About this course: This course presents an introduction to the basics of financial accounting and finance for IT professionals. 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. The second part of the course will focus on the basics of finance. This includes the concept of time value of money, discounting cash flows, and capital budgeting. The course will also introduce the idea of real options, how they affect a project’s NPV, and their impact of the decision to accept/reject a project. Lectures on concepts will be supplemented with numerical examples.

Created by: Indian School of Business

Taught by: Ramabhadran Thirumalai, Assistant Professor
Indian School of Business

Basic Info	Course 3 of 6 in the Business Technology Management Specialization.
Level	Beginner
Language	English
How To Pass	Pass all graded assignments to complete the course.
User Ratings	4.5 stars Average User Rating 4.5See what learners said

Syllabus

WEEK 1

Basics of Financial Statements

This module provides a brief introduction to financial statements and various common filings. These are the most important sources for obtaining information regarding a company's performance. Most strategies are indeed based on financial statements. After comp...

14 videos, 2 readings

Graded: Assessment

WEEK 2

Financial Statement Analysis

The purpose of this module is to equip you with the skills required to identify accounting information required for building trading strategies. After completing this module you will be able to calculate the key financial ratios.

5 videos, 1 reading, 1 practice quiz

Graded: Assessment

WEEK 3

Time Value of Money

In this series of videos,we will cover the basics of time value of money. This includes the idea of discounting and compounding of cash flows and why they needs to be done. We will see how to calculate the present and future values of various types of streams ...

7 videos, 1 practice quiz

Graded: Assessment

WEEK 4

Capital Budgeting

In this series of videos, we will cover the various aspects related to deciding whether to accept or reject investment in a project. This starts off by discussing the common decision tools, namely, net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR) and pay...

11 videos, 1 reading

Graded: Assessment

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The Indian School of Business has successfully put India on the global map of management education by nurturing young leaders with an understanding of developing economies and the society at large. Through innovations in curricula and pedagogy to reflect the shifting business landscape, the ISB is committed to providing the best venue for management education to meet the growing need to develop young leaders who can manage global challenges.

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Rated 4.5 out of 5 of 22 ratings

Good course with excellent information about accounting and fin

Fantastic course for IT professionals

good explanation for assets liabilities and ratios

Course is comprehensive and detailed. But is a bit fast paced for people new to IT Finance

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Accounting and Finance for IT professionals

Accounting and Finance for IT professionals

Accounting and Finance for IT professionals