According to Coursera, Business is one of the top 3 most popular fields among their 37 million learners. The MOOC platform has recently shared their most popular business courses of 2018 and this holiday season is the perfect time to learn a new business skill from one of these top courses available now on Coursera.
#1 Financial Markets
Offered by Yale University
Approx. 38 hours to complete
An overview of the ideas, methods, and institutions that permit human society to manage risks and foster enterprise. Emphasis on financially-savvy leadership skills. Description of practices today and analysis of prospects for the future. Introduction to risk management and behavioral finance principles to understand the real-world functioning of securities, insurance, and banking industries. The ultimate goal of this course is using such industries effectively and towards a better society. Go to Course ...
#2 Camino a la Excelencia en Gestión de Proyectos
Offered by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Approx. 13 hours to complete
El curso “Camino a la excelencia en gestión de proyectos” describe los tres principales componentes de Lean Project Management (Gestión de Proyectos sin Pérdidas), estos son: (1) La filosofía de producción lean, la que proveniente de la industria automotriz japonesa, revisaremos sus principios fundamentales y cómo se ha adaptado a otras industrias. (2) El cambio cultural, la implementación de lean depende de las personas y veremos qué características son necesarias para la excelencia en gestión de proyectos y qué condiciones contractuales ayudan a generar una mejor cultura. (3) La tecnología, veremos métodos y técnicas lean tales cómo mapeo de la cadena de valor, sistema de planificación el último planificador, entre otros. Finalmente, este curso entrega los conceptos básicos y permite la ejercitación de estos conceptos para caminar hacia la excelencia en gestión de proyectos. Go to Course ...
#3 Excel Skills for Business: Essentials
Offered by Macquarie University
Approx. 17 hours to complete
In this first course of the specialization Excel Skills for Business you will learn the Essentials of Microsoft Excel. Within six weeks, you will learn to expertly navigate the Excel user interface, perform basic calculations with formulas and functions, professionally format spreadsheets, and create visualizations of data through charts and graphs.
Whether you are self-taught and want to fill in the gaps for better efficiency and productivity, or whether you have never used Excel before, this course will set you up with a solid foundation to become a confident user and develop more advanced skills in later courses. Go to Course ...
#4 Finanzas personales
Offered by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Approx. 6 hours to complete
Este curso dotará a sus participantes con las herramientas que le permitirán llevar a cabo una planeación financiera personal y entender la necesidad de salvaguardar su patrimonio y recursos financieros, así como los requerimientos mínimos que se deben considerar para tomar buenas decisiones financieras. Go to Course ...
#5 Design Thinking for Innovation
Offered by University of Virginia
Approx. 10 hours to complete
In this course, we provide an overview of design thinking and work with a model containing four key questions and several tools to help you understand design thinking as a problem solving approach. We also look at several stories from different organizations that used design thinking to uncover compelling solutions. Go to Course ...
#6 Successful Negotiation: Essential Strategies and Skills
Offered by University of Michigan
Approx. 14 hours to complete
I hope that you will join the hundreds of thousands of learners who have made “Successful Negotiation” one of the most popular and highly-rated MOOCs worldwide. In the course, you’ll learn about and practice the four steps to a successful negotiation: (1) Prepare: Plan Your Negotiation Strategy | (2) Negotiate: Use Key Tactics for Success | (3) Close: Create a Contract | (4) Perform and Evaluate: The End Game Go to Course ...
#7 Contabilidad para no contadores
Offered by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Approx. 11 hours to complete
En este curso, vas a entrar al fascinante mundo de la contabilidad. Esta técnica te permitirá tomar decisiones en tu vida empresarial, corporativa, personal, profesional y de emprendedor. Entrarás al mundo de la Contabilidad para no Contadores.
