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Learners can expect to acquire advanced skills in leveraging data for financial decision-making, with outcomes including proficiency in risk assessment, investment valuation, and strategic financial planning. Industry partnerships offer exposure to real-world applications, ensuring a curriculum aligned with industry needs and providing opportunities for hands-on experience in the dynamic realms of data analysis and finance.
Syllabus
- Course 1: Macroeconomics for Business Management
- Course 2: Financial Accounting
- Course 3: Data Analysis for Business
- Course 4: Valuation & Strategic Finance
Courses
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In this course, you will be introduced to some basic concepts of country-level Macroeconomics that are relevant for an integrated understanding of the macroeconomic environment in which your business (or future business) operates. In this course, the first three weeks will cover the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and its components deeply, and the fourth week will cover inflation, monetary policy, balance of payments, and the concept of real exchange rate. At the end of this course, you will be able to: - Understand the concept of GDP and its importance for businesses established in a country; - Analyze de GDP by breaking down its key components; - Understand the importance of inflation, monetary policy, balance of payments, and real exchange rate for a country’s macroeconomic environment. - And above it all. Understand how to make connections between those concepts and try to make good use of them when establishing your business plan or your investment decisions.
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The Data Science in Business course equips participants with the tools and techniques to leverage data for informed decision-making in the corporate world. Covering data analysis, and data-driven strategies, this course empowers individuals to extract valuable insights, enhance business processes, and drive strategic initiatives through data-driven approaches. Combining theoretical foundations with hands-on applications, learners will be well-prepared to navigate the intersection of data science and business analytics.
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Participants will develop the skills to assess the value of assets, analyze financial statements, and make strategic investment decisions. The curriculum combines theoretical frameworks with practical applications, preparing learners to excel in the dynamic field of financial valuation and management.
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This course presents an introduction to financial statement analysis and its usage when assessing business performance. The first part of the course will focus on understanding the most important financial statements, namely, the balance sheet, the income statement, and the statement of cash flows. We will then focus on how we can understand the financial health and performance of the company by examining a number of important financial ratios that are derived from the financial statements of the company. Finally, we will be able to understand business performance across years comparing main results and indicators extracted from financial statements. Lectures on concepts will be supplemented with numerical examples and suggested readings.
Taught by
Fabiana Cherubim Bortoleto, Felipe Garrán, Raphael Gondo and Roberto Dumas Damas