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Level/category

Professional studies

Teaching language

English

Type of course

Compulsory

Cycle/level of course

Second

Recommended year of study

2

Total number of ECTS

5 cr

Competency aims

The aim of the course is to enable the student to manage the activities in a way so that the company can focus on and succeed in its core activity, the media business. This means the student must understand the mechanics of liquidity and profitability,know where and how to seek funding, prepare various financial analyses and supervise outsourced activities such as financial accounting.

Learning outcomes

The student will have a good understanding of the key elements of financial management in a small or mid-size company, with a focus on the media industry. The student will be able to manage the main financial management activities, including seeking funding, budgeting, liquidity planning and profitability analysis.

Course contents

The income statement - how does it work
Cash flow analysis
Seeking of funding, funding alternatives
Cost accounting/profitability analysis
Investment calculations

Prerequisites and co-requisites

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

Previous course names

N/A

Additional information

published on itslearning

Recommended or required reading

Bodie Z and Merton R: Finance. Prentice Hall 200 (or later edition)

Guide to Financial Management
Tennent, John
Pages: 333
Publisher: Profile Books/The Economist
Location: London, GBR
Date Published: 01/2008
Language: en
AVAILABLE IN EBRARY !
https://famnen.arcada.fi/bibban/link.php?login?url=http://site.ebrary.c…

Study activities

  • Lectures - 32 hours
  • Excursions and demonstrations - 0 hours
  • Small-group work - 0 hours
  • Project- and production work/artistic activities - 50 hours
  • Individual studies - 50 hours
  • - 1 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 133 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 133 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Mode of Delivery

Multiform education

Assessment methods

  • Demonstrations and proficiency exams
  • Essays, reports, productions and portfolio

Assessment requirements

To pass the course the student must:
1. actively participate in lectures and discussions
2. hand in pre and post lecture assignments
3. hand in a final report (case study)

Teacher

  • Finne Thomas
  • Stenius Andreas

Examiner

Nyberg Jan

Home page of the course

Group size

No limit

Assignments valid until

Until further notice

The timetable of the course

published on itslearning

Assessment methods

  • Date will be announced later - Demonstrations and presentations
  • Date will be announced later - Reports and productions

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