Vas a lograr definir qué es la contabilidad, en qué consiste y cuáles son sus principios fundamentales. También descubrirás su utilidad en tu vida cotidiana y al profesional al que debes recurrir y confiar tu vida contable. Además, podrás saber qué nos dice la información financiera, qué y cómo debemos leerla y qué decisiones tomar basados en ella.
Prepárate para conocer los principales Estados financieros, sus elementos y su utilidad en tu vida contable.
Go to Course ...
#8 Gestión Empresarial Exitosa para Pymes
Offered by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Approx. 11 hours to complete
Este curso tiene como objetivo fortalecer las capacidades de gestión de pequeños y medianos empresarios, y personas interesadas en emprender. El Programa Pyme de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile te invita a profundizar sobre lo que se requiere para ser un empresario exitoso y a aprender buenas prácticas en dirección de empresas que permitan crear valor al cliente, a través del marketing y herramientas comerciales. Te ayudará también a comprender las principales decisiones financieras que enfrenta la empresa, la contabilidad y su utilidad para la gestión y control del negocio; asimismo, conocerás las claves para seleccionar y dirigir personas y equipos, procurando su mayor productividad y desarrollo humano integral. Go to Course ...
#9 Introduction to Marketing
Approx. 13 hours to complete
Offered by University of Pennsylvania
Taught by three of Wharton's top faculty in the marketing department, consistently ranked as the #1 marketing department in the world, this course covers three core topics in customer loyalty: branding, customer centricity, and practical, go-to-market strategies.
You’ll learn key principles in:
- Branding: brand equity is one of the key elements of keeping customers in a dynamic world in which new startups are emerging constantly.
- Customer centricity: not synonymous with customer service, customer centricity starts with customer focus and need-gathering.
- Go-to-market strategies: understand the drivers that influence customers and see how these are implemented prior to making an investment.
Go to Course ...
#10 Marketing in a Digital World
Offered by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Approx. 29 hours to complete
This course examines how digital tools, such as the Internet, smartphones, and 3D printing, are revolutionizing the world of marketing by shifting the balance of power from firms to consumers. Marketing in a Digital World is one of the most popular courses on Coursera with over 150,000 Learners. Go to Course ...
#1 Financial Markets
Offered by Yale University
Approx. 38 hours to complete
An overview of the ideas, methods, and institutions that permit human society to manage risks and foster enterprise. Emphasis on financially-savvy leadership skills. Description of practices today and analysis of prospects for the future. Introduction to risk management and behavioral finance principles to understand the real-world functioning of securities, insurance, and banking industries. The ultimate goal of this course is using such industries effectively and towards a better society. Go to Course ...
#2 Camino a la Excelencia en Gestión de Proyectos
Offered by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Approx. 13 hours to complete
El curso “Camino a la excelencia en gestión de proyectos” describe los tres principales componentes de Lean Project Management (Gestión de Proyectos sin Pérdidas), estos son: (1) La filosofía de producción lean, la que proveniente de la industria automotriz japonesa, revisaremos sus principios fundamentales y cómo se ha adaptado a otras industrias. (2) El cambio cultural, la implementación de lean depende de las personas y veremos qué características son necesarias para la excelencia en gestión de proyectos y qué condiciones contractuales ayudan a generar una mejor cultura. (3) La tecnología, veremos métodos y técnicas lean tales cómo mapeo de la cadena de valor, sistema de planificación el último planificador, entre otros. Finalmente, este curso entrega los conceptos básicos y permite la ejercitación de estos conceptos para caminar hacia la excelencia en gestión de proyectos. Go to Course ...
#3 Excel Skills for Business: Essentials
Offered by Macquarie University
Approx. 17 hours to complete
In this first course of the specialization Excel Skills for Business you will learn the Essentials of Microsoft Excel. Within six weeks, you will learn to expertly navigate the Excel user interface, perform basic calculations with formulas and functions, professionally format spreadsheets, and create visualizations of data through charts and graphs.
