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This course focuses on adopting and implementing a financially analytic mindset when analyzing organizational activities, position and performance. 
This course begins with an overview of an organization’s financial statements, including the balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement, as well as the transactions that comprise these statements. You will learn about tools and ratios that help analyze these financial statements and transactions. Financial statement analysis will help you understand how the company has performed in the past and its current position. This analysis - as well as course content on forecasting both short- and long-term performance - enables you to draw inferences, make predictions about the organization's future performance and value.   

Ultimately, this course provides a "deep-dive" into the multi-dimensional nature of financial analysis and how it used to assess the value of organizations.

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Beginner Level

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Approx. 16 hours to complete

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Skills you will gain

Accounting
Financial Analysis
Financial Statement
Finance

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Course 2 of 3 in the

Financial Analysis - Skills for Success Specialization

Beginner Level

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Approx. 16 hours to complete

English

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Gies College of Business, University of Illinois

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

6 hours to complete

Course Introduction and Module 1: Financial Statements - A Deeper Dive Into Company Position

This module will explain the basics of the balance sheet, provide a working definition of assets, and give you an overview of assets typically presented on the balance sheet. You will then be introduced to the concept of liabilities and explain what they are and how they can arise. This module will then build an intuition for what equity represents. It will also explain how the components of the balance sheet relate to one another.

6 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 76 min), 6 readings, 10 quizzes

9 videos

Meet Professor Nerissa Brown3mMeet Professor Heitor Almeida5mModule 1 Introduction1mThe Balance Sheet - Current Assets11mThe Balance Sheet - Non-Current Assets11mThe Balance Sheet - Liabilities Part 110mThe Balance Sheet - Liabilities Part 213mThe Balance Sheet - Equity Part 112mThe Balance Sheet - Equity Part 24m

6 readings

Syllabus10mGlossary 10mAbout the Discussion Forums4mUpdating Your Profile10mModule 1 Overview10mModule 1 Readings10m

10 practice exercises

Orientation Quiz30mLesson 1-1.1 Practice Quiz5mLesson 1-1.2 Practice Quiz5mLesson 1-1.3 Practice Quiz5mLesson 1-1.4 Practice Quiz5mLesson 1-1.5 Practice Quiz5mLesson 1-1.6 Practice Quiz5mBalance Sheet Components - Assets Quiz1hLiabilities – What Do You Owe? Quiz1hEquity and How the Balance Sheet Fits Together Quiz1h

Week2

Week 2

3 hours to complete

Module 2: Financial Statements - A Deeper Dive Into Company Performance

3 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 29 min), 2 readings, 5 quizzes

Week3

Week 3

3 hours to complete

Financial Statement Ratios

3 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 64 min), 2 readings, 3 quizzes

Week4

Week 4

4 hours to complete

Module 4: Forecasting Financial Statements

4 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 77 min), 2 readings, 3 quizzes

9 videos

Module 4 Introduction1mLong Term Financial Planning5mForecasting Income Statements8mForecasting Cash Flow Statements9mForecasting Balance Sheets8mRaising Long-Term Financing8mShort-Term Financial Planning - Inventory11mSeasonality and Receivables10mAccounts Payable and Liquidity Risks13m

2 readings

Module 4 Overview10mModule 4 Readings10m

3 practice exercises

Lesson 4-1 Practice Quiz30mLesson 4-2 Practice Quiz30mForecasting for the Long-Term and the Short-Term Quiz1h

About the Financial Analysis - Skills for Success Specialization

In an era of thriving businesses, both small and large, it is crucial to possess a wholistic understanding of the financial building blocks of a successful organization. Through this 3-course Specialization in Financial Analysis, you will gain a well-rounded knowledge of key financial concepts that will help you apply an analytic mindset to understanding and driving organizational decisions and success.

The courses in this Specialization focus on financial topics and organizational principles. Topics covered include: Understanding the importance of gaining a financial perspective Identifying and applying fundamental principles of Accounting and Finance Identifying a firm’s financial statements and understanding how they reflect company position and performance Understanding the basics of financial statement analysis Using financial information to facilitate strategic and operational decision-making Planning and budgeting to effectively and efficiently allocate resources This specialization is designed to build on the foundational skills developed in the Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate; earn a dual credential when you complete a Google Career Certificate and this specialization.

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Course Introduction and Module 1: Financial Statements - A Deeper Dive Into Company Position

Module 2: Financial Statements - A Deeper Dive Into Company Performance

Financial Statement Ratios

Module 4: Forecasting Financial Statements

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Course Introduction and Module 1: Financial Statements - A Deeper Dive Into Company Position

Module 2: Financial Statements - A Deeper Dive Into Company Performance

Financial Statement Ratios

Module 4: Forecasting Financial Statements

About the Financial Analysis - Skills for Success Specialization

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