Introduce yourself with the areas of financial decision-making, the role and goal of Financial Management, and financial securities that help to raise fund for a business
Welcome to our course on Introduction to Finance. This course is designed for anyone who wants to understand the basics of finance and make better financial decisions—whether for personal well-being or business. You’ll learn key concepts such as the definition of finance, the goals of financial management, areas of financial decision-making, and the types of financial securities used to raise capital.
By the end of the course, you will be able to define finance, understand the role of a financial manager, and identify the main goal of financial decision-making. You'll also explore how to balance profit maximization with stakeholder interests and learn how to start your finance learning journey. This course is ideal for entrepreneurs, managers, business students, and beginners who are new to finance and want to build a strong foundation before moving to more advanced topics.
Dr. Md Mohan Uddin is currently a Professor of Finance at United International University. Before that, he held various senior faculty member positions at universities in Bangladesh and Malaysia. He also taught online Masters students of University of Roehampton and supervised online graduate dissertation students of University of Liverpool. During his academic career, he has been teaching undergraduate/graduate level business and finance courses since 2003. The courses he taught include: Corporate Finance, International Finance, Financial Management, Principles of Finance, Investment Analysis, Bank Management, Banking & Insurance, Project Management, Strategic Management, and Computer Applications in Business. He has got his PhD in Finance from Universiti Utara Malaysia, and MBA and BBA degrees majoring in Finance and Banking from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He enjoys making learning and instruction videos and is very much excited to be engaged with online platforms like Udemy and skillshare, where he can utilize those technologies for the purpose of reaching a large number of learners worldwide. In addition to presenting research papers in international conferences he has also been active in publishing research articles in different local and international journals in the area of finance. His area of interest includes corporate finance, capital market and its regulation, international finance, financial criminology, Islamic finance and small business finance.
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