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).
This course is part of the Essentials of Corporate Finance Specialization
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
An Introduction to Accounting Principles: The Language of Capital Markets
An Intuition-based Introduction to Financial Analysis
The Links Between Accounting Principles and Financial Decision-making
Value Measurement via Discounted Cash Flow Analysis
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TOP REVIEWS FROM THE LANGUAGE AND TOOLS OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
I am not in financial major, but the with the help the this course, they teach the basic conceptions and ideas about corporation finance.
I appreicate a lot.
As someone who already study and worked in finance and accounting area, the course actually remind me a lot of what I study before in really comprehensive method.
A very good starter course for getting into corporate finance. Be warned though, you will need to refer to a lot of material on your own (google!) to keep up with the course.
Excellent online learning and assignments, got good knowledge on financial analysis and very useful in my daily work. Thank you Coursera Team.
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