capable financial advisors provide insight to fuel financial decisions that have a far-reaching and long-term impact on their organizations. You’ll get hands-on experience analyzing, summarizing and presenting your recommendations, through a six-week simulation. Through this equity analyst project, you’ll learn to apply time-value-of-money skills to value stocks and bonds; estimate cash flows and discount rates that inform budgeting decisions; examine the contributing factors for external financing, as well as optimum debt-equity ratios; and analyze investment opportunities in terms of risk and reward.
Master advanced concepts and strengthen your ability to make informed investment decisions
Using computer simulations and widely accessible online tools, like Yahoo and Google finance, TD Ameritrade and Mergent Online, you’ll build your knowledge of capital markets, financial institutions and financial products, as well as your skills with the analytical tools needed for investment portfolio management. By adopting a professional investor’s perspective, you’ll get a framework for financial analysis in business settings and be able to explain financial decisions in highly dynamic investment environments.
Gain an understanding of global finance and its impact on business operations
Today’s global economy means that even mid-size companies need fundamental knowledge of international financial systems. You’ll build your understanding of these systems and be able to describe various international financial markets and instruments, evaluate types of market exposures and hedging strategies, and analyze the operations of global capital markets and their implications for domestic trade-oriented businesses concerning production, investment and employment.
Learn from in-field experts in instructor-led online sessions
If you’re looking for the flexibility of online learning alongside personalized attention from faculty, you’ll find it at Franklin. Online synchronous meetings provide the opportunity to ask questions, dig into assignments, work through problems, and discuss course topics with the instructor as a class. While the interactive sessions are regularly scheduled in advance, they are optional and are recorded for students to access at a later time if they choose to. In addition to accessible faculty, who are in-field practitioners, some courses include industry experts as guest speakers.
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MBA-Finance Specialization Courses & Curriculum
More than ever before, the ability to understand and be understood is critical for success in the corporate world. Communication is no longer limited by the narrow definitions of the past. Achieving a business leadership position today means not only being adept at both oral and written communication, but also understanding communication from a strategic point of view and knowing how to effectively organize and present information to audiences of all sizes. In this course, you will develop and refine these capabilities. What you gain from this course will be of value throughout your MBA program, as well as in the workplace.
This course surveys the fundamental concepts and methods of economic analysis for managers. Real-world decision making is emphasized. Application of key economic concepts such as market demand, market supply, market equilibrium, marginal analysis, production, costs, revenue, profit, and market structure constitute the core material of the course.
In today's business world, success can often be attributed more to the genius of a company's marketing efforts than to the genius of its products or services. A clear understanding of the importance of marketing, as well as a grasp of effective marketing practices, is essential for anyone who wishes to achieve a position of leadership. You will gain a working knowledge of both marketing theory and the practical application of innovative marketing strategies. You will come to understand how product, price, place, and promotion contribute to the marketing mix as you explore research-based insights into consumer behavior. As your final course assignment, you will prepare and present a marketing plan of your own.
Effective leadership in today's complex and highly regulated business environment demands more than a working knowledge of basic accounting practices. Managers must fully grasp sophisticated financial and managerial accounting concepts and be able to apply them with ease in handling day-to-day responsibilities. Managers must also be well versed in the intricacies of corporate governance and asset protection. In this course, students will develop a clear understanding of these critical functions and issues. Students will study the foundational aspects of financial accounting, including professional structure, the interrelationships of financial statements, and multiple forms of financial analysis. Additionally, the functional aspects of managerial accounting will be covered, including planning, decision making, and performance evaluation.
Organizations are composed of groups of people who work together to achieve defined outcomes. Experience has proven time and again that the key factor which differentiates successful companies from those who struggle to survive is people who make up the employee base. While the human resources function is given the specific task of planning for and resolving many employee-related issues and needs, individual managers have direct responsibility and accountability for motivating and leading employees to achieve sustained organizational success. The purpose of this course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to work effectively with human resources to enhance the contributions of all employees to organizational effectiveness. Students will learn about the elements which drive business success, theories of motivation, and methods for creating a plan for maximizing the human capital of an organization.
