Raising Capital: Credit Tech, Coin Offerings, and Crowdfunding
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Raising Capital: Credit Tech, Coin Offerings, and Crowdfunding
This course is part of Financial Technology (Fintech) Innovations Specialization
Instructor: Andrew Wu
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Estimate a logistic regression.
Identify the key ingredients of a credit scoring algorithm.
Identify the advantages and disadvantages to crowd-sourced lending.
Differentiate crypto-based capital-raising models.
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There are 4 modules in this course
Consider the benefits and challenges of disruptive capital-raising technology.
Advances in technology have both systematized and democratized consumers’ and business’ access to capital. In this course, you will explore the ways in which technology has transformed access to consumer credit and access to seed capital for business projects. You will examine disruptive technologies in credit scoring, raising capital through tokenization, and the evolution of crowdfunding for both debt and equity financing. You will also learn how to differentiate between crypto-based capital-raising models.
What's included
2 videos3 readings1 discussion prompt
2 videos•Total 14 minutes
- Fintech Innovations: Series Map and Learning Goals•6 minutes
- Fintech Innovations: Series Introduction•8 minutes
3 readings•Total 25 minutes
- Course Syllabus•5 minutes
- Help Us Learn More About You!•10 minutes
- Learning from a Case•10 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Introductions•10 minutes
What's included
4 videos2 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt
4 videos•Total 41 minutes
- Credit and its Price•9 minutes
- Credit Analysis and Scoring•8 minutes
- Data Analysis and Credit Part 1•11 minutes
- Data Analysis and Credit Part 2•13 minutes
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
- Case Reading: The Wonderful Wardrobe Story•10 minutes
- Case Reading: How Will Lenders Decide if I’m Eligible?•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 35 minutes
- Case Discussion Participation•5 minutes
- End of Module Quiz•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 30 minutes
- Case Activity: Evaluating "Super Lender"•30 minutes
What's included
7 videos2 readings2 assignments2 discussion prompts
7 videos•Total 69 minutes
- Capital Structure in the Age of FinTech•3 minutes
- Platform lending:Technology and business models•12 minutes
- Platform Lending: Types and Risks•9 minutes
- Crowdfunding: Reward Based Models•11 minutes
- Crowdfunding: Equity Based Models•7 minutes
- Crowdfunding: Crypto Based Models•14 minutes
- ICO: Pricing, compliance, and returns•13 minutes
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
- Case Reading: Give me money...please?•10 minutes
- Case Reading: Dream Big?•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 10 minutes
- Case Discussion Participation•5 minutes
- Case Discussion Participation•5 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 120 minutes
- Case Activity: Researching Your Options•90 minutes
- Case Activity: IPOs and ICOs•30 minutes
What's included
2 videos3 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt
2 videos•Total 13 minutes
- Banking-as-a-service (BaaS): Concept•8 minutes
- Banking-as-a-service (BaaS): Implementation•5 minutes
3 readings•Total 30 minutes
- Case Reading: I’ve Got Funding. Now, Where Should I Put My Money?•10 minutes
- Course Feedback•10 minutes
- Keep Learning with Michigan Online•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 35 minutes
- Case Discussion Participation•5 minutes
- End of Module Quiz•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 30 minutes
- Case Activity: Decide Where to Bank•30 minutes
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Reviewed on Jul 26, 2020
Prefer prof. Andrew Wu over the other professor as the latter's teaching was very dry ma difficult to grasp.
Reviewed on May 12, 2021
I found this course to be very helpful in clarifying many concepts related Credit Tech, Coin Offerings, and Crowdfunding. Well worth the time invested.
Reviewed on Nov 17, 2021
Excellent course and instructor; very relavent, up to date and practical.
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