Wiley Global Finance Partners with SyMynd to Offer Online Finance and Investing Courses Featuring Aswath Damodaran and His Books
Hoboken, NJ (PRWEB) August 05, 2013 -- Wiley Global Finance, part of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Professional Development business, has partnered with SyMynd to develop and offer three online courses taught by New York University professor and prominent Wiley finance author Aswath Damodaran. The first course to be offered is INVESTMENT PHILOSOPHIES, based on Damodaran’s book of the same title. The course will be divided into thirty sessions that will include content from fourteen book chapters, thirty-eight video lectures, and self-assessment quizzes where course participants can test their knowledge. The course will open for registration on August 1st, 2013. Two more courses are in development and will be rolled out later in 2013.
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Aswath Damodaran is Professor of Finance at New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business. He has been the recipient of numerous awards for outstanding teaching, including the NYU university-wide Distinguished Teaching Award, and was named one of the nation's top business school teachers by BusinessWeek in 1994. In addition, Damodaran teaches training courses in corporate finance and valuation at many leading investment banks. His publications include Investment Valuation (now in its third edition), Damodaran on Valuation: Security Analysis for Investment and Corporate Finance; Corporate Finance; Investment Management; and Applied Corporate Finance, all published by Wiley, and The Dark Side of Valuation.
SyMynd is a global professional education platform enabling publishers and universities to offer interactive online courses to millions of professionals and executives around the world. SyMynd is unlocking education trapped within universities and textbooks. We are creating an entirely new online education medium that removes boundaries between traditional university course and traditional books.
SyMynd offers one-stop place for professionals to learn and grow their careers by taking course on various subjects from computer science to economics and investments. Courses from the leading professors and authors can be customized for companies and their employees to address their specific requirements. SyMynd’s interactive courses combine video lectures, book chapters, and other instructional materials. Course participants can assess their knowledge by taking quizzes and comparing their performance with others. They can also interact and have discussions with professors, authors, and other professions from all over the world. After completing the course, course participants can demonstrate and share their accomplishments with peers and employers.
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Jocelyn Cordova, Wiley, http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-397743.html, 201-748-6249, [email protected]
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