Courses tagged with "Biology" (333)

How can we live a good life on one planet with over seven billion people? This course addresses sustainability, climate change and how to combine economic development with a healthy environment. We will explore how individual choices, business strategies, sustainable cities and national policies can promote a greener economy.

This course will explore the many problems of the American health care system and discuss the specific ways that the Affordable Care Act will impact access, quality, costs, as well as medical innovation.

The Indian healthcare sector is garnering global attention. Be it the evolution of Indian pharmaceutical firms, low-cost hospitals or disruptive start-ups, the sector is a laboratory of myriad market forces impacting innovation, choices and societal welfare. At the same time, India continues to battle with an inadequate healthcare infrastructure and a rising disease burden.

This business course applies a strategic lens to the sector’s submarkets including hospitals, pharmaceutical firms and diagnostic equipment providers. You will examine the role of disruptive innovation and the ways in which public policy shapes the evolution of healthcare markets. With this framework, you will be able to evaluate which employer to join, which healthcare stocks to invest in, where the exciting business opportunities lie, and what are the unmet needs in this sector that can be addressed by a startup.

If you are a healthcare enthusiast, a part of the industry, a policy maker, an investor or an entrepreneur, this is the course for you. 

Este curso visa analisar a relação entre a Contabilidade e a sociedade através do tempo e oferecer um contexto para o conteúdo técnico que os estudantes costumam aprender em cursos de graduação, apresentando as situações em que se desenvolveram conceitos utilizados atualmente na Contabilidade.

Explora la cobertura de pensiones en América Latina y el Caribe y potenciales reformas previsionales para alcanzarla de forma universal en la Región.

Problems with healthcare quality, access, and costs bedevil all countries. This course explores how to create successful global business innovations in health care that can better meet consumer and social needs. Upon conclusion, you will learn to evaluate opportunities and gain an understanding of the elements necessary for viable healthcare business models.
 
Innovating in Health Care (IHC) enables participants to meet and interact with others who are also interested in improving health care. Through case study analysis and application of the “Innovating in Health Care Framework”, this course focuses on evaluating and crafting healthcare startup business models that focus on the six factors that critically shape new healthcare ventures: Financing, Structure, Public Policy, Consumers, Technology, and Accountability. Innovating in Health Care discusses the impact of these factors on business models for three different kinds of innovations: Consumer-focused, technology-driven, and integrations which create scale.
 
Innovating in Health Care is being offered in 2 formats:

• Open format
  • Click the ENROLL button
• Limited enrollment team-based course
  • If you have a pre-formed team of 3 or more, apply here by May 11, 23:00 UTC.

 OR

• Meet potential team members through the discussion board of the open course, and click the ENROLL button. 

​Applicants will be notified of their acceptance by May 12, 23:00 UTC. 

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In this course, Part 2 of a two-part series, students will explore the modern realities and debates of copyright and trademark laws, and then consider alternatives to intellectual property and the future of this exciting area of the law.

The focus of this two-part series is on learning some of the seminal legal cases in each area, while also considering the policy implications of the law as it stands.

No previous law experience is required. Join us as we explore the IP laws and policies that influence and shape our modern lives.

Intermediate Bookkeeping is part two of a programme designed for anyone who is just starting out on their business, finance or accountancy journey and wants to expand their accounting and finance skills. 

Building on what you learned in Introduction to Bookkeeping, this free online course from the Association of Chartered

Certified Accountants will:

• Enhance your finance and accountancy skills, exploring how to prepare financial statements
• Arm you with the knowledge you need to take your exam in Maintaining Financial Records (FA2)
• Prepare you for a position as an accounting administrator or bookkeeper

If you have some basic knowledge of accountancy, business and finance, then this is the course for you. If you do not, then start with the Introduction course.

This course does not offer an edX certificate.

For learners who would like to earn an ACCA certificate for this course, please register with ACCA as a student.

Once you pass ACCA’s computer-based FA2 exam on demand, you will also need to pass the MA2 exam (a free online exam preparation course is available through ACCA-X) and complete an online and interactive module on the "Foundations in Professionalism." Upon completion of this module, you be awarded the Intermediate Certificate in Financial and Management Accounting from ACCA.