One of the keys to success for today's organizations is their ability to develop, implement, and accurately evaluate effective business strategies. In this course, you will integrate the knowledge you have gained from your prior MBA courses to develop and sharpen your skills for formulating, deploying, and assessing an organization's strategy for achieving competitive advantage in the marketplace. This course will enable you to merge your knowledge of all of these individual disciplines into a comprehensive and meaningful whole.
MBA:
This course systematically explores the external environment in which businesses operate - legal and regulatory, macroeconomic, cultural, political, technological, and natural. Additionally, the course will examine the critical opportunities and threats that arise from an analysis of external business conditions. Students will apply scenario planning to a selected industry and synthesize trends in the external environment in the presence of risk and uncertainty.
In today's business environment, the success of organizations depends on the effective and efficient management of operations. Methods to select, plan, and improve organizational processes will be examined. The application of optimal capacity decisions in supply chains, development production, and inventory plans and schedules will be performed. The student will learn quality management and improvement process to increase the efficiency of a process.
Financial decisions made at the higher levels of a business organization can have far-reaching effects. Intended to achieve firm operating goals and create shareholder value, they must be made judiciously, with a thorough understanding of all the factors involved. In this course, you will learn to apply the analytical techniques required for developing effective and workable financial solutions at the executive level. You will gain an overall understanding of the workings of the U.S. financial system. In addition, you will study the concepts of financial risk, return, and the valuation of bonds, common and preferred stock, cost of capital, capital budgeting, capital structure, and the evaluation of investment opportunities.
OR
Organizational Leadership Specialization:
This course provides and overview of the historical and current leadership concepts, theories and constructs. Application and assessment of the individual leadership style will enable the student to develop their leadership voice. This course will provide a construct that will enable the student to identify transferrable skills that align with the organization that they are serving in. This course will also challenge students to assess their own leadership strengths and weaknesses and produce an in-depth plan of action to develop and refine leadership competencies. Students will conduct substantive scholarly research to address and capture relevant and cutting-edge leadership theoretical work for application in course assignments.
This course focuses on research and evaluation of the key theoretical concepts and practices central to the leading of organizational change initiatives. Students will evaluate real-world situations in a manner that supports the ability to initiate, implement and sustain major change. The management of change is a dynamic process. This course focuses on understanding how to plan and implement change in various organizations and other settings.
This course will explore the psychological influences on the development and behavior of managers and organizational leaders. Topics include: follower influences, nature vs. nurture in the development of leaders, relationship of personality to leadership style, behavioral decision- making biases, tactical, operational, and strategic decision-making , group think, and scenario planning.
OR
Finance Specialization:
Financial decisions made at the higher levels of a business organization can have far-reaching effects. Intended to achieve firm operating goals and create shareholder value, they must be made judiciously, with a thorough understanding of all the factors involved. In this course, you will learn to apply the analytical techniques required for developing effective and workable financial solutions at the executive level. You will gain an overall understanding of the workings of the U.S. financial system. In addition, you will study the concepts of financial risk, return, and the valuation of bonds, common and preferred stock, cost of capital, capital budgeting, capital structure, and the evaluation of investment opportunities.
This course provides students with advanced knowledge of the capital markets, financial institutions, financial products, and analytical tools and skills needed for investments portfolio management. The objective is to provide students with a solid foundation of advanced concepts, tools, and techniques for making informed decisions in the highly dynamic investment environment. Students will utilize computer software, simulations, and internet tools to understand the viewpoint of professional investors more fully. The course will adopt an application-oriented approach so that students will be able to explain their financial decision under conditions of uncertainty. The course will provide students with a framework that will be useful in business settings where such analyses are routinely made.
