Value and Individual Decision Making
Master essential financial decision-making principles and time value concepts through comprehensive evaluation of investments in business contexts.
Master essential financial decision-making principles and time value concepts through comprehensive evaluation of investments in business contexts.
This course cannot be purchased separately - to access the complete learning experience, graded assignments, and earn certificates, you'll need to enroll in the full Strategy and Finance for the lifecycle of a Social Business Specialization program. You can audit this specific course for free to explore the content, which includes access to course materials and lectures. This allows you to learn at your own pace without any financial commitment.
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What you'll learn
Understand and apply time value of money concepts
Make informed saving and investment decisions
Evaluate financial opportunities using modern frameworks
Analyze value creation at individual and societal levels
Master complex financial calculations and applications
Apply financial principles to social business contexts
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
4.3 Hours PreRecorded video
4 quizzes
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There are 6 modules in this course
This comprehensive course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of time value of money and financial decision-making, with a unique focus on both individual and social business contexts. Through six detailed modules, learners explore essential financial frameworks, from basic terminology to complex applications. The course emphasizes practical applications in personal finance while building towards understanding value creation in social businesses. Special attention is given to understanding how financial principles apply differently to individual, corporate, and societal decision-making contexts.
The Need for, and the Value of, Social Business and the Complexity and the Challenges of Creating Them
Module 1 · 9 Hours to complete
Overview of Specialization & Course
Module 2 · 1 Hours to complete
Time Value of Money - Some Terminology
Module 3 · 3 Hours to complete
Time Value of Money - Simple Applications
Module 4 · 3 Hours to complete
Time Value of Money - Annuities
Module 5 · 1 Hours to complete
Time Value of Money - Complex Applications
Module 6 · 6 Hours to complete
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Instructors
Professor of Finance
Gautam Kaul is a Professor of Finance with a PhD from both IIM Ahmedabad and the University of Chicago. He has published widely in top finance journals and received the Senior Faculty Research Award at the Ross School of Business. Gautam has taught at all levels globally and has won multiple teaching awards, including the Victor L. Bernard Leadership in Teaching Award. As a pioneer in digital and hybrid education, he founded several innovative programs and served as Special Counsel for Digital Education at the University of Michigan, where his MOOCs have reached over three million learners worldwide.
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Suresh K Krishna, is the co-founder & CEO of Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru and co-founder & partner of Yunus Social Business India Initiatives. Prior to this he was at the helm of affairs at CreditAccess Grameen (erst. Grameen Koota) since its inception in 1999 as Managing Director till July 2015 and non-executive director till July 2017. CreditAccess Grameen is India's second largest NBFC-MFI with a portfolio size of more than $1.2 billion. He has also been instrumental in developing the microfinance ecosystem in India by means of his various initiatives. Suresh has a background in teaching and has led and worked with social businesses for more than 25 years. He has studied international microfinance models and strategies from several reputed establishments including Grameen Bank, Bankakademie, Germany and Harvard Business School, USA. Suresh is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bengaluru (India).
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