Keeping up with Change: Issues for the Finance Professional
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Approx. 34 hours to complete
Course Summary
This course is designed to help finance professionals develop the skills and knowledge needed to navigate the constantly changing landscape of the finance industry.Key Learning Points
- Learn how to adapt to change and stay ahead of industry trends
- Understand the impact of technological advancements on finance
- Explore the role of finance professionals in driving organizational change
Job Positions & Salaries of people who have taken this course might have
- USA: $63,000
- India: ₹5,00,000
- Spain: €36,000
- USA: $63,000
- India: ₹5,00,000
- Spain: €36,000
- USA: $96,000
- India: ₹12,00,000
- Spain: €64,000
- USA: $63,000
- India: ₹5,00,000
- Spain: €36,000
- USA: $96,000
- India: ₹12,00,000
- Spain: €64,000
- USA: $200,000
- India: ₹25,00,000
- Spain: €150,000
Related Topics for further study
- Finance Industry Trends
- Technological Advancements
- Organizational Change
- Adapting to Change
- Finance Professional Skills
Learning Outcomes
- Develop skills to navigate the constantly changing finance industry
- Understand the impact of technological advancements on finance
- Learn to drive organizational change as a finance professional
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- Basic understanding of finance and accounting
- Familiarity with Microsoft Excel
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Self-paced
- Online
- Video lectures
- Quizzes
Similar Courses
- Financial Markets
- Corporate Finance Essentials
Related Education Paths
Related Books
Description
This MOOC identifies and explores a number of challenges to the finance professional arising from the ever changing business environment. Increasingly, financial decisions must take account of strategic consequences.
Outline
- Welcome to Keeping up with Change: Issues for the Finance Professional
- Introduction
- Before you start
- Exploring Strategic Position, Choice and Action (Part 1)
- Exploring Strategic Position, Choice and Action- Introduction to week 1
- The Strategic Planning Process and its Stages
- The Strategic Lenses
- Porter's Five Forces
- PESTEL/PESTLE Analysis
- Explore Strategic Directions and Strategic Choice
- Porter's Value Chain
- Ansoff Matrix
- Exploring Strategic Position, Choice and Action- Week 1 summary
- Introducing Strategy
- Recognised Limitations of Porter's Five Forces
- Does Digitalization, Globalization and Deregulation affect the Five Forces?
- Porter's updating and critiquing of his Five Forces...
- Three applied examples of Porter's Five Forces
- Now complete your own Porter's Five Forces
- Evaluating the application of PESTEL Analysis
- Complete your own PESTLE Analysis
- Exploring the limitations of The Value Chain
- Recognising the impact of digitalization on the Value Chain
- Now complete your own Value Chain/Virtual Value Chain
- To read the online articles concerning the Ansoff Matrix
- Complete your own Ansoff Matrix
- Short Answer Test based on Lessons 1 and 2
- Exploring Strategic Position, Choice and Action (Part 2)
- Exploring Strategic Position, Choice and Action- Introduction to week 2
- Organisational Culture
- Cultural Web
- The Functional Structure
- The Divisional Structure
- The Matrix Structure
- The Team Structure
- The Network Structure
- 2 Main Approaches to Strategy
- 3 Main Areas for Strategic Action
- Monitoring and Evaluating the Strategic Actions
- The Balanced Scorecard
- Exploring Strategic Position, Choice and Action- Week 2 summary
- Now Apply Schein's (1985) Three Levels of Culture to an organisation of your choice
- Exploring the usefulness of understanding culture in assisting with organisational strategy
- Reflective Activity: Drawing up your own Cultural Web and critiquing its usefulness in developing strategy
- Ted Talks: "How to run a company with (almost) no rules"
- Henry Mintzberg's 'Organisational Configurations'
- Now draw up your own Organisational Structure
- Critiquing the Balanced Scorecard further
- Now draw up your own Balanced Scorecard
- Short Answer Test Based on Lesson 3 and 4
- International Reporting Standards (Part 1)
- International Reporting Standards- Overview
- Key Drivers for the Updating to International Reporting Standards
- Overview of Which Main Areas Have Been Subject to Updating
- Views From Organisations and People
- Goodwill Accounting- Issues
- Goodwill Accounting- Changes
- Goodwill Accounting- Comparison of Changes
- Introducing International Reporting Standards
- Introducing International Reporting Standards continued
- Goodwill Accounting
- International Reporting Standards
- International Reporting Standards (Part 2)
- Lease Accounting- Issues
- Lease Accounting- Changes
- Lease Accounting-Comparison of Changes
- Controversial Areas
- Harmonisation with US GAAP
- Lease Accounting
- Economic Outcomes to the Firm and the Country
- Convergence of Accounting Standards
- Lease Accounting
- Corporate Governance (Part 1)
- Issues in Corporate Governance
- Defining Corporate Governance
- Agency Theory
- Agency Theory- Issues
- Transaction Cost Theory
- Transaction Cost Theory- Issues
- Stakeholder Theory
- Stakeholder Theory issues
- A Literature Review of Corporate Governance
- Corporate Governance and Agency Theory
- Agency Theory
- Cost Theory
- Stakeholder Theory
- What is Corporate Governance?- Summary
- Corporate Governance Quiz 1
- Corporate Governance (Part 2)- Making Governance Work
- Making Governance Work
- The Role of the Board
- Board of Directors
- The Role of Shareholders
- The Role of Shareholders- Issues
- The Role of Internal Control and Risk Management
- The Role of Internal Control and Risk Management- Issues
- The Role of Audit
- The Role of Audit- Issues
- First ideas
- The Role of the Board
- The Role of Shareholders
- The Role of Audit
- The Role of Audit continued
- The Role of Audit- Part 2
- The Role of Audit
Summary of User Reviews
Discover the Change for the Finance Professional course on Coursera. This course has received positive reviews from many users for its comprehensive coverage of finance-related topics. Users appreciated the course's practical approach to learning and the engaging teaching style of the instructor.Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course
The course's practical approach to learning.Pros from User Reviews
- Comprehensive coverage of finance-related topics
- Engaging teaching style of the instructor
- Practical approach to learning
- Great resource for finance professionals
- Excellent value for money
Cons from User Reviews
- Some users found the course content too basic
- Limited interaction with the instructor
- Lack of hands-on exercises
- No certificate offered for free version
- Course material can be quite lengthy
Dr Sarah Warnes
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