Course Summary
This course teaches students how to make finance decisions for a company by analyzing financial statements, forecasting future earnings and cash flows, and evaluating investment opportunities.Key Learning Points
- Learn how to analyze financial statements to make informed decisions
- Discover how to forecast future earnings and cash flows
- Evaluate investment opportunities and make sound financial decisions
Job Positions & Salaries of people who have taken this course might have
- Financial Analyst
- USA: $62,000 - $96,000
- India: ₹490,000 - ₹1,400,000
- Spain: €30,000 - €50,000
- Investment Banker
- USA: $70,000 - $160,000
- India: ₹600,000 - ₹4,000,000
- Spain: €35,000 - €90,000
- Financial Manager
- USA: $80,000 - $150,000
- India: ₹700,000 - ₹3,000,000
- Spain: €40,000 - €70,000
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Ability to analyze financial statements for decision making
- Understanding of forecasting future earnings and cash flows
- Skills to evaluate investment opportunities and make sound financial decisions
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- Basic understanding of financial statements and accounting principles
- Familiarity with Excel and financial modeling
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Online
- Self-paced
- Video lectures
Similar Courses
- Corporate Finance Essentials
- Introduction to Finance
- Financial Markets
Related Education Paths
- Financial Analysis and Decision Making
- Corporate Finance Essentials
- Finance for Non-Finance Professionals
Related Books
Description
Finance for Everyone: Decisions will introduce you to the workings of the free markets and the foundations of finance. You will learn how free markets and their “creative destruction” provide the architecture for the global economy and how those same markets move money in ways that create and destroy wealth. Your financial toolkit will include timeless concepts like compounding, discounting, annuities, effective interest rates, and more. You will also learn how to simplify important financial calculations and apply that knowledge to real-life decisions that can influence everything from how you pay for your car to where you live. Through peer review you will publish your view on an issue important to you. You will also discover how your applied decisions connect to bigger questions relating to changing market conditions as you prepare for the second course in F4E: Markets.
Outline
- An Introduction to (Corporate) Finance
- Introduction to the Specialization
- Introduction to Finance for Everyone: Decisions
- What is Finance?
- 3 Important Aspects of Financial Decisions
- Specialization Outline
- Where are Our Learners From?
- Keeping a Learning Portfolio
- Course Outline
- Thinking Ahead to the Op-Ed Assignment
- Learner Interest Survey
- Making a Difference 1
- Ideas & Time Value of Money I
- Decisions in Market Systems
- Market Types
- Time Value of Money I
- The Dutch Auction
- Dutch Auction - give it a try!
- The 3-Step Procedure to Improve Problem-Solving
- Financial Calculator Tutorial
- LearnSmart: What it is and how to use it
- LearnSmart: Introduction to Corporate Finance (Optional)
- Financial Calculator Options
- Time Value of Money I
- Using Your Financial Calculator
- Making a Difference 2
- Debt & Time Value of Money II
- Repercussions of the Free Market
- Income Inequality
- Social and Environmental Consequences
- Overextended Debt
- Introduction to Annuities & Perpetuities
- Future Value of an Annuity
- Present Value of an Annuity
- Perpetuities
- LearnSmart: Introduction to Valuation: Time Value of Money (Optional)
- Money Flows
- Making a Difference 3
- Time Value of Money II
- Decisions Synthesis
- Time Value of Money I Quiz Solutions
- Time Value of Money II Quiz Solutions
- Solutions to Final Quiz
- Course 1 Epilogue
- Solutions to Final Quiz using a Financial Calculator
- Final Quiz - Graded
- End of Course Feedback
Summary of User Reviews
Read reviews for the Finance Decisions course on Coursera. This course teaches students how to make effective financial decisions. Users have praised the course for its practicality and real-world applications.Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course
Real-world applicationsPros from User Reviews
- Practical and applicable concepts
- Engaging and informative lectures
- Helpful assignments and quizzes
Cons from User Reviews
- Some users found the course material to be too basic
- The course can be time-consuming
- Limited interaction with the instructor
Arshad Ahmad
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