Financial Management

Structure Type: Course
Code: KD06BNMA626
Type: Compulsory
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 4.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Palomäki, Juhani
Teacher Team: Palomäki, Juhani
Language of Instruction: English

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum  Semester  Credits  Start of Semester  End of Semester
INBUS2-2013   2 spring   4.0   2015-01-02   2015-07-31  
INBUS2-2014   2 spring   4.0   2016-01-01   2016-07-31  
INBUS2-2015   2 spring   4.0   2017-01-01   2017-07-31  
INBUS2-2016   2 spring   4.0   2018-01-01   2018-07-31  

Learning Outcomes

Students know accounting management in theory and in practice and corporate finances with an emphasis on long-term financing. Students are competent in utilizing accounting information as a tool in decision-making pertaining corporate finances and in managing the performance of an organization.

Student's Workload

- lectures 40 h
- group work 12 h
- independent work 56 h

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Basics of Accounting

Contents

- Identification and measurement
- Balance sheet and income statement
- Financial statement analysis
- Cost-volume-profit analysis
- Budgeting
- Long-term financial policy
- Financial structure
- Valuation of stocks and bonds
- Investments and financial decisions
- Options

Recommended or Required Reading

-Brigham & Ehrhardt: Financial Management (2008 or newer)

-material provided by lecturer

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

- lectures
- group work
- independent work

Assessment Criteria

Exellent (5): The student is able to evaluate and analyze the profitability and financial status of a company on the basis of the financial statements. Students know the basic principles, tasks and areas of utilisation of management accounting in a company. Students are also able to draw up financial calculations on the basis of long-term financing.
Good (4-3): The student is able to evaluate and analyze the profitability and financial status of a company on the basis of the financial statements and key ratios given. The student knows how to use, for example, cost-colume-profit analysis as a tool to measure company profitability. Students are also able to draw up basic financial calculations on the basis of long-term financing.
Satisfactory (2-1): The student is able to evaluate the profitability and financial status of a company on the basis of the key ratios given. Students are also able to draw up some basic financial calculations. Students know the basic principles of management accounting.

Assessment Methods

- exam 40 %
- group work 30 %
- essay 30 %

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