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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Finance for Non-Financial Professionals by University of California, Irvine

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About the Course

This course is for non-financial professionals, managers, and business leaders seeking to understand core finance and accounting concepts to drive organizational growth and impact financial decisions. You will gain a basic understanding of finance and accounting principles, enabling you to analyze financial information and assess the impact of your decisions across functional areas. Specific topics include financial analysis, planning, forecasting, budgeting, cash flow management, and strategic financing. You will learn to apply these concepts through practical exercises, potentially leveraging tools like Microsoft Excel for financial analysis and forecasting. Upon completing this course, you will be able to: 1. Explain the importance of finance and interpretation of financial information. 2. Apply accounting and finance concepts to analyze financials. 3. Understand key accounting and finance terms. 4. Examine financial statements using key ratios. 5. Explain the importance of the budgeting process. 6. Learn key components needed to improve profitability. To be successful in this course, no prior finance or accounting background is required....

Top reviews

MF

Mar 12, 2022

Was a good way to get into buisness introduction and relate some real life situations to what was learned in this course. Instrucor was not monotone which was nice for listening purposes.

MS

Sep 15, 2015

I have learned a lot from this course, as there are so maney things in this course which i needed in the start of my teaching career, thanks to Coursera and Staff specially for Instructor.

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By Sang L

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Aug 28, 2017

Very interesting and useful for beginner

By Carlos P

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Jun 9, 2016

Very informative and easy to understand.

By Delles S

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Jan 17, 2016

Very professional and helpful professor!

By Rainer S

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Sep 15, 2015

Excellent. Brief and enjoyable teaching.

By Om P G

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Jan 16, 2022

Good content for non-finanical managers

By Braja S

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Jul 9, 2018

Very informative and clear introduction

By Hoang L H

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Nov 28, 2015

Valuable course in a easy way to learn.

By Huanyue L

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Sep 4, 2015

Wish the course could add more example.

By Isabel R A

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Nov 10, 2020

Excelente curso, con buena información

By Senthil V V

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Jun 19, 2020

Learnt the financial terminologies....

By Gerardo G

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Oct 25, 2015

Excelente curso!! muy breve y conciso.

By Mike C

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Oct 2, 2015

I really love this teacher's class lol

By Juan H

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May 20, 2020

Great course and great coach. Thanks!

By GMAdmin A

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Sep 18, 2024

Well explanatory method of teaching.

By Andryan P P

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Oct 20, 2020

very clear and inspiring explanation

By Victor B

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Sep 25, 2020

Good course I learned a lot! Thanks!

By Nadiya L

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Feb 13, 2016

Concrete, easy and understandable!!!

By Cintya N

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May 14, 2024

great topic, and concise structure!

By Deleted A

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Nov 21, 2022

شكرا لك لقد استفد من دورة التدريب

By Rafat A

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Jul 27, 2017

The course is wonderful and helpful

By Sabina T

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Dec 4, 2016

Great! Thank you Mr. David Standen!

By Yazeed A

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Jul 25, 2016

It has a lot of useful information.

By Rizca p d

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Nov 5, 2022

easy to understand, well explained

By Andrej M

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Aug 14, 2016

I love it. It was great. Thank you

By MARCO V V I

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Mar 22, 2016

excelente muy practico y didáctico