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[GizmoJack]

Provider: Study.com
Course: Principles of Finance 101
Course content: Videos and transcripts, quizzes and a proctored final exam
Final exam format: 100 multiple choice
Final exam content vs course content/practice exams: The questions on the final exam were similar to the course questions however, I scored a 86 and a 94 on the practice exams but only scored a 67 on the proctored final.  I am sure questions are picked randomly for each test and I must of drew the set of questions for the final that were more difficult for me. 
Time taken on course: About a week at 3-5 hrs per day. 
Familiarity with subject before course: Basic knowledge of finance 
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: Overall, not a difficult course but if you are not comfortable with using basic math/algebra to figure out things like the "future value of money", some concepts will more difficult to master but nothing the average person could not easily learn.  The difficultly of this course is remembering the formulas. Make sure to use the web based calculator during your final. 
1-10 Difficulty level: 3-4

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Provider: Study.com
Course: Communications 120: Presentation Skills in the Workplace
Course content: Videos
Final exam format: 70 multiple choice 
Final exam content vs course content/practice exams: The quizzes and practice tests prepare you well for the final.  
Time taken on course: 2 Days
Familiarity with subject before course: 20 years as a manager at various companies makes easy work of this course for me, however, mostly common sense subject matter.  Not a lot of terms or principles to remember
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: Complete the quizzes and you will do fine.
1-10 Difficulty level: 1.5 With little to no experience, maybe a 3!