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Launch your career in financial management. Master tools and techniques to perform a financial analysis.
Instructor: Michael J. Readey, Ph.D.
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Articulate the principles and concepts of finance and financial management, particularly with your financial peers.
Interpret a company’s financial statements, calculate financial health, and use metrics to evaluate the financial viability of a new project.
Understand how capital budgeting processes work within a company, how to select projects, and how to plan for the financial future of a firm.
Apply your knowledge to personal finance investments in stock and bond mutual funds.
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In Finance for Technical Managers, you will explore the fundamental principles of financial management. Topics include understanding and interpreting a company’s financial statements, the time value of money and its role in evaluating the economic viability of different projects, and the annual capital budgeting process every company performs when selecting which projects to fund. In addition, you will cover some highly practical topics, such as how to determine product costs, establishing a department’s annual budget, and ways of forecasting future sales. As a side benefit, the quantitative skills you will learn for business are identical to the skills necessary to manage your own personal finances. Therefore, you will extend your analyses to cover investing of mutual funds composed of stocks and bonds, and you will explore the fascinating area of asset allocation.
This specialization can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Master of Engineering in Engineering Management (ME-EM) degree offered on the Coursera platform. The ME-EM is designed to help engineers, scientists, and technical professionals move into leadership and management roles in the engineering and technical sectors. With performance-based admissions and no application process, the ME-EM is ideal for individuals with a broad range of undergraduate education and/or professional experience. Learn more about the ME-EM program at https://www.coursera.org/degrees/me-engineering-management-boulder.
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Learners develop the quantitative skills to create the business case for a project and to assess the health of a company from its financial statements. Learners then apply their knowledge to secure their own financial future by creating a personalized retirement plan.
Understand the basics of financial management in an organization
Distinguish between job and activity-based costing and develop a product cost model
Learn the concept of time value of money (TVM) and apply it using spreadsheet analysis
Apply TVM principles to your personal finances and retirement planning
Determine the net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), and payback periods (PBP) of a series of cash flows using spreadsheet analysis
Apply NPV, IRR, and PBP criteria to evaluate an organization’s investment options
Understand depreciation of capital assets, income taxes, and the effects of inflation and foreign exchange on cash flow
Build a sophisticated financial model by incorporating realistic cash flows for a project
Read an income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows and calculate relevant ratios to determine the financial health of a company
Learn to read and prepare an operating and financial budget, resulting in a pro forma financial statement
Apply scenario and sensitivity analysis to a project’s cash flows
Learn to read and interpret a company’s Corporate Sustainability Report
CU Boulder is a dynamic community of scholars and learners on one of the most spectacular college campuses in the country. As one of 34 U.S. public institutions in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), we have a proud tradition of academic excellence, with five Nobel laureates and more than 50 members of prestigious academic academies.
This Specialization is part of the following degree program(s) offered by University of Colorado Boulder. If you are admitted and enroll, your completed coursework may count toward your degree learning and your progress can transfer with you.¹
This Specialization is part of the following degree program(s) offered by University of Colorado Boulder. If you are admitted and enroll, your completed coursework may count toward your degree learning and your progress can transfer with you.¹
University of Colorado Boulder
Degree · 24 months
University of Colorado Boulder
Degree · 24 months
University of Colorado Boulder
Degree · 2 years
University of Colorado Boulder
Degree · 2 years
¹Successful application and enrollment are required. Eligibility requirements apply. Each institution determines the number of credits recognized by completing this content that may count towards degree requirements, considering any existing credits you may have. Click on a specific course for more information.
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This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.
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Yes! To get started, click the course card that interests you and enroll. You can enroll and complete the course to earn a shareable certificate, or you can audit it to view the course materials for free. When you subscribe to a course that is part of a Specialization, you’re automatically subscribed to the full Specialization. Visit your learner dashboard to track your progress.
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.
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. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free. If you cannot afford the fee, you can apply for financial aid.
This Specialization doesn't carry university credit, but some universities may choose to accept Specialization Certificates for credit. Check with your institution to learn more.
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