This course is part of the Finance for Everyone Specialization

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Finance for Everyone SpecializationMcMaster University

About this Course

Each course in F4E offers key insights and knowledge you will be able to apply in real-life situations. You’ll test drive those insights through activities and assessments that will influence your key money Decisions, your participation in financial Markets, your experience in preserving or creating Value, and in managing Debt. These activities are designed to immerse you in financial thinking by giving you a safe environment for buying and selling and for making, creating, simulating, writing, and teaching. Each activity is a milestone in your learning process and each milestone has a product that will be part of your learning portfolio. The Capstone Project is the culmination of your F4E experience.  It will engage you in a series of scaffolded and reflective exercises focused on a single aspect of the specialization selected by you to match your learning goals, and will help you create a piece of work that reflects your new knowledge and showcases your new skills for your employer, colleagues, friends and family.

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Approx. 8 hours to complete

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Course 5 of 5 in the

Finance for Everyone Specialization

Approx. 8 hours to complete

English

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Arshad Ahmad

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DeGroote School of Business

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

2 hours to complete

STAGE I: Week 1

Welcome to the Finance for Everyone Capstone Project! In this first Stage - which encompasses Weeks 1 & 2 of the course - you will familiarize yourself with this 8-week course plan, reflect on your experience throughout the first four F4E courses, and begin considering an issue of importance to you that you'd like to address during Stages II and III of your Capstone Project! In Week 1 specifically, you will create an online portfolio to document your work throughout this experience (if you haven't already!) and begin working on your Reflection, the first deliverable of the course, due next week.

2 hours to complete

2 videos (Total 28 min), 6 readings, 1 quiz

Week2

Week 2

1 hour to complete

STAGE I: Week 2

This week, you will write and submit your first deliverable - a reflection on your F4E experience thus far. As part of this deliverable, you will be prompted to determine financial issues that matter to you; we recommend that beyond the scope of this submitted reflection, you spend some time this week continuing to think over what problems you may wish to investigate and address during the next two stages of this Capstone. We also suggest you look over the requirements for the Problem Statement assessment, which is due next week.

1 hour to complete

1 reading

Week3

Week 3

2 hours to complete

STAGE II: Week 3

Welcome to Stage II of the Capstone Project, which encompasses Weeks 3, 4, and 5 of the course! In this Stage, you will refine and articulate the financial problem or issue you wish to focus on for the remainder of your Capstone experience, and develop and submit an Action Plan that will propose a way to alleviate that very financial issue. In Week 3 specifically, you will write up and submit your Problem Statement deliverable, the first major step in the Action Plan development process.

2 hours to complete

1 video (Total 13 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

Week4

Week 4

20 minutes to complete

STAGE II: Week 4

20 minutes to complete

1 reading

Week5

Week 5

1 hour to complete

STAGE II: Week 5

1 hour to complete

1 reading

Week6

Week 6

1 hour to complete

STAGE III: Week 6

Welcome to Stage III, which encompasses Weeks 6, 7, and 8 of the course! In this third and final Stage, you will present your Action Plan to a stakeholder or financial expert and solicit their feedback, then develop and submit your final Peer Review assessment: a synthesis of the feedback you've received and plans for implementing your Action Plan beyond the scope of this course. In Week 6 specifically, you will review and provide feedback on the Action Plans of your peers, begin working on the Feedback Synthesis & Implementation Plan assignment (due next week), and meet with your stakeholder.

1 hour to complete

2 videos (Total 11 min), 2 readings

Week7

Week 7

1 hour to complete

STAGE III: Week 7

This week, you will read and reflect on your peers' reviews of your Action Plan, and hopefully use insights from that feedback as you finalize and submit your Feedback Synthesis & Implementation Plan. This deliverable will incorporate a synthesis of the feedback you have received from your peers and the stakeholder(s) you met with, along with and a plan for how you expect to implement your Action Plan beyond the scope of Finance for Everyone.

1 hour to complete

1 reading

Week8

Week 8

1 hour to complete

STAGE III: Week 8

1 hour to complete

1 video (Total 6 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

About the Finance for Everyone Specialization

Watch this intro video to learn more about the Specialization curriculum and Capstone Project!

The Finance for Everyone Specialization will help you learn the language of finance and understand how the flow of money relates to the most important key social issues influencing our lives and communities. You’ll examine the connections between global and local finance; the flow of assets through businesses, governments, and other institutions; and the commodity, bond, and equity market dynamics that create and destroy financial value. When you complete the Specialization, you’ll be able to better understand both global financial news and your own personal financial decisions.

Frequently Asked Questions

When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?
Access to lectures and assignments depends on your type of enrollment. If you take a course in audit mode, you will be able to see most course materials for free. To access graded assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience, during or after your audit. If you don't see the audit option:
The course may not offer an audit option. You can try a Free Trial instead, or apply for Financial Aid.
The course may offer 'Full Course, No Certificate' instead. This option lets you see all course materials, submit required assessments, and get a final grade. This also means that you will not be able to purchase a Certificate experience.
What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization?
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.
Is financial aid available?
Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.
What will I be able to do upon completing the course?
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
1.Use financial tools and information to understand financial concepts and the social impact of finance.
2.Build confidence in your ability to engage with financial issues.
3.Relate important financial concepts and issues to experiences in your daily life and the real world.
4.Apply basic financial concepts to problem-solve individually and collaboratively.
5.Engage in research in order to increase your knowledge of a particular financial issue of importance to you.
6.Perform financial calculations with accuracy.
7.Converse with others about financial concepts with confidence.
8.Create a piece of work that demonstrates your growing understanding of the broader context of finance.
How long does it take to complete this course?
This course is structured to be 8 weeks in length.

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