International Security Management is a Coursera short course offered by Erasmus University Rotterdam.
While not immediately related to Financial Crime or Compliance, there are a number of topics covered that can add value to the FC professionals toolkit.
While there are some interesting points raised in the course - internet Intelligence and Investigation, Serious Organised Crime, and Illicit trade - the course itself is quite basic and I would suggest that the assessments are easy enough to pass without reading the material.
Unless you want a certificate for your LinkedIn profile, I’d suggest taking the free option to see if the course meets your needs before paying for the assessed version.
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Recently I reviewed the Coursera short course New Approaches to Countering Terror: Countering Violent Extremism with a recommendation that this course is good addition to any Financial Crime professional looking to upskill in the area of Terrorism or Terrorist Financing.
Another strong Coursera course is Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Comparing Theory and Practice offered by Leiden University.
From the outset of this review I can say that this is possibility the BEST Coursera course I have undertaken.
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New Approaches to Countering Terror: Countering Violent Extremism is a short course by University of Maryland and offered through Coursera.
This is a good entry level course that addresses the differences between Terrorism and Violent Extremism as well as providing many “real-world” examples and case studies. Whilst not a financial crime or terrorist financing targeted course, the content and case studies are insightful as they reveal - or at least start the thought process - some of the potential activities related to Terrorism/Violent Extremism. In turn, this allows the Financial Crime Professional to ability to consider how these activities could be represented in financial transactions.
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