By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Summarize the role of CBT in treating cognitive disorders
• Indicate the importance of understanding negative thoughts for treatment
• Explain the most common cognitive distortions, how to change them and their effects
• List different CBT techniques for treating cognitive distortions
• Describe a ‘thought record’ and its importance
• Define ‘journaling’ and list its benefits
• Outline how ‘ABC’ therapy modelling works
• State how exposure therapy works and state its benefits
• Analyze the role-playing technique
• Identify the CBT objectives of role-playing
• Describe the importance of PMR in treating cognitive disorders
• Evaluate the benefits of PMR exercises and how to perform them

Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Identify the differences between DBT and CBT
• Explain the concept and objectives of DBT
• Identify where and when it can be applied
• Define the term dialectic
• Analyze the four skills of DBT
• Define the term psychotherapy and state its aims and goals in therapy
• Explain the role, pillars, and benefits of mindfulness in treating trauma
• Discuss how distress tolerance helps in the treatment of trauma
• Outline the steps of carrying out body scan meditation
• Describe how to establish sensory awareness
• List some prompting events for anger and disgust
• Explain the role of active listening in interpersonal effectiveness

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Explain the fundamentals of finance-related aspects and concepts
• Describe the types of financial statements
• Explain balance sheet structure and its concepts
• Define an ‘income statement’ and explain how to analyze income statements in Excel sheets
• Describe twenty ratios and their interpretation in an Excel sheet
• Recognize standard benchmark ratios applicable in banks
• Describe the debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) concept with a case study for term loans and security coverage ratios along with standard benchmark ratios in banks
• Explain ‘break-even’ analysis with a case study in an Excel sheet

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Explain the principles of lending in businesses
• Discuss the principles of ‘risk spread’
• State the importance of timely repayment of loans
• State the circumstances that lead to the dissolving of the partnership firm
• Identify the various components of the financial statement
• Discuss the primary purpose of the income statement
• Recall the formulas for calculating quick assets and net working capital
• Discuss the principles of the working capital loan system
• Distinguish between the gross and net operating cycle
• Define the term ‘liquid surplus’ as used in computing working capital

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• State reasons for preparing separate cash and fund flow statements from existing financial statements
• Compare and analyze the differences between cash and fund flow statements
• Define cash flow and explain the importance of cash flow statements
• Analyze the movement of cash and cash equivalent in the cash flow statement
• Discuss how to apply the ‘golden rules of cash flow’ to all items on the balance sheet and the income statement
• Compute the statement of cash inflow and cash outflow of a given company with the data provided in the case study
• Classify cash flow into different categories such as operating, investing and financing activities
• Define ‘working capital’ and explain how it is generated
• Identify the sources and uses of funds from a balance sheet analysis
• Explain the concept of a fund flow statement
• Discuss the relationship between current assets and current liabilities to the working capital
• Distinguish the formats for preparing financial, cash flow and fund flow statements

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Discuss the reasons for bank failures and explain how banks have failed in the past
• State the correlation between bank failures and economic crises
• Discuss how banks can be protected from spillover economic effects
• Explain the significance of the Basel Accords
• Describe how to use the Basel Accords to identify the sources of banking risks
• Identify the key features of the Basel 1 Accord
• Outline the benefits and limitations of the Basel 1 Accord
• Explain the perspective of the Basel 2 Accord
• List the improvements made by Basel 3 in contrast to Basel 2
• Recall key statutory ratios that the banks have to maintain
• Discuss the Basel 1 accord's role in establishing a ‘steel frame’ in the banking industry
• Discuss the two approaches of the Basel 2 Accord

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Define Non-performing assets
• Discuss risks in a bank model and how loans are disbursed to borrowers
• Identify the measures adopted by banks in the process of loan recovery
• Analyze how a bank loan can influence a borrower’s balance sheet and a bank’s balance sheet
• State the classification of NPAs
• Summarize the symptoms of doubtful assets and the loss of assets
• Distinguish between loan write-off and loan waiver
• List the two types of SIB (systemically important banks)
• Recognize the two kinds of a bank’s total capital

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Explain the core concepts, features, and risks of international trade
• Discuss the role and importance of trade finance in international business
• Distinguish between the major types of trade finance instruments used by importers and exporters
• Outline the concept of comparative advantage
• Describe the concepts of trade surpluses and trade deficits
• Select appropriate import finance solutions based on transaction needs and risk exposure
• Recognize Letters of Credit transactions in real-world trade scenarios
• List the different types of Letters of Credit
• Summarize the mandatory trade documents and their role in LC compliance
• Define the role of the Customs department
• Identify customs laws and clearance procedures for import and export operations