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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Introduction to Financial Analysis - The "Why?" by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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About the Course

In this course, you will learn the foundations important to developing and implementing a financially analytic mindset. This course introduces the foundations of financial analysis, beginning with the first question: what is financial analysis? You will learn about the importance of adopting and applying a financial perspective. You will learn about accounting and finance principles and fundamentals. Accounting principles allow for the creation of consistent and reliable financial information. Key fundamentals of finance facilitate the use of a financially analytic mindset in different settings, including corporate and organizational, investment opportunities, and entrepreneurial settings. Ultimately, from this course, you will take away a strong foundational understanding of financial analysis, on which you can build further knowledge and skills related to financial analysis of organizations and organizational decisions and scenarios....

Top reviews

MQ

Aug 16, 2023

Interesting and informative. Great entry level education to learn about financial analysis or brush up on your skills that have been sitting on the bench for many years.

SN

Nov 12, 2022

For me this course provides an initial overview of Financial Analysis which is very useful for understanding, mastering and becoming a Financial Analyst

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By David M

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Apr 7, 2023

I just finished the course and I encountered quite a lot of issues. This course feels like it was put together badly by taking videos from a bunch of other finance courses without paying much attention to whether the information in it should be covered or not. For example, some videos had topics that were started in a previous video, but that video was not in this course.

Another issue is the quizzes for a lot of the lessons. I did my best to report the issues, but I'm not sure I got them all. I'm new to the material covered in this course so when I encountered questions that were about topics I had never heard of, I'm almost positive they were not discussed in any of the videos. There was even a quiz that seemed completely out of place. None of the questions were about the previous video at all. Also, the final assessment of the course was just an exact copy of the previous lessons quiz.

Very disappointed in this course. It should not be on Coursera. People pay a lot of money to take these courses and this is practically stealing.

By Myrna G

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Feb 25, 2023

This course gave me a basic foundation overview of the financial analysis ! I loved the different teaching styles of the instructors. Great course!

By Innocent U

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Nov 21, 2022

The Course is quite fascinating and rich in fundamentals of Financial

Analysis. It has added value to my knowledge to my knowledge of Accounting and instilled me the relevant

skills I need in my Career

I will not hesitate to recommend any one searching for a Course of this nature

Thanks

‘ Ukasoanya

By AnnMarie W

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May 4, 2023

Found the information very helpful and had a great start and base on basic information dealing with fiancial issues.

By Mario A

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Jul 28, 2023

Quick and dirty intro to financial analysis! Unravel complex terms like IRR, NPV, PV, and FV in a snap. It's the Swiss Army knife of finance refreshers. All jokes aside, this course takes the snooze out of number-crunching. If you're ready to decode money jargon and want Wall Street wisdom in a Main Street package, take the course. Your pockets won't regret it.

By Chyna L

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Mar 4, 2023

THIS IS A REALLY GREAT COURSE TO INTRODUCING YOUSELF TO THE ROLE OF A FINANCIAL ANALYSIS. I BELEIVE THIS COURSE CEMENTED MY THOUGHTS OF ONE DAY BECOMING A FINANCIAL ANALYST. IM LOOKNG FORWARD TO OTHER COURSES FROM UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SURROUNDING FINANCIAL ANALYSIS.

By Abel

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Aug 16, 2023

The course material is presentend in a way that can be understand for any one with finance back groud or not I would like to thank the course instractors for the time they have spent on preparing such an amazing course.

By Mike Q

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Aug 17, 2023

Interesting and informative. Great entry level education to learn about financial analysis or brush up on your skills that have been sitting on the bench for many years.

By Samuel N

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Nov 13, 2022

For me this course provides an initial overview of Financial Analysis which is very useful for understanding, mastering and becoming a Financial Analyst

By Abdulghany

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Feb 16, 2023

As a beginner this helped me gain knowledge with Financial Analytical Skills.

Thanks alot team i really enjoyed.

By Rajagopal V

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Mar 12, 2023

Great course to begin with financial domain. Thanks to course contents and clear lectuers.

By MARY W K

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Feb 13, 2023

I found the courseeye-openingg as a student trying to venture into financial planning

By Vijayaraj M A

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May 14, 2023

Superb ......Awesome Course ...thank you University of Illinois and Coursera

By Yu T

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Apr 13, 2023

This course is really support to develop my financial analytical skills.

By ailaa t

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Nov 12, 2023

great course and instructors' thanks for all thing in this course.

By Abir G

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Jul 7, 2023

Wonderful course with nice and detailed explanation

By Bolarinwa M

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Sep 30, 2023

Best teaching technique. Thanks Gies College.

By Andrei C

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Aug 20, 2023

Well detailed and very good/clear emplanation

By Tips A H

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Aug 28, 2023

Provides a good base for beginners.

By Pingus

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Mar 31, 2023

learned a lot of new terminology's!

By Mahmoud M M N E G

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Jan 15, 2023

Excellent and professional

By Mahendar P

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Oct 21, 2023

Had an amazing experience

By Andres R Y

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Feb 24, 2024

Great content!

By RISHAV R

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Mar 3, 2024

Interesting

By Tek B P

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Dec 29, 2023

Beneficial