You will gain a firm understanding of corporate finance, including accounting principles and financial analysis, how value is created by global markets, the choices firms face when making financial decisions and defining attitudes towards risk. The Specialization concludes with a Capstone project that allows you to apply the skills you've learned throughout the courses.
Essentials of Corporate Finance Specialization
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Essentials of Corporate Finance Specialization
Essentials of Corporate Finance. Learn the foundations of accounting, financial analysis and the measurement of value creation.
Instructors: Sean Pinder
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2 months to complete
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- Derivatives
- Corporate Finance
- International Finance
- Market Liquidity
- Financial Statements
- Financial Systems
- Capital Markets
- Financial Reporting
- Financial Market
- Income Statement
- Financial Data
- Balance Sheet
- Financial Analysis
- Accounting
- Investments
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Financial Management
- Portfolio Risk
- Business Valuation
- Financial Modeling
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Specialization - 5 course series
You will gain a firm understanding of corporate finance, including accounting principles and financial analysis, how value is created by global markets, the choices firms face when making financial decisions and defining attitudes towards risk. The Specialization concludes with a Capstone project that allows you to apply the skills you've learned throughout the courses.
The Language and Tools of Financial Analysis
Course 1 11 hours
What you'll learn
In this course, participants will learn the foundations of accounting principles and financial analysis, develop an understanding of the links between these, and the measurement of value creation at the firm level. This is the first course in a four-course Specialization on the Essentials of Corporate Financial Analysis and Decision-Making, created in partnership between the University of Melbourne and Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon).
Skills you'll gain
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Balance Sheet
Category: Financial Statement Analysis
Category: Accrual Accounting
Category: Financial Statements
Category: Financial Reporting
Category: Income Statement
Category: Corporate Finance
Category: Accounting
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Cash Flows
Category: Governance
The Role of Global Capital Markets
Course 2 17 hours
What you'll learn
In this course, participants will learn about how different markets around the world can interact to create value for, and effectively manage the risk of, corporations and their stakeholders. This is part of a Specialization in corporate finance created in partnership between the University of Melbourne and Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon).
Skills you'll gain
Category: Financial Market
Category: Capital Markets
Category: Market Liquidity
Category: Risk Management
Category: Market Analysis
Category: International Finance
Category: Economic Development
Category: Financial Regulation
Category: Financial Systems
Category: Market Dynamics
Category: Governance
Category: Corporate Finance
Corporate Financial Decision-Making for Value Creation
Course 3 12 hours
What you'll learn
In this course, participants will learn about the key financial decisions modern corporations face, as well as the alternative methods that can be employed to optimize the value of the firm’s assets. This is part of a Specialization in corporate finance created in partnership between the University of Melbourne and Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon).
Skills you'll gain
Category: Corporate Finance
Category: Risk Management
Category: Derivatives
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
Category: Capital Budgeting
Category: Business Valuation
Category: Financial Management
Category: Equities
Category: Capital Markets
Category: Investments
Category: Financial Modeling
Category: Cash Flows
Category: Return On Investment
Alternative Approaches to Valuation and Investment
Course 4 16 hours
What you'll learn
In this course, participants will develop an understanding of the intuitive foundations of asset and investment valuation, and how alternative valuation techniques may be used in practice. This is part of a Specialization in corporate finance created in partnership between the University of Melbourne and Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon).
Skills you'll gain
Category: Portfolio Risk
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Business Valuation
Category: Investments
Category: Finance
Category: Portfolio Management
Category: Risk Management
Category: Capital Budgeting
Category: Financial Statement Analysis
Category: Corporate Finance
Category: Return On Investment
Essentials of Corporate Finance Capstone
Course 5 9 hours
What you'll learn
The Capstone Project is the final part of the Essentials of Corporate Financial Analysis and Decision-Making MOOC Specialization.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Financial Modeling
Category: Corporate Finance
Category: Strategic Decision-Making
Category: Market Data
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Financial Management
Category: Financial Data
Category: Capital Markets
Category: Investment Management
Category: Business Valuation
Category: Financial Statement Analysis
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Each course in the Specialization is offered monthly, with an enrollment period of five days
A basic knowledge of statistics and an ability to employ simple algebra to solve straightforward problems. Familiarity with Microsoft Excel (or a functionally-equivalent spreadsheet program). Specifically participants should possess the ability to summarise data using the graphical tools contained within that program. A natural curiosity about not only how markets operate, but also how participants in those markets gather and then transform information so as to make financial decisions that maximise firm value.
We recommend taking the courses in the order presented, as each subsequent course will build on material from previous courses.
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