MB-2-019 (0) - Financial Analysis

• International business management - a nordic focus 2016 - Marketing management
• International business management 2017 - Business management
• International business management 2018 - Business management
• International business management 2019 - Business management
• International business management 2020 (part-time) - Business management
• International business management 2020 (full-time) - Business management
• International business management 2021 (full-time) - Business management - specialised professional studies
• International business management 2021 (part-time) - Business management - specialised professional studies

• 1 (2021-08-01 to 2021-10-24)
• 2 (2021-10-25 to 2021-12-31)

English

Compulsory

Second

1

5 cr

The student:

can communicate in financial terms and interpret and understand financial statements and internal financial reporting

can make business decisions based on factual information and data

can prepare or request financial calculations to support decision making

can analyse financial performance and make decisions based on financial data

can prepare budgets and investment calculations

adopts a polite and polished style of written and spoken communication.

The student will:

treat the finance function as a valuable partner to other business areas and functions

adopt an attitude where business decisions are based on financial calculations, data analysis, and other relevant analyses

have an awareness and a sensitivity towards differences in the code of conduct in different business encounters.

The student:

can look at the business as a whole and have an ability to see how different functions are integrated and affect one another

understands the role of financial management in a firm and how it can support various business activities. You know the foundations of decision-support with the help of financial data

understands the role of the finance department in completing statutory tasks as well as providing business support within the organisation. You know the main principles for financial accounting, cost accounting, investment calculations, budgeting and the financial markets

understands the importance of adopting high standards in conduct and communication

Financial statement analysis
Cost accounting
Investment analysis

A bachelor degree and at least two years work
experience gained after completing the higher
education degree

Finance in a Management Context

The lectures will be given over Zoom and students
are required to participate. There may be workshops
held at Arcada, but these will not be
mandatory, students can work at home also

Tracy, John A., and Tage Tracy. The
Comprehensive
Guide on How to Read a Financial Report :
Wringing Vital Signs Out of the Numbers, John
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2014. ProQuest Ebook
Central

Vernimmen, Pierre, et al. Corporate Finance :
Theory and Practice, John Wiley & Sons,
Incorporated, 2014. ProQuest Ebook Central.

Annual Reports

The course literature is not limited to
the literature listed. The student can
freely use alternative literature with similar
contents.

• Lectures - 32 hours
• Individual studies - 103 hours

• Total workload of the course: 135 hours
• Of which autonomous studies: 135 hours
• Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Multiform education

Essays, reports, productions and portfolio

Examination through 4 small individual
assignments submitted to itslearning. Note that
there are pre-assignments, to be handed in before
the lectures! The final assignment carries double
the weight, i.e. max 4 points for that one.

Each assignment gives 0-2 points
A fairly good one = 2
A pretty bad one = 1
No submission, late submission, email-
submission,
copy-paste = 0

Grading
10-9 points -> 5
8 points -> 4
7 points -> 3
6 points -> 2
5 points -> 1
Below 5 -> fail

Plagiarism or cheating severely punished ->
kicked out from course

Grades cannot be improved on, given grade stays

Stenius Andreas

Stenius Andreas

https://arcada.itslearning.com/ External link

No limit (23 students enrolled)

12 months after course has ended

2021-08-09 to 2021-09-05

Date will be announced later - Reports and productions