No longer are only mammoth corporations concerned with the complexities and nuances of multinational financial operations. Today the leaders of companies of even moderate size often must have at least a fundamental knowledge of the global financial environment. In this course, you will be introduced to the workings of international finance as it relates to business operations. You will gain an understanding of such international macroeconomic topics as the balance of payments and models of exchange rate determination, while at the same time focusing on institutional issues such as the choice of exchange rate regime and growth of offshore currency markets. You will examine business and investor decisions involving exchange rate risk management, cross-border investment strategies, and participation in international money and capital markets.
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Business Analytics Specialization:
This course provides an introductory overview of methods, concepts and current practices in the growing field of Data Analytics. Topics to be covered include data collection, analysis and visualization as well as statistical inference methods for informed decision-making. Students will explore these topics with current statistical software. Some emphasis will also be given to ethical principles of data analytics.
This course focuses on collecting, preparing, and analyzing data to create visualizations, dashboards, and stories that can be used to communicate critical business insights. Students will learn how to structure and streamline data analysis projects and highlight their implications efficiently using the most popular visualization tools used by businesses today.
This course focuses on the fundamental design considerations in designing a database. Specific topics include performance analysis of design alternatives, system configuration and the administration of a popular database system. The course also offers an in-depth analysis of the algorithms and machine organizations of database systems. Note, this course has proctored exam(s). This exams requires additional technology, if student uses online proctoring.
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Operational Excellence Specialization:
The purpose of this course is to train individuals in Lean Six Sigma skills and strategies to improve processes and provide safe, effective care environments. The learner will demonstrate the practical application of tools utilized with Lean Six Sigma methodologies. Students will have the opportunity to apply the knowledge learned during this course concurrently with a case study designed specifically to use Six Sigma methodologies. Students will develop a Lean Six Sigma project plan that can serve as the foundation for completing a major project for Lean Six Sigma certification following the completion of the course. Interested students would need to apply for Lean Six Sigma certification and complete the major project with Franklin University's Center for Professional Training & Development.
In today's business environment, the success of organizations depends on the effective and efficient management of operations. Methods to select, plan, and improve organizational processes will be examined. The application of optimal capacity decisions in supply chains, development production, and inventory plans and schedules will be performed. The student will learn quality management and improvement process to increase the efficiency of a process.
Operational excellence can provide an important competitive advantage for firms in today?s marketplace. This course presents the concepts in quality. It builds upon the responses of six sigma and lean principles. This course also blends qualitative and quantitative information so that organizations can capitalize on opportunities and data driven management.
OR
Business Psychology Specialization:
A brief history and overview of the fields of business and psychology as well as a discussion of the issues and opportunities related to their integration. Topics include brain organization and dominance, neuroethics, neurolinguistic programming, multiminds, mindmapping and the application of positive psychology to work settings. Includes the application of recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and neuroscience to resolve contemporary issues in the workplace.
This course focuses on the application of systems theory, social psychology concepts, organizational lifecycles, and biological principles to the understanding of business operations. Includes a review of basic business principles, multiple intelligences, organizational intelligence, organizational culture, emotional intelligence, biomimicry and organizational DNA.
This course provides a study of the relationship between creativity, innovation and change from a psychological perspective. Areas of interest include: social-technical change waves, change facilitation, unintended consequences, Appreciative Inquiry, creativity enhancement, and diffusion of innovation.
OR
Marketing Specialization:
The integration of existing and emerging technology with marketing and communication strategies has become a major marketing and societal force. Topics explored in this course will range from social media strategies to the metrics used to analyze the impact of integrated digital marketing campaigns.
The ability to develop communication strategies has never been more important for business leaders than in today's complex digital marketing environment. In this course, you will develop a broad knowledge of the fundamentals of effective marketing communication planning and implmentation.
In this course, students will demonstrate their marketing competencies by developing marketing strategies and tactics for a live client, including market analysis, target marketing, branding, and message development.
OR
Human Resources Specialization:
The primary purpose of this course is to introduce the principle theories and practices in the area of employment and workplace law. Topics include the federal and state laws associated with hiring, firing and discipline, medical leave (including FMLA, ADA and worker's compensation), discrimination, harassment, immigration, labor law, unemployment compensation, workplace privacy. Additional topics may include workplace investigations, workplace violence and employment-related legal processes, including EEOC Charges and lawsuits.
