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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
This edX course Introduction to Investments offered in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Management is an enlightening course that makes the participant familiar with equity markets from both domestic as well as international perspectives.
The course deals with notions of both risks as well as return with understanding the qualitative concept of market efficiency valuation and market efficiency. The tools taught in the course helps the candidate to build models for evaluation in the stock market. By assimilating the knowledge of these tools, he or she can learn how professionally analysts in the finance industry evaluate companies.
The course also elucidates the fundamental concepts of financial markets and global market structures that are associated with trade equity. Also, it helps the person as an employee to use these tools in financial analysis and techniques in valuing securities. In short, this course helps to link evaluation theory with investment practicality.
The Highlights
- Intermediate level of difficulty
- 5 weeks course duration
- Mode of instruction in English
- 100% e-learning course
- Free enrolment for auditing the course
- 3 to 5 hours of weekly candidate participation.
- Course instructor S.G.Badrinath, IIM-B Faculty.
- Verified certificate provided by IIM-B and edX
- Video transcript in the English language
Programme Offerings
- Reading Materials
- Video transcripts
- E-learning video sessions
- MCQ assessments
- Discussion Forums
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | IIM Bangalore |
Eligibility Criteria
Work experience
Note: Candidates interested to pursue this course may or may not be currently employed in any organization can know more and learn immensely in their future workplace.
Education
Candidates need to have certain eligibility in terms of knowledge in basic corporate finance and high school algebra but do not mention any specific education level.
Certification qualifying details
Candidates who take part and score a minimum of 50% in weekly MCQ assessments to be awarded this verified certificate.
What you will learn
In this course on Introduction to Investments, the candidates will be benefited from the following areas:
- Candidates will not differentiate between real and financial assets.
- Candidates will learn the history of the stock market and understand the role of financial analysts and retail investors.
- Candidates will gain knowledge in terms of the market structure such as indices and the types of markets with orders placed.
- The candidate will learn how technology influences trading in the stock market and learn the basics and strategies behind short selling.
- The candidates learn about business cycles with quality evaluation, company analysis, and technical analysis.
- Candidates will appreciate the need for cash my valuation, sustainable growth and industry, the difference between efficient markets in theory and evidence
Who it is for
This course is generally designed for
Anybody who has a basic understanding of corporate finance and wishes to learn more about building assets, market valuations, and trading practices.
Admission Details
The admission procedure for Introduction to Investments are:
Step 1: Click on the provided link https://courses.edx.org/register
Step 2: Create an account for the candidate using the details required such as name, residence and e-mail.
Step 3: After registration, the candidate can click on the “Enroll” button to enrol for the programme.
Step 4: The candidate needs to select the “Verified” option to enrol for a certificate.
Step 5: The candidate will be redirected to the payment page with details of the payment required here in the link https://payment.edx.org/
Step 6: The candidate must choose to pay for the programme either through PayPal or online methods. By clicking the “Place Order” button, the candidate will be able to finish the payment and enrollment process.