Syllabus
COURSE SYLLABUS FINANCE 5332.01: STRUCTURE OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FALL 2012
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Instructor: Roberto Marchesini, Ph.D.
Office: UHCL 3-121-28 Tel: 281-283-3215
Office Hours: T 12-4 PM & BY APPT.
E-MAIL: marchesini@uhcl.edu
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Course Description: Analyzing, interpreting and forecasting financial statements for credit, Investment and internal planning decisions.
Required Texts: Wahlen,Baginski and Bradshaw, Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation, 7h Edition, Thomson/Southwestern. 2011.
Course Prerequisites: FINC 5031 or equivalent
Course Objectives: The course is designed for students pursuing a career in any one of the functional areas of business and health care management. Additionally, some of the material covered in this course will be helpful in preparing students for some of the material covered in the CFA exam. The objectives set for this course are as follows:
1- Review and expand your understanding and knowledge of accounting systems.
2- Provide an understanding of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and the impact on financial statements of selecting alternative GAAP.
3- Provide the ability to use financial report data to make business decisions for the firm.
4- Integrate, whenever possible, concepts from accounting, economics, marketing, international business, and health care management.
5- Provide a framework for the analysis and interpretation of financial statements and financial forecasting using financial ratios, trend analysis, common-size statements and other financial tools.
6- Improvement on the following competencies: Communication Ethics Critical Thinking Problem Solving Active Learning
Upon completion of this course,
FALL 2012
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Instructor: Roberto Marchesini, Ph.D.
Office: UHCL 3-121-28 Tel: 281-283-3215
Office Hours: T 12-4 PM & BY APPT.
E-MAIL: marchesini@uhcl.edu
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Course Description: Analyzing, interpreting and forecasting financial statements for credit, Investment and internal planning decisions.
Required Texts: Wahlen,Baginski and Bradshaw, Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation, 7h Edition, Thomson/Southwestern. 2011.
Course Prerequisites: FINC 5031 or equivalent
Course Objectives: The course is designed for students pursuing a career in any one of the functional areas of business and health care management. Additionally, some of the material covered in this course will be helpful in preparing students for some of the material covered in the CFA exam. The objectives set for this course are as follows:
1- Review and expand your understanding and knowledge of accounting systems.
2- Provide an understanding of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and the impact on financial statements of selecting alternative GAAP.
3- Provide the ability to use financial report data to make business decisions for the firm.
4- Integrate, whenever possible, concepts from accounting, economics, marketing, international business, and health care management.
5- Provide a framework for the analysis and interpretation of financial statements and financial forecasting using financial ratios, trend analysis, common-size statements and other financial tools.
6- Improvement on the following competencies: Communication Ethics Critical Thinking Problem Solving Active Learning
Upon completion of this course,