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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Introduction to Financial Analysis - The "Why?" by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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    About the Course

    In this course, you will learn the foundations important to developing and implementing a financially analytic mindset. This course introduces
    the foundations of financial analysis, beginning with the first question: what is financial analysis? You will learn about the importance of
    adopting and applying a financial perspective. You will learn about accounting and finance principles and fundamentals. Accounting principles
    allow for the creation of consistent and reliable financial information. Key fundamentals of finance facilitate the use of a financially analytic
    mindset in different settings, including corporate and organizational, investment opportunities, and entrepreneurial settings. ...
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    MQ

    Aug 17, 2023

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    Interesting and informative. Great entry level education to learn about financial analysis or brush up on your skills that have been sitting on the bench for many years.

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    Nov 13, 2022

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    For me this course provides an initial overview of Financial Analysis which is very useful for understanding, mastering and becoming a Financial Analyst

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    By David M

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    Apr 7, 2023

    I just finished the course and I encountered quite a lot of issues. This course feels like it was put together badly by taking videos from a bunch of other finance courses without paying much attention to whether the information in it should be covered or not. For example, some videos had topics that were started in a previous video, but that video was not in this course.

    Another issue is the quizzes for a lot of the lessons. I did my best to report the issues, but I'm not sure I got them all. I'm new to the material covered in this course so when I encountered questions that were about topics I had never heard of, I'm almost positive they were not discussed in any of the videos. There was even a quiz that seemed completely out of place. None of the questions were about the previous video at all. Also, the final assessment of the course was just an exact copy of the previous lessons quiz.

    Very disappointed in this course. It should not be on Coursera. People pay a lot of money to take these courses and this is practically stealing.

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    By Myrna G

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    Feb 26, 2023

    This course gave me a basic foundation overview of the financial analysis ! I loved the different teaching styles of the instructors. Great course!

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    By Innocent U

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    Nov 21, 2022

    The Course is quite fascinating and rich in fundamentals of Financial

    Analysis. It has added value to my knowledge to my knowledge of Accounting and instilled me the relevant

    skills I need in my Career

    I will not hesitate to recommend any one searching for a Course of this nature

    Thanks

    ‘ Ukasoanya

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    By AnnMarie W

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    May 4, 2023

    Found the information very helpful and had a great start and base on basic information dealing with fiancial issues.

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    By Meg P

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    Nov 5, 2023

    The quizes often included questions not yet covered in the videos if you watch everything in order. Many of the questions are written in a completely confusing way. Worst of all, none of the transcripts for the videos have been proofed to account for the primary lecturer's very strong accent while speaking English. If English is not your first language, I would avoid this course and find an alternative. This one is genuinely hard to follow. I'm giving the course two stars because I did learn a couple of things I didn't know before.

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    By Mario A

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    Jul 28, 2023

    Quick and dirty intro to financial analysis! Unravel complex terms like IRR, NPV, PV, and FV in a snap. It's the Swiss Army knife of finance refreshers. All jokes aside, this course takes the snooze out of number-crunching. If you're ready to decode money jargon and want Wall Street wisdom in a Main Street package, take the course. Your pockets won't regret it.

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    By Chyna L

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    Mar 4, 2023

    THIS IS A REALLY GREAT COURSE TO INTRODUCING YOUSELF TO THE ROLE OF A FINANCIAL ANALYSIS. I BELEIVE THIS COURSE CEMENTED MY THOUGHTS OF ONE DAY BECOMING A FINANCIAL ANALYST. IM LOOKNG FORWARD TO OTHER COURSES FROM UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SURROUNDING FINANCIAL ANALYSIS.

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    By Abel

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    Aug 16, 2023

    The course material is presentend in a way that can be understand for any one with finance back groud or not I would like to thank the course instractors for the time they have spent on preparing such an amazing course.

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    By Mike Q

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    Aug 17, 2023

    Interesting and informative. Great entry level education to learn about financial analysis or brush up on your skills that have been sitting on the bench for many years.

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    By Samuel N

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    Nov 13, 2022

    For me this course provides an initial overview of Financial Analysis which is very useful for understanding, mastering and becoming a Financial Analyst

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    By Lei M

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    Aug 5, 2024

    It's simple and understandable at its best. The lectures are really great and the lessons are very clear and concise.

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    By Abdulghany

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    Feb 16, 2023

    As a beginner this helped me gain knowledge with Financial Analytical Skills.

    Thanks alot team i really enjoyed.

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    By Axel T M

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    Jun 3, 2024

    This was a very good introduction to Financial Analysis and all the topics are very intuitive.

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    By Lutf S

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    Jun 14, 2024

    Thanks to the professor and also thanks to the Coursera platform, it was a very good course

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    By Rajagopal V

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    Mar 12, 2023

    Great course to begin with financial domain. Thanks to course contents and clear lectuers.

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    By Mary K

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    Feb 13, 2023

    I found the courseeye-openingg as a student trying to venture into financial planning

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    By Anandita C

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    Feb 22, 2025

    One of the best course to understand all the necessities of Finance and Accounting.

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    By Vijayaraj M A

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    May 14, 2023

    Superb ......Awesome Course ...thank you University of Illinois and Coursera

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    By Yu T

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    Apr 13, 2023

    This course is really support to develop my financial analytical skills.

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    By ailaa t

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    Nov 13, 2023

    great course and instructors' thanks for all thing in this course.

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    By Abir G

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    Jul 7, 2023

    Wonderful course with nice and detailed explanation

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    By Bolarinwa M

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    Sep 30, 2023

    Best teaching technique. Thanks Gies College.

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    By Andrei C

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    Aug 20, 2023

    Well detailed and very good/clear emplanation

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    By Tips A H

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    Aug 28, 2023

    Provides a good base for beginners.

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    By Pingus

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    Mar 31, 2023

    learned a lot of new terminology's!

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