MST-22806 Financial Business Management

Course

Credits 6.00

Language of instruction:

English

Assumed knowledge on:

No preknowledge required.

Continuation courses:

Case studies management

Contents:

The course aims at giving an overview and insight in business economics, with a focus on financial management and accounting (internal and external reporting). A stakeholderview is adopted. The corporate decision making proces is studied from the different stakeholder interests (shareholders, banks, suppliers, government etc.), and from different angles (profit, risk, market, environment, taxes etc).

Aims:

- knowledge and application of accounting and finance techniques;
- skill development of application of knowledge under different perspectives/problem areas;
- knowledge of relevant literature.

Activities:

Lectures, (computer)practicals, self-study.

Examination:

Written exam, including multiple choice questions.
NB: students that have done one or more of the following courses:
- Inleiding bedrijfseconomische analyse (first year course)
- Financial Management (MST-20804)
- Corporate Accounting (MST-21804
cannot be granted any (extra) studypoints for this course, because the previous mentioned courses include parts of this course.

Literature:

P. Atrill/McLaney (I): Management accounting for non specialists; Printice Hall, ISBN 0273 65591 4.
P. Atrill (II): Financial management for non-specialists; Printice Hall, ISBN 0 273 65749 6.
Handouts, sheets and lecture notes.