Finance & Accounting courses

3.91

In this course, you’ll learn the basic fundamentals of corporate finance. Based on the pre-term qualifying courses for Wharton MBA students, Professor Jessica Wachter has designed this course for learners who need a refresher in...

5

Describe various characteristics of green assets, including the supply, demand, and performance of green bonds. Discuss how ESG fund flows have evolved. Evaluate and compare certain ESG-themed ETFsExplain the principles and frameworks behind the issu...

4.66

Explain how blockchain works. Articulate the key technical aspects, such as decentralization and consensus algorithms. Describe the strengths and weaknesses of cryptocurrency as an asset and a payment mechanism. Evaluate tradeoffs of blockchain as a...

4.73

In this course, you will explore advanced topics in financial accounting. You will start your journey with accounting for assets with more than one-year life. You will learn in detail how firms account for fixed...

4.63

What is Cryptocurrency and how is it an innovative and effective method of currency? This course was designed for individuals and organizations who want to learn how to navigate investment in cryptocurrencies. Professors Jessica Wachter...

4.45

In this course in the Healthcare Marketplace specialization you will identify, define, and describe potential business and public policy solutions to the challenges facing society’s growing demand for health services. Students will master a body...

You will learn methods that help to figure out how costs will behave if you adjust produced or sold quantities. You will learn how cost information can support business decisions best. You will learn to...

4.72

Whenever the word “accounting” is pronounced, it is immediately associated with the need to memorize endless boring numbers. However, it is the common financial statements that contain important information that provides inputs for valuation of...

4.69

In this course, you will gain an understanding of the theory underlying optimal portfolio construction, the different ways portfolios are actually built in practice and how to measure and manage the risk of such portfolios....

4.69

Recognize the strengths and weaknesses of human financial advisors and investors. Explain the business model of robo/AI-advisors. Identify the relationship between identifiable firm characteristics and average returns. Build a diversified portfolio b...

4.87

Articulate the history and origins of decentralized financeDefine the key components of decentralized finance's infrastructureExplain which problems decentralized finance is designed to solve and howIdentify myths or common misconceptions about decen...

3.75

This course introduces core areas of statistics that will be useful in business and for several MBA modules. It covers a variety of ways to present data, probability, and statistical estimation. You can test your...

4.77

In this course, you will start by reviewing the fundamentals of investments, including the trading off of return and risk when forming a portfolio, asset pricing models such as the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)...

4.67

Estimate a logistic regression. Identify the key ingredients of a credit scoring algorithm. Identify the advantages and disadvantages to crowd-sourced lending. Differentiate crypto-based capital-raising models.

4.77

The course deals with the analysis of the private equity and venture capital business. Over the course, students will be provided with a deep understanding of the mechanism underpinning the creation and/or development of a...

4.46

In the culminating project, you will develop new trading strategies, evaluate them using the tools learned in the course, integrate them with the existing portfolio and also develop a plan to start a hedge fund.

4.51

Through this course, you will learn how individuals and firms make financial decisions, and how those decisions might deviate from those predicted by traditional financial or economic theory. We will explore the nature of these...

3.76

Understand the fundamentals of operational risk management from the different roles in risk governance to the application of risk frameworksReport and investigate operational risk events, produce KRI data and trend analysis, and implement operational...

4.62

When an investor is faced with a portfolio choice problem, the number of possible assets and the various combinations and proportions in which each can be held can seem overwhelming. In this course, you’ll learn...

4.55

In this course, you will gain a thorough understanding of the blockchain and distributed ledger technologies, including an introduction to the necessary foundations in cryptography. The course will discuss blockchain as a distributed ledger and...