Overview

The Wharton Business and Financial Modeling Capstone course offered by Coursera is partnership with University of Pennsylvania.

In this Capstone you will recommend a business strategy based on a data model you’ve constructed. Using a data set designed by Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS), you will implement quantitative models in spreadsheets to identify the best opportunities for success and minimizing risk.

Key facts

Using your newly acquired decision-making skills, you will structure a decision and present this course of action in a professional quality PowerPoint presentation which includes both data and data analysis from your quantitative models.

Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) is the leading data research platform and business intelligence tool for over 30,000 corporate, academic, government and nonprofit clients in 33 countries.

WRDS provides the user with one location to access over 200 terabytes of data across multiple disciplines including Accounting, Banking, Economics, ESG, Finance, Insurance, Marketing, and Statistics.

Skills You Will Gain

Data Analysis

Finance

Investment Management

Business Analysis

Mathematics

Leadership and Management

Probability & Statistics

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Getting Started

Steps 1 and 2: Yahoo Finance

Step 3: Creating an optimal risky portfolio on the efficient frontier

Step 4: Optional exercise using CAPM tables

Step 5: Creating Your Asset Allocation & Final Presentation

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 21 days
- 4 hrs/week

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

Language

English

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Mountain View, United States

Disciplines

Business Administration Finance View 187 other Short Courses in Business Administration in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

Free
Out-of-State

Free

Additional Details

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Funding

Coursera provides financial aid to learners who cannot afford the fee. Apply for it by clicking on the Financial Aid link beneath the "Enroll" button on the left. You'll be prompted to complete an application and will be notified if you are approved. You'll need to complete this step for each course in the Specialization, including the Capstone Project.

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