Project Finance Modeling for Beginners
“
Project Finance Modeling for Beginners
” is a $99 course that teaches the details of
project finance modeling, as differentiated from the broader corporate finance modeling
at an enterprise level. It includes simple explanations for estimating costs, verifying
feasibility, mitigating risk, and project modeling with samples of appropriate financial
statements and management reports. The course was developed by edu CBA, a global
online investment banking training firm that offers 41 different finance courses through
Udemy. While more than 1,900 students have enrolled in the course, only 11 student
reviews
have been posted to date, the majority of which have rated the curricula four or
five stars.
While designated a beginner course, the instructors presume that students have
experience with Excel spreadsheets and a working knowledge of financial terms,
accounting statements, and their relationship to one another, as well as financial ratios.
The video lectures generally average five to eight minutes in length with the longest
about 15 minutes. While a certificate of completion is provided to those who watch the
entire course, there is no independent verification that the information has been
assimilated by the student or can be applied in a work environment.