Online Course – University of Pennsylvania Certified Professional Internship in Introduction to Finance and Accounting

Learn the fundamentals of finance and accounting. Build a foundation for key business skills in finance and accounting.

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קורס אונליין - התמחות מקצועית מוסמכת בהקדמה למימון וחשבונאות של University of Pennsylvania

Professional Certificate

Beginners

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Personal Finance
  • Making business decisions
  • Financial brokerage
  • The impact of accounting standards and managerial incentives on financial reporting
  • The time value of money
  • Risk-return
  • Saving for retirement
  • Mortgage financing
  • Car leasing
  • Property valuation
  • Accounting Basics
  • Accounting Join
  • Cash flow analysis
  • Types of assets and liabilities
  • Long-term investments and debts
  • The difference between tax reporting and financial reporting

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Financial Analyst
  • bookkeeper
  • Financial advisor
  • Finance Manager
  • Accountant
  • Cash flow manager
  • Pension planner
  • Investment Manager
  • Risk Manager
  • Investment advisor

Internship – Course Series 4

This specialization offers guidance on the field of corporate finance and accounting, emphasizing their uses in a wide range of practical situations, including:

  • Personal Finance
  • Making business decisions
  • Financial brokerage
  • The impact of accounting standards and managerial incentives on financial reporting

The course begins with concepts and applications such as:

  • The time value of money
  • Risk-return
  • Saving for retirement
  • Mortgage financing
  • Car leasing
  • Property valuation

The specialization uses Excel to provide a more hands-on learning experience and help learners understand the concepts more directly.

Financial Accounting

The specialization then focuses on financial accounting, leading learners to understand how to read financial statements, including:

  • Accounting Basics
  • Accounting Join
  • Cash flow analysis

The course teaches learners how to understand and analyze key information provided by companies in their reports, including:

  • Types of assets and liabilities
  • Investments and long-term debts
  • The difference between tax reporting and financial reporting

Hands-on Learning Project

This specialization uses a series of tasks, quizzes, and an optional Excel spreadsheet to help learners gain a deeper understanding of key concepts in corporate finance and accounting.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Fundamentals of Finance

Course 1: Corporate Finance Fundamentals

Duration: 9 hours
Rating: 3.9 (958 ratings)

What you will learn:

  • Corporate Finance Fundamentals
  • Concepts such as net present value, compound and simple interest
  • Cash Flows vs. Fixed Cash Flows
  • Applying a Net Present Value Framework to Calculate Fixed Income and Equity
  • Calculating risks and returns

Course 2: Introduction to Corporate Finance

Duration: 7 hours
Rating: 4.6 (6,054 ratings)

What you will learn:

  • Fundamentals of finance and their application in real-world situations
  • The time value of money
  • Risk-return relationships
  • Cost of capital and interest rates
  • Retirement savings, mortgage financing and car leasing
  • Investment planning and asset valuation

Course 3: Introduction to Financial Accounting

Duration: 13 hours
Rating: 4.7 (8,189 ratings)

What you will learn:

  • Financial statement analysis and reporting
  • The impact of accounting standards on the financial reporting process
  • Reading the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement

Course 4: Further Introduction to Financial Accounting

Duration: 16 hours
Rating: 4.8 (521 ratings)

What you will learn:

  • Reading, understanding and analyzing information in financial statements
  • Making informed decisions using financial information

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