Finance for Everyone: Decisions
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About this course: Finance for Everyone: Decisions will introduce you to the workings of the free markets and the foundations of finance. You will learn how free markets and their “creative destruction†provide the architecture for the global economy and how those same markets move money in ways that create and destroy wealth. Your financial toolkit will include timeless concepts like compounding, discounting, annuities, effective interest rates, and more. You will also learn how to simplify important financial calculations and apply that knowledge to real-life decisions that can influence everything from how you pay for your car to where you live. Through peer review you will publish your view on an issue important to you. You will also discover how your applied decisions connect to bigger questions relating to changing market conditions as you prepare for the second course in F4E: Markets.
Who is this class for: Whether you work in the financial industry or are a novice, this course is aimed at anyone wanting to develop financial literacy, understand the social impact of financial decisions, and gain confidence in forming opinions and making financial choices.
Created by:Â Â Â McMaster University
Taught by:Â Â Â Â Arshad Ahmad, Professor
DeGroote School of Business
Basic Info
Course 1 of 5 in the Finance for Everyone Specialization.
Commitment
5 weeks of study, 1-3 hours/week
Language
English
How To Pass
Pass all graded assignments to complete the course.
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Course 1 of Specialization
Understand Financial Forces - Make a Difference. Engage, analyze and learn why finance matters to you and the communities you serve
Finance for Everyone
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
An Introduction to (Corporate) Finance
Welcome! This first week will give you a bit of background on the specialization and help set you up to make the most of your experience with us in Finance for Everyone: Decisions. You will also engage with introductory concepts about finance, communicate with...Â
4 videos, 5 readings, 1 reading
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Graded: Making a Difference 1
WEEK 2
Ideas & Time Value of Money I
In Week 2, you will continue to explore money flows and consider the time value of money. You can also optionally use a financial calculator, view a tutorial, and practice these new skills. Don't forget to continue brainstorming ideas for your course culminati...Â
7 videos, 3 readings, 1 reading
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Graded: Time Value of Money I
WEEK 3
Debt & Time Value of Money II
In Week 3, you will delve deeper into money flows and time value of money. As these concepts wrap up for the course, you will continue to prepare your course culminating assignment.Â
8 videos, 1 reading
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Graded: Money Flows
WEEK 4
Decisions Synthesis
In Week 4, you will synthesize your learnings for Finance for Everyone: Decisions. You will participate in a peer review of Op-Eds written by your classmates, complete a final quiz, and look ahead to Finance for Everyone: Markets!Â
4 videos, 1 reading, 1 reading
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Graded: Opinion-Editorial Assignment