Financial Management (4cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

Students know accounting management in theory and in practice and corporate finances with an emphasis on long-term financing. Students are competent in utilizing accounting information as a tool in decision-making pertaining corporate finances and in managing the performance of an organization.

Content

- Identification and measurement
- Balance sheet and income statement
- Financial statement analysis
- Cost-volume-profit analysis
- Budgeting
- Long-term financial policy
- Financial structure
- Valuation of stocks and bonds
- Investments and financial decisions
- Options

Materials

-Brigham & Ehrhardt: Financial Management (2008 or newer)

-material provided by lecturer

Teaching methods

- lectures
- group work
- independent work

Student workload

- lectures 40 h
- group work 12 h
- independent work 56 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Satisfactory (1-2): The student is able to evaluate the profitability and financial status of a company on the basis of the key ratios given. Students are also able to draw up some basic financial calculations. Students know the basic principles of management accounting.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3-4): The student is able to evaluate and analyze the profitability and financial status of a company on the basis of the financial statements and key ratios given. The student knows how to use, for example, cost-colume-profit analysis as a tool to measure company profitability. Students are also able to draw up basic financial calculations on the basis of long-term financing.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Exellent (5): The student is able to evaluate and analyze the profitability and financial status of a company on the basis of the financial statements. Students know the basic principles, tasks and areas of utilisation of management accounting in a company. Students are also able to draw up financial calculations on the basis of long-term financing.

Qualifications

Basics of Accounting