Finance for Non-Financial Managers

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Free Online Course: Finance for Non-Financial Managers provided by Coursera is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 9 weeks long, 12 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from Coursera. Finance for Non-Financial Managers is taught by Thomas Smith.

Overview
  • Finance is for “Non-financial Managers” who want to understand key financial principles and apply them in a real-world context. Over the course of the program window, you will work your way through a series of nine modules that move from understanding basic financial principles to applying financial analysis and ratios to drive decisions. In addition, each module is capped with an ending self-evaluation to ensure that you have absorbed the following key learning objectives:

    + Understand the language associated with finance
    + Know how and when to use financial terms and analysis techniques
    + Read and assess company performance using financial statements
    + Recognize the link between organizational strategy and financial objectives
    + Use "the numbers" to your best advantage to make more informed decisions

Syllabus
    • Introduction
      • This module will introduce the professor and provide an overview of the course.
    • Financial Statement Basics
      • This module will provide an overview of Financial Statements.
    • Financial Statement Manipulation
      • This module will teach the "How-to"s for common sizing and other techniques for the manipulation of financial documents.
    • Financial Statement Analysis
      • This module will explain ratio analysis.
    • Valuation Ratios
      • This module will discuss effective tax rates, valuation ratios, and management of assets.
    • Time Value of Money
      • This module will teach the time value of money.
    • Investment Decision Techniques
      • This module will demonstrate a variety of investment decision techniques.
    • Cost of Capital and Risk Management
      • This module will teach cost of capital, including weighted average cost of capital, and risk management
    • Course Wrap-up
      • This module will review at a high level various components of the course.

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