Intermediate Management Accounting is part two of a programme designed for anyone who is just starting out on their business, finance or accountancy journey and wants to expand their accounting and finance skills. 

Building on what you learned in Introduction to Management Accounting, this free online course from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants will:

• Enhance your finance and accountancy skills, exploring how to use accounting concepts to aid decision-making
• Arm you with the knowledge you need to take your exam in Managing Costs and Finance (MA2)
• Prepare you for a position as an accounting administrator

If you have some basic knowledge of accountancy, business and finance, then this is the course for you. If you do not, then start with the Introduction course.

This course does not offer an edX certificate.

For learners who would like to earn an ACCA certificate for this course, please register with ACCA as a student. Once you pass ACCA’s computer-based MA2 exam on demand, you will also need to pass the FA2 exam (a free online exam preparation course is available through ACCA-X) and complete an online and interactive module on the "Foundations in Professionalism." Upon completion of this module, you be awarded the Intermediate Certificate in Financial and Management Accounting from ACCA.

This course focuses on the social, political, economic and institutional environment of countries. This environmental context molds the country’s objectives, defines the country’s strategy, programs and policies for achieving objectives, and significantly impacts companies.

The context is affected by historical events, and by the country’s leadership. Many stakeholders shape the environment and the institutions, or “rules of the game”, that affect business. Labor, students, farmers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the military play a crucial role, making the analysis of country environments complex and fascinating.

We will study Japan in some depth, and catch brief glimpses of South Korea, Singapore, Chile, Turkey, India, South Africa and the former Soviet Union, to appreciate the forces that influence diverse country environments, and companies’ strategies.

The course will review aspects of global institutions, such as the World Trade Organization (WTO), which set global rules that profoundly affect business strategy and human welfare. It will also explore opportunities and challenges at the bottom of the pyramid, the last frontier for value creation by companies and NGOs.

Una materia bilingüe (videos y materiales en español e ingles), introduciendo alumnos a los factores sociales, económicos, históricos, y políticos que influyen al entorno global de negocios. A bilingual course (materials and videos in Spanish & English) introducing students to social, economic, political, historical factors that influence the global business environment.

Una materia bilingüe (videos y materiales en español e ingles), introduciendo alumnos a la manera de administrar una organización o empresa en el entorno global de negocios. A bilingual course (materials and videos in Spanish & English) introducing students to how to manage and operate a business or organization in the global business environment.

Este curso pretende dar una visión panorámica e introductoria de la inversión en bolsa. Se presentan los diferentes productos en los que podemos invertir o con los que podemos especular. También se introducen los diferentes tipos de gráficos, los indicadores más habituales entre los gestores profesionales, y algunas estrategias rentables tanto para el inversor a largo plazo como para el inversor intradía.

Unidades

1. Aspectos básicos de la inversión bursátil
2. Las herramientas del inversor
3. Estrategias de inversión
4. Activos en los que invertir
5. Examen Final

Actuary is rated the best job of 2015 by CareerCast.com because it pays well and offers abundant opportunities for advancement. 

You may have heard of actuarial science, or you might even know an actuary, but do you know what an actuary does? During the course you’ll hear from a wide variety of actuaries about their careers.

And don’t be scared that the course will be “just a whole lot of mathematics”. Together, we will go beyond the math to learn how actuaries approach problems relating to risk, using examples from:

• Finance
• Investments
• Banking
• Insurance

You will learn how actuarial science applies mathematical and statistical methods to assess risk in these industries and other professions.

You’ll experience “hands-on” learning using Excel (or an equivalent spreadsheet tool) to project and investigate the financial condition of a company choosing appropriate strategies for the company through the use of simulations.

The course has been carefully designed for students from a wide variety of backgrounds, with secondary/high school level being the only assumption of mathematical background. Even if you don’t have any background in, for example, calculus, the course has been designed so you can skip over these sections without affecting your understanding of the rest of the course. You also do not need to have any Excel or other spreadsheet background to take the course.

For those with stronger mathematical backgrounds, extension questions are provided to test you further. You’ll learn a huge amount about actuarial science no matter what your background is!

Join us today. To connect with the course community before and during the course, join our Facebook group, and tweet us with #actuarialedX.

