MBA 548 Financial Reporting and Control

This class is designed to provide students with an understanding of the process of financial reporting, financial statement analysis and managerial accounting.  These topics are fundamental to the role of accounting, financial reporting, corporate management, corporate accounting and capital markets, and can create significant value for the global society.  With the importance of managerial accounting and financial reporting and analysis, it’s important to have a principled and disciplined approach to make intellectual analysis and business decisions.  Students will learn a systematic framework for use in financial statement analysis and managerial accounting to form an integrated approach for effective and complete financial statement analysis.   

Credits

3

Outcomes

1. This course will prepare students to:
2. Apply accounting and finance concepts in the business context.
3. Calculate different types of costs, including variable, fixed, semi-variable and step-function, in business decision making process.
4. Analyze the purpose, process, and application for a variety of financial analysis models.
5. Create strategic financial recommendations for a business, based on the careful analysis of past and prospective performance.
6. Conduct a financial analysis of a business to assess risk and opportunity.
7. Evaluate the financial performance of a business to identify strengths, risks, and areas for improvement.