Whether you are self-taught and want to fill in the gaps for better efficiency and productivity, or whether you have never used Excel before, this course will set you up with a solid foundation to become a confident user and develop more advanced skills in later courses. Go to Course ...
#4 Finanzas personales
Offered by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Approx. 6 hours to complete
Este curso dotará a sus participantes con las herramientas que le permitirán llevar a cabo una planeación financiera personal y entender la necesidad de salvaguardar su patrimonio y recursos financieros, así como los requerimientos mínimos que se deben considerar para tomar buenas decisiones financieras. Go to Course ...
#5 Design Thinking for Innovation
Offered by University of Virginia
Approx. 10 hours to complete
In this course, we provide an overview of design thinking and work with a model containing four key questions and several tools to help you understand design thinking as a problem solving approach. We also look at several stories from different organizations that used design thinking to uncover compelling solutions. Go to Course ...
#6 Successful Negotiation: Essential Strategies and Skills
Offered by University of Michigan
Approx. 14 hours to complete
I hope that you will join the hundreds of thousands of learners who have made “Successful Negotiation” one of the most popular and highly-rated MOOCs worldwide. In the course, you’ll learn about and practice the four steps to a successful negotiation: (1) Prepare: Plan Your Negotiation Strategy | (2) Negotiate: Use Key Tactics for Success | (3) Close: Create a Contract | (4) Perform and Evaluate: The End Game Go to Course ...
#7 Contabilidad para no contadores
Offered by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Approx. 11 hours to complete
En este curso, vas a entrar al fascinante mundo de la contabilidad. Esta técnica te permitirá tomar decisiones en tu vida empresarial, corporativa, personal, profesional y de emprendedor. Entrarás al mundo de la Contabilidad para no Contadores.
Vas a lograr definir qué es la contabilidad, en qué consiste y cuáles son sus principios fundamentales. También descubrirás su utilidad en tu vida cotidiana y al profesional al que debes recurrir y confiar tu vida contable. Además, podrás saber qué nos dice la información financiera, qué y cómo debemos leerla y qué decisiones tomar basados en ella.
Prepárate para conocer los principales Estados financieros, sus elementos y su utilidad en tu vida contable.
Go to Course ...
#8 Gestión Empresarial Exitosa para Pymes
Offered by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Approx. 11 hours to complete
Este curso tiene como objetivo fortalecer las capacidades de gestión de pequeños y medianos empresarios, y personas interesadas en emprender. El Programa Pyme de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile te invita a profundizar sobre lo que se requiere para ser un empresario exitoso y a aprender buenas prácticas en dirección de empresas que permitan crear valor al cliente, a través del marketing y herramientas comerciales. Te ayudará también a comprender las principales decisiones financieras que enfrenta la empresa, la contabilidad y su utilidad para la gestión y control del negocio; asimismo, conocerás las claves para seleccionar y dirigir personas y equipos, procurando su mayor productividad y desarrollo humano integral. Go to Course ...
#9 Introduction to Marketing
Approx. 13 hours to complete
Offered by University of Pennsylvania
Taught by three of Wharton's top faculty in the marketing department, consistently ranked as the #1 marketing department in the world, this course covers three core topics in customer loyalty: branding, customer centricity, and practical, go-to-market strategies.
You’ll learn key principles in:
- Branding: brand equity is one of the key elements of keeping customers in a dynamic world in which new startups are emerging constantly.
- Customer centricity: not synonymous with customer service, customer centricity starts with customer focus and need-gathering.
- Go-to-market strategies: understand the drivers that influence customers and see how these are implemented prior to making an investment.
Go to Course ...
#10 Marketing in a Digital World
Offered by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Approx. 29 hours to complete
This course examines how digital tools, such as the Internet, smartphones, and 3D printing, are revolutionizing the world of marketing by shifting the balance of power from firms to consumers. Marketing in a Digital World is one of the most popular courses on Coursera with over 150,000 Learners. Go to Course ...