"Great introduction to this specialized field; every day there are new challenges where as a student you are put in a situation to learn and apply the lessons with practical exercises. Great structure of the course, with main concepts to review at the end of a lesson. I would recommend to anyone who would like to learn more about actuarial science." - Previous student

Banking and financial markets encompass the ‘ecosystem’ that (a) channelizes money from those who have it (i.e., savers/investors) to those who need it (i.e., borrowers) and (b) facilitate cross-border flow of funds through exchange of currencies. That ecosystem of banks and financial markets (including Central Banks) has deepened in size, sophistication and complexity over the years. However, in recent times they have also been the subject of abuse, failures and economic distress in several countries resulting in a ‘contagion’ that has concurrently impacted several countries around the World! 

More recently, and perhaps more importantly, thanks to the liberalization of most economies, the world has witnessed an exponential increase in the free flow of capital across countries. Banking institutions and financial markets, being the predominant conduit for such free flow of capital across countries, have therefore become even more ‘globally interconnected’. Such a globally interconnected financial system, combined with regulatory systems that are country-specific and hence varying considerably in rigor and implementation, has further compounded the risks and the consequent contagion, as witnessed in the global financial meltdown that was triggered in 2008.

This course titled “Introduction to Banking and Financial Markets” will be delivered in two parts. The first part will help you demystify the role of banking and financial markets in any country, the products and services they offer and the underlying market mechanisms.

The second part of the course will examine the risks embedded in banking and financial markets, how these risks have been heightened because of a globally interconnected world and the regulatory and governance mechanisms to minimize adverse outcomes in such a complex system.

Interested in a career in business? Knowledge of accounting will be key to your success. By studying at your own pace, this Introduction to Bookkeeping course is an ideal starting point if you want to:

• Start a career in business, finance or accountancy
• Study business or finance at school or college
• Launch your own start-up
• Prepare for ACCA’s exam in Recording Financial Transactions (FA1)

And the best thing is you do not need any previous knowledge of accounting - simply sign up and start learning straight away.

Course discussions will be moderated.

This course does not offer an edX certificate.

However, you can earn the ACCA Certificate in Financial and Management Accounting by registering with ACCA as a student, passing the ACCA’s exams in Recording Financial Transactions (FA1) and Management Information (MA1) and completing a free online module called "Foundations in Professionalism." A free exam preparation course for MA1, called Introduction to Management Accounting, is also available through ACCA-X.

Learn mathematical and statistical tools and techniques used in quantitative and computational finance. Use the open source R statistical programming language to analyze financial data, estimate statistical models, and construct optimized portfolios. Analyze real world data and solve real world problems.

This course provides a brief introduction to the fundamentals of finance, emphasizing their application to a wide variety of real-world situations spanning personal finance, corporate decision-making, and financial intermediation. Key concepts and applications include: time value of money, risk-return tradeoff, cost of capital, interest rates, retirement savings, mortgage financing, auto leasing, capital budgeting, asset valuation, discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis, net present value, internal rate of return, hurdle rate, payback period.

In this course, you will gain an understanding of time-honored financial concepts and rules, and how these can be applied to value firms, bonds, and stocks.

We will cover the time value of money, cost of capital and capital budgeting. You will be using Excel for many process including valuing bonds and stocks, computing NPV and finding IRR.

An introductory finance course that is required for all first-year MBA students at Columbia Business School, the course is taught by a world-class instructor, actively training the next generation of market leaders on Wall Street.

Participants from all backgrounds will be prepared to participate on the ever-evolving financial playing field.

A country’s economy consists of three major economic agents; consumers, firms and government. Analyzing the choices made by these economic agents is one of the main subjects of microeconomics.

In this economics and finance course, you will learn how the decisions made by economic agents are represented in the market as demand and supply of commodities. You will also learn about equilibriums in the market, which is when the quantity demanded is equal to the quantity supplied. The derivation of this equilibrium is another main focus of microeconomics. By deriving an equilibrium in a market, we can see at which level the price will be and how much of a transaction will occur.

Since this is an introductory economics course at the most elementary level, no prior knowledge of economics is needed. Anyone who is interested in economics is welcome to take this course.