This course is part of the Think like a CFO Specialization

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Think like a CFO SpecializationIESE Business School

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Corporate Finance Essentials will enable you to understand key financial issues related to companies, investors, and the interaction between them in the capital markets. By the end of this course you should be able to understand most of what you read in the financial press and use the essential financial vocabulary of companies and finance professionals.

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Course 3 of 4 in the

Think like a CFO Specialization

Approx. 13 hours to complete

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Skills you will gain

Corporate Finance
Financial Risk
Evaluation
Investment

Flexible deadlines

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Coursera Labs

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Course 3 of 4 in the

Think like a CFO Specialization

Approx. 13 hours to complete

English

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Javier Estrada

Professor of Financial Management

Department of Financial Management

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

10 minutes to complete

Course Overview

10 minutes to complete

1 reading

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Risk and Return

2 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 66 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

Week3

Week 3

2 hours to complete

Correlation and Diversification

2 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 63 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

Week4

Week 4

2 hours to complete

The CAPM and the Cost of Capital

2 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 78 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

Week5

Week 5

2 hours to complete

Estimating the Cost of Capital - An Application

2 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 47 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

Week6

Week 6

2 hours to complete

Project Evaluation

2 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 76 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

Week7

Week 7

2 hours to complete

Corporate Value Creation

2 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 67 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

Week8

Week 8

1 hour to complete

Final Quiz

1 hour to complete

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TOP REVIEWS FROM CORPORATE FINANCE ESSENTIALS

by PGJun 19, 2020

Very clear explanations of the concepts by Prof Estrada. The practical examples were even better and the added Excel knowledge even more well appreciated. Excellent course overall

by SPOct 6, 2018

Way better than expected. The best thing about this course is the supplementary notes that comes along with each session, dwells deeps into the topic and gives a tight grasp on each session

by AAug 13, 2020

I would gladly recommend this course to anyone interested in learning corporate financials fundamentals. The lecturer was thorough and made his class very understandable. Great job!

by ROMar 15, 2019

Professor Estrada has a great ability to break down corporate finance theory in plain language and give practical examples to grasp the essential knowledge that required by a general manager.

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About the Think like a CFO Specialization

The Think like a CFO Specialization will help you learn the language of finance. You will gain a firm understanding in Accountability, Operational Finance and Corporate Finance.

By the end of the specialization, you’ll know what questions to ask and how to fit the different pieces together in order to develop a diagnosis and action plan to resolve a company’s financing dilemmas. You will have gain the necessary skills to understand basic concepts and feel comfortable reading, interpreting and discussing financial statements for decision making and you will understand the hey financial issues related to companies, investors, and the interaction between them in the capital markets. When you complete the Specialization, you’ll be able to better understand both business financial problems to make better decisions and your own personal financial decisions

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When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.
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