Europe's first EMBA with STEM focus

Impact your financial decisions and learn how to affect the performance of your unit’s profitability and of your organization. In this course gain a basic understanding of finance and accounting concepts to drive your organization’s growth. Upon completion of this course, you will have gained general financial knowledge and an in-depth understanding of the impact of your decisions outside your functional area. Content of the course includes selected aspects of finance from a non-financial specialist perspective. Specific topics include: financial analysis; planning, forecasting, and budgeting; cash flow, and strategic financing. This class will be interactive and will require the active involvement of the participants in finance related activities.

Upon completing this course, you will be able to: 1. Explain the importance of finance and interpretation of financial information 2. Apply the concepts of accounting and finance to analyze financials 3. Learn about key accounting and finance terms 4. Examine financial statements by using key ratios 5. Explain the importance of budgeting process 6. Learn about key components needed to improve profitability

• Understand key accounting and finance terms

• Examine financial statements by using key ratios

• Explain the importance of budgeting process

Foundations of Finance and Accounting

5 videos Total 38 minutes

Introduction
1.1 The Building Blocks of Accounting
1.2 Overview of the Finance Principleses
1.3 The Four Financial Statements
1.4 The Practice of Accounting

4 readings Total 40 minutes

About this Course
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Finance Quick Reference Guide
Module 1 Lecture Slides

1 quiz Total 30 minutes

Module 1 Quiz  •30 minutes

 

Costing

4 videos • Total 19 minutes
2.1 Costing Methods  • 5 minutes
2.2 Cost Allocation  • 3 minutes
2.3 Break-Even Analysis • 6 minutes
2.4 Pricing  • 3 minutes
2 readings  •  Total 20 minutes
Module 2 Lecture Slides • 10 minutes
Supplemental Reading • 10 minutes
1 quiz • Total 30 minutes
Module 2 Quiz • 30 minutes

 

Financial Ratios

4 videos • Total 20 minutes
3.1 Liquidity Ratios  • 5 minutes
3.2 Asset, Profitability, and Debt Ratios  • 9 minutes
3.3 DuPont Pyramid  • 2 minutes
3.4 Earnings and Dividends • 2 minutes

3 readings • Total 30 minutes
Module 3 Lecture Slides • 10 minutes
Supplemental Reading • 10 minutes
Financial Statement for Gap (for Peer Review) • 10 minutes

1 quiz • Total 30 minutes
Module 3 Quiz • 30 minutes

Valuations

4 videos • Total 32 minutes
4.1 Market Methods • 7 minutes
4.2 Valuation Methods • 8 minutes
4.3 NPV and IRR  • 15 minutes
4.4 Course Summary • 1 minute

3 readings•Total 30 minutes
Module 4 Lecture Slides • 10 minutes
Course Wrap-Up • 10 minutes
End of Course Survey • 10 minutes

1 quiz•Total 30 minutes
Module 4 Quiz • 30 minutes