Kursens undervisningsperiod

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

Nivå/kategori

Yrkesstudier

Undervisningsspråk

Engelska

Kurstyp

Obligatorisk

Cykel/nivå

Högre yrkeshögskoleexamen

Rekommenderat studieår

1

Omfattning

5 sp

Kompetensmål

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.

Läranderesultat

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

Innehåll

Financial statement analysis
Cost accounting
Investment analysis

Förkunskaper

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

Kursen ersätter följande kurser

Finance in a Management Context

Mer information

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

Litteratur

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.

Studieaktiviteter

  • Föreläsningar - 32 timmar
  • Självstudier - 103 timmar

Arbetsbelastning

  • Kursens totala antal arbetstimmar: 135 timmar
  • Varav självstyrda studieformer: 135 timmar
  • Varav schemalagda studier: 0 timmar

Undervisningsform

Flerformsundervisning (delvis nätundervisning handledd eller självstudier)

Examinationsformer

Essä, rapporter, produktioner och portfolio

Examinationskrav

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

Lärare

Stenius Andreas

Examinator

Stenius Andreas

Antal kursplatser

Ingen begränsning (23 studenter anmälda)

Delprestation i kraft till

12 månader efter kursens slutdatum

Kursanmälningstid

2021-08-09 till 2021-09-05

Examinationsformer

Datum meddelas senare - Rapporter och produktioner

Rumsbokningar
Datum Tid Rum Titel Beskrivning Organisatör
2021-10-13 16:30 - 20:00 Financial Analysis https://arcada.zoom.us/my/steniusa Stenius Andreas
2021-10-14 16:30 - 20:00 Financial Analysis https://arcada.zoom.us/my/steniusa Stenius Andreas
2021-10-15 16:30 - 20:00 Financial Analysis https://arcada.zoom.us/my/steniusa Stenius Andreas
2021-10-27 16:30 - 20:00 Financial Analysis https://arcada.zoom.us/my/steniusa Stenius Andreas
2021-10-28 16:30 - 20:00 Financial Analysis https://arcada.zoom.us/my/steniusa Stenius Andreas
2021-10-29 16:30 - 20:00 Financial Analysis https://arcada.zoom.us/my/steniusa Stenius Andreas

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