This course addresses the need for planned change focused on an organization's ability to compete strategically. The framework of consultation as helping organizations reach a level of optimum performance will be applied. Topics addressed include individual, team, and organization-wide interventions that can raise productivity/quality, improve competitiveness, increase skills, morale, and commitment.
The course will introduce students to the field of strategic human resource management (SHRM). Current topics in SHRM that have resulted from environmental and organizational challenges, e.g., technology, globalization, legislation, restructuring, work/life balance, changing labor markets, are discussed Emphasis will be placed on problem solving issues, policies, and practices affecting HR specialists, practitioners, and managers.
NOTE: The MBA with a specialization in Business Analytics contains a program requirement, MATH 601, which has a prerequisite of MATH 215 Statistical Concepts, or equivalent.
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MBA-Finance Specialization Program Details
2021 - 2022 Tuition | Cost Per Credit |
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Standard tuition per credit hour | $670 |
Current service members | $536 |
Graduate Prerequisite Courses (500 level) | $398 |
Graduate Prerequisite Courses (500 level) - International Students | $526 |
2022 - 2023 Tuition | Cost Per Credit |
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Standard tuition per credit hour | $670 |
Nursing programs |
$670 |
MSN-Generalist and MSN-Nurse Administrator | $598 |
RN-MSN Pathway (NURS 500) | $298 |
Current service members | $536 |
Graduate Prerequisite Courses (500 level) | $398 |
Graduate Prerequisite Courses (500 level) - International Students | $526 |
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A learning outcome map functions as a roadmap to help guide students' progress through their program of study. Click HERE to view the Master of Business Administration matrix.
To be awarded a graduate degree, students must:
- Successfully complete all required curriculum courses.
- Maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00.
- Complete the residency requirement:
- Master of Business Administration students must earn at least 24 of the 36 required credits at Franklin University – in any modality (on-site, hybrid or online).
- Complete the payment of all requisite tuition and fees;
- Not to be under disciplinary dismissal due to academic dishonesty or violation of Student Code of Conduct.
Transfer credit awarded based on experiential learning shall not count toward the residence requirement at Franklin University.
The admission process reflects Franklin University’s efforts to clearly identify the performance standards that can help predict student success in graduate level study. The selection criterion for Franklin’s graduate programs, as determined by faculty, emphasizes academic ability, contributory work experience, and personal qualities and characteristics.
Requirements for admission include having earned a bachelor's degree from an institution accredited by a Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)-recognized accrediting organization with a GPA of at least a 2.75 on a 4.0 scale.*
Applicants who earned at least a 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale in their earned bachelor’s degree will automatically be granted conditional enrollment status. Applicants who earned lower than a 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale in their earned bachelor’s degree can petition for conditional enrollment status to the program chair by submitting an essay detailing other criteria that the applicant believes should be considered to demonstrate their ability to be successful in a graduate program. This petition could include details on the applicant’s work experience, work ethic, level of professionalism, personality characteristics, level of difficulty of program of study previously completed, etc.
Conditional enrollment requires students to achieve a final grade of “B” (3.0 GPA) or better in the first graduate-level course of their program. If the terms of the conditional enrollment are not met, the student will not be allowed to advance in their program and will be unable to earn this graduate degree from Franklin University.
Program Prerequisites
None
English Language Testing & TOEFL IELTS
Prospective students must demonstrate English Language Proficiency. The requirement is met through any of the following:
- The applicant is a citizen of a country where English is the official language.*
- The applicant has received a bachelor’s degree (or higher) from an institution located in an English-speaking country in which the courses were taught in English.*
- The applicant has earned appropriate scores on language proficiency exams taken within the last two years, as listed in the Academic Catalog.
*For more information about English proficiency, including a list of English-speaking nations, please visit our International Students section.
