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University of Pennsylvania Wharton School

Fundamentals of Quantitative Modeling

School: Wharton School

Platform: Coursera

Registration Link:  CLICK HERE

Start Date: February 9, 2016

Workload: Not Specified

Instructors: Wharton professors teaching in the school’s “Business and Financial Modeling” specialization include: Bob Holthausen, Rick Lambert, Sergei Savin, Senthil Veeraraghavan, and Richard Waterman

Graded: Students can choose to explore course videos, discussions, and ungraded assignments for free, but they won’t be able to submit graded assignments, earn a certificate, or complete a specialization without paying a $135 fee.

Description: Behavior isn’t just observed, it’s measured. And one way to do that is through developing mathematical and statistical models to make forecasts. In this course, using “short lectures, demonstrations, and assignments, you’ll learn the key ideas  and process of quantitative modeling so that you can begin to create your own models for your own business or enterprise. By the end of this course, you will have seen a variety of practical commonly used quantitative models as well as the building blocks that will allow you to start structuring your own models.”

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Additional Note: This is the first course in Wharton’s brand new “Business and Financial Modeling” specialization. Other courses in the series will cover spreadsheets, modeling risk and realities, and decision-making. To learn more about this specialization and register for it, click here.