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Overview
Impact your financial decisions and learn how to affect the performance of your unit's profitability and of your organization. In this course gain a basic understanding of finance and accounting concepts to drive your organization's growth.
Upon completion of this Finance for Non-Financial Professionals course offered by Coursera is offered by University of California Irvine, you will have gained general financial knowledge and an in-depth understanding of the impact of your decisions outside your functional area.
Content of the course includes selected aspects of finance from a non-financial specialist perspective. Specific topics include: financial analysis; planning, forecasting, and budgeting; cash flow, and strategic financing. This class will be interactive and will require the active involvement of the participants in finance related activities.
Upon completing this course, you will be able to:
- Explain the importance of finance and interpretation of financial information
- Apply the concepts of accounting and finance to analyze financials
- Learn about key accounting and finance terms
- Examine financial statements by using key ratios
- Explain the importance of budgeting process
- Learn about key components needed to improve profitability
Programme Structure
Courses included:
- The Building Blocks of Accounting
- The Four Financial Statements
- Cost Allocation
- Break-Even Analysis
- Asset, Profitability, and Debt Ratios
- Earnings and Dividends
- NPV and IRR
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 1 days
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- Mountain View, United States
Disciplines
Finance View 120 other Short Courses in Finance in United StatesWhat students do after studying
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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
- This course is aimed at non‑financial professionals and business managers who want to develop a foundational understanding of financial and accounting concepts to support better decision‑making and improve organizational performance.
Tuition Fees
Additional Details
Course is free for the first 7 days. After 7 days, the course can be accessed with the Coursera Plus Subscription
Funding
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