- Four courses and a Capstone Project result in a Specialisation Certificate
- Anyone with or without a finance background can apply
Mumbai, 09 June, 2016: Coursera, the world’s largest open online education provider, and the Indian School of Business (ISB), a premier global B-school, today announced the launch of a new series of four courses called a Specialization on ‘Financial Markets and Investment Strategy’.
This is the second programme being offered by ISB on Coursera’s MOOCs
platform after the course on happiness in November 2014.
The
importance of sound financial planning and investment management in
helping an individual to achieve financial goals can hardly be over
emphasized. And yet, studies have shown that individuals commit mistakes
on choosing their personal investment portfolios. In 2015, the
S&P’s Ratings Services Global Financial Literacy Survey found that
close to 76% of Indian adults do not adequately understand key financial
concepts – lower than the worldwide average of financial literacy.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Vaidya Nathan, ISB, said: “In
India, direct equity investments account for only 2% of household
savings, which are dominated by other asset classes such as fixed
deposits, gold and real estate. Surprisingly, the number has not
changed significantly over the last two decades despite the economy
going through structural transformation. Therefore, we developed this
course with Coursera to address the lack of financial knowledge and
educate the average person about financial markets and financial
instruments.”
Rick Levin, CEO, Coursera,
said: “ISB’s new Specialisation will appeal to a mass audience not just
in India but to our 19 million plus learners around the world – from
aspiring to working professionals in finance to anyone who would like to
learn the basics of financial planning for personal or professional
use.”
Three premier ISB faculty – Vaidya Nathan, Vikram Kuriyan and Ramabhadran Thirumalai – teach the four course Specialization: Introduction to Financial Markets; Portfolio and Risk Management; Behavioral Investing and Investment Strategy, Philosophy, Client Management and Current Trends.
In order to earn a specialisation Certificate, learners are required to
complete a final Capstone Project that involves managing assets and
securities for a person or a company using portfolio management and
behavioral aspects.
The
partnership with Coursera puts ISB among the ranks of 140 other top
universities and schools such as Stanford University, Yale University,
and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. These
institutions have produced more than 1900 online courses and
specialisations on Coursera.
About Coursera
Coursera
is an online education company that offers courses and learning
experiences from the world’s top universities and education institutions
including the Indian School of Business, Stanford University, Yale
University, Peking University, and the University of London. Coursera
has more than 19 million registered learners worldwide. Anyone, anywhere
can access over 1,900 courses and Specializations in dozens of topics
including business, technology, social sciences, health, and art.
Coursera empowers learners around the world to achieve their career,
educational and personal enrichment goals throughout their lives. For
more information, visit www.coursera.org.
About Indian School of Business:
The
Indian School of Business (ISB) is a global Business school offering
world-class management education across its two campuses – Hyderabad and
Mohali. The School has grown at a rapid pace over the fifteen years
since its inception and already has several notable accomplishments to
its credit – it is the youngest school ever to consistently rank among
the top Global MBA programmes, the first institution in South Asia to
receive the prestigious AACSB accreditation, one of the largest
providers of Executive Education in Asia, and the most research
productive Indian management institution. A vibrant pool of
research-oriented resident faculty, strong academic associations with
leading global B-schools and the backing of an influential Board, have
helped the ISB fast emerge as a premier global Business school in the
emerging markets. For more details visit www.isb.edu
For further information, please contact:
C. Chitti Pantulu | Meghana Bangalore
Indian School of Business | Adfactors PR, Mumbai
+91 40 2318 7439 | +91 9819120245
Indian School of Business | Adfactors PR, Mumbai
+91 40 2318 7439 | +91 9819120245
Warm Regards,
Ambika TM
Senior Account Executive, Financial Services
Senior Account Executive, Financial Services
T: +91 22 67574444 Ext : 292
No comments:
Post a Comment