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About the Course

In this course, you’ll learn the basic fundamentals of corporate finance. Based on the pre-term qualifying courses for Wharton MBA students, Professor Jessica Wachter has designed this course for learners who need a refresher in financial concepts, or for those who are learning about corporate finance for the first time. You’ll identify foundational concepts in corporate finance, such as NPV, Compound and Simple Interest, and Annuities versus Perpetuities. You’ll also learn how to apply the NPV framework to calculating fixed-income valuation and Equity, using hypothetical examples of corporate projects. By the end of this course, you’ll have honed your skills in calculating risk and returns to optimize investments, and be able to assess the right set of financial information to achieve better returns for your firm....

Top reviews

RB

Mar 17, 2024

The teacher is very knowledgeable but sometimes passes some topics too fast and its hard to grasp the concept and the idea. The quizzes are not according to the classes that are given.

CB

Mar 21, 2022

The notes for this course were excellent, and the lectures were concise and easy to follow. Prof. Wachter is easy to listen to and is relaxed and helpful in her explanations.

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By Ed F

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Feb 14, 2024

Awful commentary, constantly mis-speaking and not writing the same as the words she was saying. With so many formulas, it's important to be correct and exact. Will not be doing any more Pennsylvania courses going forward.

By Maryna R

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Apr 25, 2023

I am extremely sorry, but I can't complete this course.

No way it is suitable for begginners. No clear explanation, just formulas. Impossible to proceed without preparation. I have to resign.

By Aman S

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May 4, 2022

The course is very poorly designed. The questions and concepts taught in videos are very superficial and on the other hand, the questions asked in the weekly quizzes are extremely tough.

By Dominik S

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Feb 1, 2024

Sorry , i saw the first two minutes of the presentation and immediately decided to leave the course again. The handwriting skills are just horrible.

By Jernej

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May 18, 2022

Core concepts are not explained and motivated enough. Time is instead spent on algebraic manipulations of the form "x+y+x = 2x+y".

Also very dry.

By 20SBstudent B Y J F

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Mar 17, 2024

Really bad experience, concepts are not clear and answers aren't given for quizzes when marked wrong (even though answer is correct)

By Deleted A

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Nov 19, 2023

The instructor sucks, she's incredibly boring. She tells you something and moves on, not explaining anything.

By Om S

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Sep 17, 2022

The instructor is not explaining the concepts correctly nor the numerical and their relations.

By Claudio R

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Apr 25, 2022

Not liking the teacher at all. Poor handwriting, difficult to follow.

By Rohan N

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Jul 11, 2022

the graphis could be better to understand

By Ayman S M A

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Feb 10, 2023

poor, no slides, not modern teaching

By Deleted A

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Jan 13, 2023

the content not good for begginer

By Uliana P

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Apr 11, 2024

the explanations are very bad

By Rebecca G

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May 4, 2022

She is incredibly dry

By Farzam G

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Sep 16, 2022

not user friendly