That Finance Course I Should Have Taken in College

3 Weeks

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Cohort-based Course

In this course, you will learn the Finance skills necessary to succeed in both business and in life.

Course overview

This course will help you achieve both personal and business success.

We will accomplish this by understanding the fundamentals of finance. We will dive deeply into the role of the financial manager in the company, understanding the 3 key financial statements, and how financial ratios help us to understand the financial strength of the company

This course is for anyone who wants to understand the fundamentals of finance. Build a strong foundation and you build a sturdy structure.

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This course is for folks who want to understand Finance and how financial markets work.

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This course is for startup entrepreneurs and small business owners who know little to nothing about Finance.

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This course is for borrowers who want to know how to calculate their mortgage payment, their car loan payment, their student loan payment.

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This course is for student-athletes entering the NIL space who want a fundamental understanding of Finance to help them run their business.

What you’ll get out of this course

Financial Decision-Making in Organizations

In this section, we will explore the types of financial management decisions, the role of the financial manager, the different forms of business organization, the overall goal of financial management, and the conflicts of interest that can arise between managers and owners.

Financial Statements, Taxes, and Cash Flow

In this section, we will study the three most heavily used financial statements, the differences between book and market value, the difference between marginal and average tax rates, and how to determine a company's cash flow from assets or free cash flow.

Working With Financial Statements

From this section, you will be able to build the statement of cash flows from the income statement and changes in the balance sheet, compute key financial ratios to determine the health and strength of the organization, and know how to calculate the DuPont Identity.

Become Financially Savvy!

In this course, you will become financially savvy in the ways of corporate finance to help you run your business or your new side hustle! And, as a special added bonus, we will learn some very valuable concepts to aid you in your personal financial life!

What people are saying

        I really wish that I had the time and the opportunity to take a Finance course back in high school and/or college."
Anonymous

Anonymous

Speech Therapist, Hershey, PA Medical Center
        At the time, you don't think you'll ever use it. Wow, was I wrong! #alumnilessons"
Emily Pasi, MBA

Emily Pasi, MBA

Public Affairs Manager, Washington, DC

Meet your instructor

Greg Pierce

Greg Pierce

Associate Teaching Professor of Finance, Penn State University

Practicing financial manager/educator with a successful track record in financial analysis and control, accounting, cryptocurrency and the blockchain, strategic planning, management/finance education, mergers and acquisitions analysis, real estate management, and budgeting/forecasting. Rated "one of the America's Best Finance Coaches" by financial web site www.BadCredit.org (3/8/2016). http://www.badcredit.org/11-best-finance-coaches/. 

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Course syllabus

6 live sessions • 5 lessons • 3 projects

Week 1

May 14

    May

    14

    Session 1 - Introduction to Corporate Finance

    Sun 5/147:00 PM—8:30 PM (UTC)

    Introduction to Corporate Finance - Session 1

    4 items

Week 2

May 15—May 21

    May

    21

    Session 2 - Financial Statements, Taxes, and Cash Flow

    Sun 5/217:00 PM—8:30 PM (UTC)

    Financials Statements, Taxes, and Cash Flow - Session 2

    2 items

Week 3

May 22—May 28

    May

    28

    Session 3 - Working With Financial Statements

    Sun 5/287:00 PM—8:30 PM (UTC)

    Working With Financial Statements - Session 3

    2 items

Post-course

    Jun

    4

    Long-Range Financial Planning and Control

    Sun 6/47:00 PM—8:30 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    11

    The Time Value of Money

    Sun 6/117:00 PM—8:30 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    18

    Discounted Cash Flow Valuation

    Sun 6/187:00 PM—8:30 PM (UTC)

Course schedule

4-6 hours per week

  • Sunday Cohort Meetups/Class lectures

    3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EST

    We will meet every Sunday afternoon in mid-May (14th through 28th) from 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm to learn the fundamentals of corporate (and a bit of very valuable personal) finance!


  • Weekly projects

    2 hours per week

    Schedule items can also be used to convey commitments outside of specific time slots (like weekly projects or daily office hours).

Learning is better with cohorts

Learning is better with cohorts

Active hands-on learning

This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Interactive and project-based

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams

Learn with a cohort of peers

Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you

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