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Finance for Technical Managers

In Finance for Technical Managers, you will explore the fundamental principles of financial management. Topics include understanding and interpreting a company’s financial statements, the time value of money and its role in evaluating the economic viability of different projects, and the annual capital budgeting process every company performs when selecting which projects to fund. In addition, you will cover some highly practical topics, such as how to determine product costs, establishing a department’s annual budget, and ways of forecasting future sales. As a side benefit, the quantitative skills you will learn for business are identical to the skills necessary to manage your own personal finances. Therefore, you will extend your analyses to cover investing of mutual funds composed of stocks and bonds, and you will explore the fascinating area of asset allocation. This specialization can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Master of Engineering in Engineering Management (ME-EM) degree offered on the Coursera platform. The ME-EM is designed to help engineers, scientists, and technical professionals move into leadership and management roles in the engineering and technical sectors. With performance-based admissions and no application process, the ME-EM is ideal for individuals with a broad range of undergraduate education and/or professional experience. Learn more about the ME-EM program at https://www.coursera.org/degrees/me-engineering-management-boulder.

Status: Risk Analysis
Status: Budgeting
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Top reviews across Finance for Technical Managers

MD

Reviewed May 4, 2023

This was a very practical and useful course. The knowledge gained is very helpful in daily operations in engineering price modelling .

PV

Reviewed Aug 11, 2025

So glad I have enrolled in for this course. I feel i got enrolled into the world of financial management through a highly engaging as well as rewarding course by Prof. Readey. Many thanks!

DB

Reviewed Mar 23, 2023

Great course with good structure and a pleasant instructor.

RR

Reviewed May 8, 2023

Excellent course. The instructor is fantastic and content really well delivered.

BK

Reviewed Mar 19, 2024

Fantastic examples, pace. Very clear articulation of concepts with respect to actual financial situations managed in organizations. Great work professor.

PA

Reviewed Oct 19, 2023

Peer evaluation process consume more time. which is not satisfying

TJ

Reviewed Sep 30, 2022

v​ery well put together coarse. A few of the test / quiz questions needed a little more for front thought on them.

SR

Reviewed Mar 22, 2024

Prof. Readey take a simple yet efefctive step-by-step approach in explaining the concepts essential for preparing a capital budget and evaluating its financial feasibility.

CT

Reviewed Nov 28, 2023

Great class - the professor used appropriate pacing and provided real-world examples frequently to promote a practical understanding of the material.

DB

Reviewed Mar 23, 2023

Fantastic course! The professor is doing a great job explaining the topics and the course structure is very pleasant too.

YU

Reviewed Dec 16, 2024

I am unable to get the certificate after completing the course

DH

Reviewed Apr 1, 2023

This was a very good course, the professor really knows his stuff. His explanations were thorough, and his teaching style made it a breeze to study and understand.

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