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The Role of Global Capital Markets
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 17 hours
  • Course by The University of Melbourne
  • Offered by

About

In this course, participants will learn about how different markets around the world can interact to create value for, and effectively manage the risk of, corporations and their stakeholders. This is part of a Specialization in corporate finance created in partnership between the University of Melbourne and Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon). View the MOOC promotional video here: http://tinyurl.com/j7wyowo

Modules

Welcome and Introduction

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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1 Videos

  • The Role of Global Capital Markets - Overview

2 Readings

  • Course Syllabus
  • Your Teaching Team

Week 1

    • 6 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 2 Quiz
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6 Videos

  • 1.0 Welcome and Introduction (Getting organized)
  • 1.1 The Equity Market (Where the company owners meet…)
  • 1.2 The Debt market (Where the company lenders meet…)
  • 1.3 The Foreign Exchange Market (No company is an island…)
  • 1.4 The Commodity Market (Where real assets are traded…)
  • 1.5 The Derivatives Market (Where business risks can be traded…)

2 Readings

  • Week 1 Outline
  • Start of Course Survey

2 Quiz

  • Week 1 Practice Quiz - This quiz does not contribute to your final grade
  • Week 1 Graded Quiz - This quiz contributes 10% towards your final grade

Resource Center

    • 3 Readings
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3 Readings

  • Resources
  • Social Media
  • Study Tools and Tips

Week 2

    • 6 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 2 Quiz
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6 Videos

  • 2.0 Markets and Value Creation (What have those markets done for us?)
  • 2.1 Flow of Funds (Access to finance keeps companies afloat)
  • 2.2 Price Discovery and Fair Value (A level playing field)
  • 2.3 Competition for Funds (Optimally allocating scarce funds)
  • 2.4 Portfolio Diversification (Sharing the risks)
  • 2.5 Principal Players (What does it take for the market to succeed?)

1 Readings

  • Week 2 Outline

2 Quiz

  • Week 2 Practice Quiz - This quiz does not contribute to your final grade
  • Week 2 Graded Quiz - This quiz contributes 10% towards your final grade

Mid Course Reflections

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • Mid Course Check-in
  • A View from Industry with BNY Mellon

Week 3

    • 5 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 2 Quiz
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5 Videos

  • 3.0 Financing Opportunities and Constraints (Limits to growth)
  • 3.1 Liquidity Crises (When prices go stale)
  • 3.2 Fairness, Integrity and Transparency (Trust)
  • 3.3 Market Discipline (To keep companies honest)
  • 3.4 Rating Agencies (A company quality assessment)

1 Readings

  • Week 3 Outline

2 Quiz

  • Week 3 Practice Quiz - This quiz does not contribute to your final grade
  • Week 3 Graded Quiz - This quiz contributes 10% towards your final grade

Week 4

    • 6 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 2 Quiz
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6 Videos

  • 4.0 The Links Between Global Markets (Contagion and spillover)
  • 4.1 Market Linkages (All prices are connected)
  • 4.2 Globalization (Finance knows no borders)
  • 4.3 A Global Financial Crisis (Were the markets to blame?)
  • 4.4 The Future of Financial Markets (For better or worse…)
  • 4.5 A Summary (Now you know the markets)

1 Readings

  • Week 4 Outline

2 Quiz

  • Week 4 Practice Quiz - This quiz does not contribute to your final grade
  • Week 4 Graded Quiz - This quiz contributes 10% towards your final grade

Final Exam and Assessments

    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Quiz
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • The Role of Global Capital Markets - This contributes 20% towards your final grade

3 Readings

  • Academic Integrity
  • Where to From Here? The Next Step.
  • End of Course Survey

1 Quiz

  • Course Final Exam - This quiz contributes 40% towards your final grade

Auto Summary

Discover how global capital markets create value and manage corporate risk in this foundational course by Coursera. Partnered with the University of Melbourne and BNY Mellon, this 1020-minute program is perfect for business and management enthusiasts. Available with Starter and Professional subscriptions. Ideal for those interested in corporate finance.

Paul Kofman
Instructors

Paul Kofman

Sean Pinder
Instructors

Sean Pinder