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COURSE DESCRIPTION In this course, you will learn about the famous dichotomy between active and passive investing, how to appropriately measure and analyze investment performance and what the future trends in the investment management industry are. You will first learn about absolute and...

COURSE DESCRIPTION This business and management course introduces the primary methods and tools that you will encounter in your study and practice of supply chains. We focus on the application of these methods, not necessarily the theoretical underpinnings. We will begin with an overview of...

COURSE DESCRIPTION This first course, SC1x, provides the foundational skills for supply chain management and logistics. You will learn how to develop and apply analytic tools, approaches, and techniques used in the design and operation of logistics systems and integrated supply chains. The...

COURSE DESCRIPTION Learn how to design and optimize the physical, financial, and information flows of a supply chain to enhance business performance. CTL.SC2x Supply Chain Design covers all aspects involved in the design of supply chains for companies and organizations anywhere in the world...

COURSE DESCRIPTION Learn how to manage and harness the dynamics and interactions between firms and entities within a supply chain. This course builds on the fundamental models introduced in SC1x and the design trade-offs covered in SC2x. It is essentially a capstone in understanding how to...

COURSE DESCRIPTION Learn how technology is used in supply chain systems from fundamental concepts to innovative applications. Length: 13 Weeks Effort: 8-12 hours per week Price: FREE (Add a verified certificate for $200 USD) Provider: Massachusetts Institute of Technology via EdX Subject...

COURSE DESCRIPTION The MITx MicroMasters credential in Supply Chain Management is a standalone certification program offered by MITx that is designed and administered by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL); supported by the MIT Office of Digital Learning (ODL); and delivered on...

COURSE DESCRIPTION In this course, you will learn foundations of financial accounting information. You will start your journey with a general overview of what financial accounting information is and the main financial statements. You will then learn how to code financial transactions in...

COURSE DESCRIPTION In this course you will learn how companies decide on how much debt to take, and whether to raise capital from markets or from banks. You will also learn how to measure and manage credit risk and how to deal with financial distress. You will discuss the mechanics of dividends...

COURSE DESCRIPTION In this course, we will discuss fundamental principles of trading off risk and return, portfolio optimization, and security pricing. We will study and use risk-return models such as the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and multi-factor models to evaluate the performance of...

COURSE DESCRIPTION In this course, you will start by reviewing the fundamentals of investments, including the trading off of return and risk when forming a portfolio, asset pricing models such as the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and the 3-Factor Model, and the efficient market hypothesis...

COURSE DESCRIPTION In this course you will learn how to use key finance principles to understand and measure business success and to identify and promote true value creation. You will learn how to use accounting information to form key financial ratios to measure a company’s financial health and...

COURSE DESCRIPTION In this course you will learn how companies decide on how much debt to take, and whether to raise capital from markets or from banks. You will also learn how to measure and manage credit risk and how to deal with financial distress. You will discuss the mechanics of dividends...

COURSE DESCRIPTION The Financial Management capstone will provide a learning experience that integrates across all the courses within this specialization. You will analyze a situation taking the vantage point of a company and develop a financial management plan (for instance, a global company...

COURSE DESCRIPTION In this course you will learn the basics of statistics; not just how to calculate them, but also how to evaluate them. In the first part of the course we will discuss methods of descriptive statistics. You will learn what cases and variables are and how you can compute...

COURSE DESCRIPTION We will learn the basics of statistical inference in order to understand and compute p-values and confidence intervals, all while analyzing data with R. We provide R programming examples in a way that will help make the connection between concepts and implementation. Problem...

COURSE DESCRIPTION In this course, you will learn all of the major principles of macroeconomics normally taught in a quarter or semester course to college undergraduates or MBA students. Perhaps more importantly, you will also learn how to apply these principles to a wide variety of...

COURSE DESCRIPTION In this course, you will learn all of the major principles of microeconomics normally taught in a quarter or semester course to college undergraduates or MBA students. Perhaps more importantly, you will also learn how to apply these principles to a wide variety of real world...

COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed for students, business analysts, and data scientists who want to apply statistical knowledge and techniques to business contexts. With this course, you’ll have a first overview on Strategic Business Analytics topics. We’ll discuss a wide variety of...

COURSE DESCRIPTION In this course, we will use organizational theories to systematically analyze how an organization operates and can best be managed. Organizational theories highlight certain features of an organization’s structure and environment, as well as its processes of negotiation...