Financial Management Capstone
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About this course: 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 working in a specific geography chosen by students’ region or country of residence, or other consideration). You will design a deliverable to create value from the perspective of potential employers while achieving pedagogical and experiential goals. This course is part of the iMBA offered by the University of Illinois, a flexible, fully-accredited online MBA at an incredibly competitive price. For…
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When you enroll for courses through Coursera you get to choose for a paid plan or for a free plan .
- Free plan: No certicification and/or audit only. You will have access to all course materials except graded items.
- Paid plan: Commit to earning a Certificate—it's a trusted, shareable way to showcase your new skills.
About this course: 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 working in a specific geography chosen by students’ region or country of residence, or other consideration). You will design a deliverable to create value from the perspective of potential employers while achieving pedagogical and experiential goals. This course is part of the iMBA offered by the University of Illinois, a flexible, fully-accredited online MBA at an incredibly competitive price. For more information, please see the Resource page in this course and onlinemba.illinois.edu.
Created by: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign-
Taught by: Jeff Flesher, PhD
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WEEK 1
Module 1 - Welcome and Course Overview
This Capstone course includes six modules. As you go through the modules, you will learn more about the case scenarios, and will have the opportunity to apply your learning from the Financial Management Specialization in support of practical business needs.
2 videos, 4 readings expand
- Video: Welcome and Course Overview
- Video: Meet Your Instructor
- Reading: Syllabus
- Reading: About the Discussion Forums
- Reading: Social Media
- Reading: Getting to Know Your Classmates
WEEK 2
Module 2 - Business Story Assignment
In this module you will apply what you learned in the Financial Management Specialization to describe business outcomes over a specific time frame through publicly available financial data. You will complete the Business Story Assignment and review the work of three of your peers.
1 video, 1 reading expand
- Reading: Module 2 Overview
- Video: Business Story Assignment
Graded: Business Story Assignment and Peer Review
WEEK 3
Module 3 - An Acquisition Opportunity
In this module you will be introduced to an acquisition scenario and begin acquiring the information needed to complete the Acquisition Assignment in Module 4.
1 video, 1 reading expand
- Reading: Module 3 Overview
- Video: An Acquisition Opportunity
WEEK 4
Module 4 - Acquisition Assignment
In this module you will apply what you learned in the Financial Management Specialization to analyze a potential acquisition of Lululemon Atheletica, Inc. (LULU) by Walmart. You will complete the Acquisition Assignment and review the work of three of your peers.
1 video, 1 reading expand
- Reading: Module 4 Overview
- Video: Acquisition Assignment
Graded: The Acquisition Assignment and Peer Review
WEEK 5
Module 5 - Investment Options and Investment Assignment
In this module you will apply what you learned in the Financial Management Specialization to model investment options based on the potential acquisition of Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (LULU) by Walmart.
2 videos, 1 reading expand
- Reading: Module 5 Overview
- Video: Investment Options
- Video: Investment Assignment
Graded: Investment Assignment and Peer Review
WEEK 6
Module 6 - Course Reflection
In this module you will reflect on what you have applied from the Financial Management Specialization to the scenarios in this capstone course.
1 reading expand
- Reading: Module 6 Overview
Graded: Course Reflection and Peer Review
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