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It is a very good general course in finance. It spans a very broad area of finance and while it is addressed to undergraduates or beginners in the field, it does contain some elements just like the capm for example that in order to understand them you should have a previous idea. In order to fully understand it and take the most of it you should study some concepts on your own. In my case, which I work in banks credit departments for 14 years, have an MSC in Finance and wanted to take the course for refreshening my knowledge, it was fun. Moreover the professor is reknowned and most importantly it did broadened my view in finance concerning its social aspect and the way it can be used as a tool for improving peoples lives.

Although it was an in depth course it is very conservative with the teaching methods, it was hard to follow, sometimes the slides had very different texts that was talked about. I know from myself that I dislike this style of teaching, so it is a bit hard to give an objective rating. I found great that you had students there to make a sort of interactive feel to the lecture, however the audio got bad quality at those parts. The material itself was pretty wide, it was very heavily focused on US which was a bit of a shame, I was looking for a more general understanding, but I think the examples were quite helpful.

Excellent course if you already have a strong scholastic or professional understanding of both economics and statistical analysis. This course is not suitable for individuals who are looking for a general understanding of the way that financial markets work that doesn't stray very far into the weeds of statistical analysis and math. Unfortunately, the graduate assistant, who is suppose to guide those of us that are less math-oriuented, through those weeds only serves to complicate matters more by offer explanations that is overly reliant on statisical terms that are just as indeciperable.

Professor Shiller is no doubt brilliant, but the style of presentation leaves a lot to be desired. This is not helped by the fact that so many videos end abruptly, usually halfway through a sentence. I also found that the actually interesting information on financial markets was tucked away in the last few modules - the rest of the course is more focused on economics theory and statistics - something that could be made clearer on the course information page.