Name | Organization | Title |
Laurie Allen | Discountpedlar.com | Owner |
Stuart Allen | Gardiner Allen DeRoberts | Managing Partner |
Marco Bonta | OhioHealth | Medical Director, Trauma & Surgical Services |
Charalee Calhoun | Nationwide | Manager, Infrastructure & Operations |
Kelly Conn | Nationwide | Project Manager |
Scott Dahs | Chase | Vice President, Mortgage Banking Executive Office |
Bradley Grimsley | a Division of Limited Brands | Vice President, Mast Global Logistics |
Christopher Montgomery | Grange Insurance Companies | Vice President, Investment Operations |
Amy Mullins | KSL Resorts | Vice President, Retail & Spa |
Kari Parsons | Ohio School Resource Officers Association | Executive Director |
Anthony Schrader | AT&T | Director of Indirect Sales |
Lori Schwartzkopf | Mount Carmel Health | Director, Environmental Health & Safety |
Kevin Shellenbarger | Huntington National Bank | Vice President |
Randall Strutz | Quality Carriers | President |
Richard Tamborski | MotivePower | Vice President, Locomotive Services Division |
John Torpey | American Electric Power | Director, Integrated Resource Planning |
Career Opportunities
Financial Analyst
Financial analysts identify trends in financial data to support decision making, and impact business growth through active management of investment portfolios.
Controller
Controllers manage the accounting and payroll functions, while implementing policies and procedures to ensure that financial records are prepared accurately, expenses are paid, and that any money owed to the company is collected.
Chief Financial Officer
CFOs oversee all financial activities of an organization including directing current reporting and creating forecasts to predict future growth.
MBA-Finance Employment Outlook
From 2021-2031 jobs related to Finance are expected to increase by 16%.
All Occupations
2021 |
4,360,555 jobs
|
2031 |
5,056,531 jobs
|
Chief Executives
2021 |
591,660 jobs
|
2031 |
653,792 jobs
|
Financial Managers
2021 |
973,795 jobs
|
2031 |
1,120,954 jobs
|
Financial and Investment Analysts
2021 |
632,956 jobs
|
2031 |
746,788 jobs
|
Personal Financial Advisors
2021 |
1,925,720 jobs
|
2031 |
2,277,822 jobs
|
Financial Specialists, All Other
2021 |
236,424 jobs
|
2031 |
257,175 jobs
|
Source information provided by Lightcast.
MBA-Finance Knowledge and Skillsets
Gain in-demand skills sought by employers with curriculum that teaches you:
- Clearly articulate the organization’s mission, vision and values, and develop strategic plans for organization-wide implementation
- Develop, communicate and implement priorities, goals and objectives in accordance with the strategic plans
- Coordinate efforts across business lines and functions, harnessing organizational synergies and ensuring strategic alignment
- Create and monitor strategies to ensure long-term financial viability
- Identify key metrics and develop reporting systems to measure performance across functional units, identifying growth and efficiency opportunities
- Develop organizational core competencies, positioning organizations to create competitive advantages in evolving industries
- Oversee product-line strategies, generating prioritized, actionable insights from consumer and industry research
- Apply effective change management strategies to help leadership, employees and other stakeholders successfully embrace organizational changes and improve performance
- Review all elements of the marketing mix, including product formulation, price, packaging and promotion to build brand equity and optimize sales, market share and profitability
- Implement multi-year brand-category growth strategies, leveraging product development and marketing innovations
- Develop and execute annual marketing plans to achieve market share, volume and profit objectives
- Create unique and ownable market positions relative to competitors with clear points of differentiation
- Leverage the full marketing mix, executing on compelling tactics that ingrain brand position and key differentiators into the minds of target audiences
- Determine the most effective media mix across traditional and digital channels, balancing direct response initiatives with building long-term brand equity
- Closely monitor and analyze sales volumes, market share trends and competitive activity
- Assure effectiveness of marketing programs by completing post-promotion analysis of data, comparing results to established objectives
- Collaborate with internal teams to drive success via customer engagement, competitive positioning, pricing and promotional activities
- Promote strategic priorities and drive brand reputation through development and management of leadership events and speaking opportunities
- Maintain accounting standards, ensuring compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Prepare consolidated financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements and statements of cash flow
- Prepare account reconciliation
- Consolidate and submit financial transaction reports
