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.
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Finance for Non-Finance Professionals
Rice UniversityAbout this Course
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- Financial Accounting
- Capital Budgeting
- Corporate Finance
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Course Overview and Basic Principles of Financial Valuation Discounting
How to Spend Money (Capital Budgeting tools)
Measuring Cash Creation and Flow
How Much Does Money Cost? Evaluating the Cost of Capital
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- 4 stars15.62%
- 3 stars1.21%
- 2 stars0.32%
- 1 star0.44%
TOP REVIEWS FROM FINANCE FOR NON-FINANCE PROFESSIONALS
If you are an absolute noob in finance as I am, this course is just for you..Just that sometimes you would have to google a bit for a few terms .... Brilliant work by Rice Uni....
James is a very passionate and communicative lecturer. I really love the way he presents the materials because it makes all the materials are easily digested and understood. Two thumbs up!!
This class is an excellent introduction to capital budgeting and finance. It is an excellent primer for understanding how businesses can use these tools to analyze transactions.
Prof. Weston gives wonderful presentations. Also during the lecture videos you are given some prompt questions that help maintain your focus. Good introduction to the finance world.
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