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课程概述

This short course surveys all the major topics covered in a full semester MBA level finance course, but with a more intuitive approach on a very high conceptual level. The goal here is give you a roadmap and framework for how financial professional make decisions. We will cover the basics of financial valuation, the time value of money, compounding returns, and discounting the future. You will understand discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation and how it compares to other methods. We also step inside the mind of a corporate financial manager and develop the basic tools of capital budgeting. We will survey the how, when, and where to spend money, make tradeoffs about investment, growth, dividends, and how to ensure sound fiscal discipline. Our journey then turns to a Wall Street or capital markets perspective of investments as we discuss the fundamental tradeoff between risk and return. We then synthesize our discussion of risk with our valuation framework and incorporate it into series of direct applications to practice. This course requires no prior familiarity with finance. Rather, it is intended to be a first step for anyone who is curious about understanding stock markets, valuation, or corporate finance. We will walk through all of the tools and quantitative analysis together and develop a guide for understanding the seemingly complex decisions that finance professionals make. By the end of the course, you will develop an understanding of the major conceptual levers that push and pull on financial decision making and how they relate to other areas of business. The course should also serve as a roadmap for where to further your finance education and it would be an excellent introduction of any students contemplating an MBA or Finance concentration, but who has little background in the area....

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JD

Feb 29, 2020

Excellent course for non-finance professionals.It will help to understand the financial report and will help to calculate ROI and other stuff that the corporate world demands for any project proposal.

KH

Mar 27, 2020

Great Course, Very solid start for those who are trying to enter Finance world. It makes you love this field if you are not familiar with it and have no previous experience. Great Job Professor.

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151 - Finance for Non-Finance Professionals 的 175 个评论(共 609 个)

创建者 Tan C M

Dec 9, 2019

Definitely ithe course provided knowledge & informations to the learner!I had learn somethings new & hopefully,this may make my work smoothly !

创建者 Samin Y A

Sep 12, 2020

I had no prior knowledge on Finance. The course helped me a lot. The Instructor was very good. He explained everything precisely and clearly.

创建者 oops c

Apr 15, 2022

Very, very informative about financing accounting and analyze business and can apply in real life when you consider to join financial field.

创建者 Neelakanteswaraswamy B

Aug 19, 2020

Thanks for the wonderful teaching from James Weston.Best for Non Finance professionals.I appreciate the support given throughout the course.

创建者 Will K

Feb 13, 2020

Professor Weston was a terrific instructor... I related to the way he explained things and his walkthroughs of problems were very thorough

创建者 Fadia S

Nov 12, 2017

Great Course, it gives very good insights and understanding of the finance world. I enjoyed it and I believe it will help me in my career.

创建者 hussain s

Jul 5, 2020

excellent course, really have to think hard and use your wits to and use all the tools to get the answers. grateful for doing this course

创建者 Charity B

Mar 27, 2019

This is an excellent course taught by an excellent Professor. It was easy to follow and very interesting. I highly recommend this course.

创建者 DEEPAK K S

Feb 10, 2019

This had been a great learning experience. I wish Prof. James keep providing such courses with Financial Aid option for students like me.

创建者 Jay P V

Sep 8, 2020

Beautifully structured. Thanks to the Professor and the team who provided me with such a great knowledge I gained attending from my home

创建者 Omri G

Feb 7, 2017

A great introduction to finance concepts such as DCF, NPV, IRR, discount rates, and the usage of these in the capital budgeting process.

创建者 Yana S

Jun 8, 2020

Amazing course and a great professor! Recommend to anyone who wants to study Finances but does not know where to start from! Thank you!

创建者 MOHIT H D

Sep 6, 2020

The case study is amazing. It is complicated enough that a sincere attempt lets the student learn about many of the topics discussed.

创建者 Priya M

Jun 16, 2020

I learned a lot in this course about the finance field. Professor Jones was really superb in teaching and very engaging lectures.

创建者 Srinath V

May 27, 2021

I'd highly recommend this course for fellow engineers and other non-finance professionals as well. Very well structured program.

创建者 SHUBHAM V

Jul 9, 2020

Amazing content. Although I do not have a commerce background but still did not face much difficulty while learning this course.

创建者 Raghuram N

Oct 20, 2019

Great course for beginners who are interested in learning about key basics of finance. Instructor teaches the concepts very well

创建者 Sachin G

Aug 22, 2020

Very well designed course for non finance professionals. Gives fundamental knowledge of finance in an easy and interactive way.

创建者 AHMET

Jul 31, 2019

It conveys the topic as fun as possible and with nice examples. Concepts are told in such a manner that it makes a great sense.

创建者 Angela Y

Jul 21, 2019

Exactly what I needed to increase my financial knowledge. This will give me a good base to continue on other financial courses.

创建者 Ben S

Apr 2, 2017

This is one of the classes that I would recommend to anyone whom is interested to horn their skills and knowledge on finance.

创建者 KRITIKA A

Feb 28, 2021

it was an extremly intersting course and i got deep insight into every aspect of finance. a very knowledgable course indeed.

创建者 Mario G

Jun 8, 2019

Excellent basic course for non financial professionals. I have learned how to apply some tools into my day to day activities

创建者 Matteo V

Feb 18, 2017

Fantastic course that gives you an overview of all the financial tools needed to evaluate companies and projects performance

创建者 Prompiriya P

Aug 23, 2020

Informative, interesting, and very insightful. A bit too difficult for someone with weak math skills. But a good challenge!