- Analyze financial statements
- Collaborate with business development in tracking and reporting sales efforts
- Determine how changes in business and organizational structure impact reporting and operating results
- Analyze transactions to identify issues, determine root causes of variances, and recommend appropriate corrective action
- Ensure integrity of financial data for decision support and cost accounting systems, maintaining cost standards
- Provide costing reports and make recommendations to support change in resource allocations, work methods and materials
- Recommend and implement process, systems and reporting improvements to provide more visibility into financial results
- Develop and execute cost-effective actions and expense-saving initiatives in support of financial objectives
- Use accounting principles and practices to inform and recommend process improvement changes
- Create top-talent management development and succession planning processes
- Attract, recruit and inspire A-list employees who can help drive organizational success
- Identify key domestic and international forces impacting the current and future workforce
- Develop, coach and train high performance employees and managers to attain high levels of responsibility and performance
- Design and implement organizational change strategies to enhance employee motivation and organizational efficiency
- Build highly effective teams that work together to solve problems and innovate
- Examine and prepare financial and operational data to identify opportunities for optimization and EBITDA growth
- Develop and utilize strategic predictive models and activity-based financial analyses to provide insight into an organization’s operations and business plans
- Forecast Return on Investment (ROI) for current and future programs and projects
- Study long-range economic trends and projects their impact on future growth in revenues and financial stability
- Coordinate the development of the annual operating and capital budget
- Develop keen understanding of key business drivers and build robust financial models to project future cash flows and balance sheets
- Analyze the annual budget process, associate financial reports and statements, and evaluate financial results for international operations
- Maintain the financial modeling and reporting for international operations
- Establish/maintain market risk management systems
- Provide timely, accurate and complete market-risk regulatory and economic-capital reporting and analysis, owning the end-to-end processes that facilitate the reporting stream
MBA-Finance Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The MBA with a Specialization in Finance is a theory-to-practice master’s-level program that provides a comprehensive understanding of business that enables you to solve complex problems, strategically manage initiatives, successfully lead others and analyze financial information to inform decision-making.
With an MBA with a Specialization in Finance, you’ll gain the analytical tools and techniques to develop effective financial solutions and recommendations that can prepare you for a variety of positions including financial analyst, controller and chief financial officer.
With an MBA with a Specialization in Finance, you’ll boost your knowledge of the workings of the U.S. financial system and advanced concepts of financial risk and return; study the valuation of bonds, common and preferred stock, cost of capital, capital budgeting, capital structure; and understand the evaluation of exchange rate risk management, cross-border investment strategies in international money and capital markets.
Franklin’s MBA with a Specialization in Finance is a 12-month, 100% online program created with input from industry experts in business and finance. In Franklin’s theory-to-practice program, you’ll learn through a combination of real-world simulations and case studies and be taught by in-field practitioners.
Choose from eight start dates each year – fall (August, September and November), spring (January, February and March) or summer (May and June).
Franklin University offers a quality education at a competitive cost so you can afford to invest in your future. Our per credit hour tuition rates (vs. per year or per term rates) enable you to get a realistic estimate of exactly how much your degree will cost. Our 2022-2023 tuition rate is $670 per credit hour. Use Franklin’s free MyCost Estimator to get a personalized estimate of your total degree cost. If you have any questions, ask our helpful staff about available financing options and financial aid programs.
Franklin's master's degree programs are specifically designed for busy, working adults -- that means you could finish your MBA with a Specialization in Finance in as few as 12 months.
Yes. Specializations are designated on diplomas and included on official transcripts.
Yes. Specializations are included on official transcripts and designated on diplomas.
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