NEW DELHI: For those seeking a career in finance, insurance, banks and stock markets, here is a course that assures a “ready-made recipe” to get more than a foothold in these sectors.

The Mathematical Sciences Foundation, a non-profit educational society, launched a unique online programme called “Excel in Corporate Finance” this past week. Anyone studying at the under-graduate level or above and even working professionals anywhere in the world can opt for this course.

The 15-week course will offer a unique blend of Microsoft excel and corporate finance and teach practical exercises from the corporate world. Admissions are open and learners can enrol for the programme by visiting www.msfonline.in .

“The course has all the ingredients to transform a rookie into an insightful financial consultant and an existing consultant or executive into a strong technical analyst by empowering them with tools that are rare but effective,” says the Mathematical Sciences Foundation, Deputy Director Sanjeev Aggarwal.

The foundation has for the past many years been engaged in innovative programmes related to the teaching, understanding, learning and application of mathematics at the school, college and post-graduate levels.

During the course of programme, the candidates will get to learn a lesson every Monday and a related excel web-sheet will be put on the site. They will be examined on the corresponding Friday with a timed online quiz. The grading will be done online.

Flexible programme

“Every fifth week, there will be a bigger assignment. The last lesson will be given on November 17 and the annual exam will be held on December 7. There will be an online version of the exam, but students will be required to appear in the test physically. The course is very flexible. The learners can write the exam later on if they are not able to do it in December,” explains Dr. Aggarwal.

“Compared with the existing versions of finance programmes, we have beefed up the finance part as well as the excel part in the new course by slashing some of the maths overheads to create room for solving real world situations. The entire content is all about learning by doing,” adds Amber Habib, another member of the at Mathematical Sciences Foundation faculty.

The foundation has also been running an under-graduate programme in mathematical finances and a graduate programme in collaboration with the University of Houston in the United States in the areas of mathematics, physics and computer science.