About This Course
Numbers and financial information aren't just for the business page! Journalists of all stripes need to be financially literate. The goal of this course is to improve financial literacy among journalists, writers, editors, bloggers, students and teachers — anyone interested in writing about financial topics.
This course is designed for the person who has limited or no experience in writing about business and who has never taken an accounting, finance, or business class. It assumes little knowledge about the subject, but it does require curiosity and willingness to learn about how businesses work, or in some cases, don't work at all and end up going bankrupt.
The material presented here has been collected and refined over 30 years by an accomplished financial journalist who had no formal training in business prior to becoming a business reporter. The course relies on simple language and examples to explain complicated topics. But the course is not complicated; it s designed with the beginner in mind. The format has proven successful in courses used to train both professionals and college students interested in mastering basic financial concepts.
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to translate technical, financial information in to language that most people can understand. You should laso feel considerably more confident in your ability to interpret financial information and use such information effectively in both your spoken and written communication.