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(6) What are some courses on Coursera (or anything on par with it) which an MBA aspirant can take to make his CV stronger during the PI at B-School

What are some courses on

Coursera (or anything on
par with it) which an MBA
aspirant can take to make
his CV stronger during the
PI at B-Schools?
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Deepak Mehta[1]IIM-A, PGP, Batch of 2011-13IIM-A, PGP, Batch of
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Out of all the categories of courses on Coursera, the below would
have a high degree of relevance to an MBA.
1. Business and management
2. Economics and finance
3. Statistics and data analysis
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Let's take them one at a time.

1. Business and management

(mostly beginner courses)
2. Economics and finance
1. Financial markets:[2] A must take. The course is being taught
by the renowned Nobel-laureate and Yale Prof Robert Shiller
and will cover a lot of concepts of Financial markets and their
machinations. Apart from the basics, it will also cover certain
aspects of behavioral finance and financial crises and the role of
regulations.
2. Microeconomics[3]: Will cover the basics of Microeconomics
from supply-demand, market efficiency, types of competitions,
market power and public goods and externalities.
3. Introduction to finance[4]: Basics - time value of money and
valuations

3. Statistics and data analysis

Regression models[5]: The course looks at the various
regression models and special cases like ANOVA. All of which is
taught in the 1st year.
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In this course students will learn how to fit regression

models, how to interpret coefficients, how to investigate
residuals and variability. Students will further learn special
cases of regression models including use of dummy
variables and multivariable adjustment. Extensions to
generalized linear models, especially considering Poisson
and logistic regression will be reviewed.
Data analysis and statistical inference[6]: Estimation,
confidence intervals, decision making based on data analysis etc.
Data visualization[7]: Will be helpful both during and after the
MBA. How to present the data in the most impactful manner, use
software to make complex designs etc.
Other useful courses:
1. http://www.quora.com/Deepak-Mehta-2
2. https://www.coursera.org/course/financialmarkets
3. https://www.coursera.org/course/microecon
4. https://www.coursera.org/course/introfinance
5. https://www.coursera.org/course/regmods
6. https://www.coursera.org/course/statistics
7. https://www.coursera.org/course/datavisualization

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