1) acquire an advanced knowledge of the financial accounting system and be able to treat the financial reporting registrations of various economic operations of the company appropriately.
2) demonstrate an expertise on technical skills needed to analyze financial statements and disclosures, and learn how accounting standards and managerial incentives affect the financial reporting process.
3) effectively apply this specialized knowledge for use in financial analysis and company valuation, thus enabling them to take advantage of contemporary opportunities in their professional field.
4) become a reference point for expertise-related questions and ambiguities.
5) demonstrate an international mindset by developing a greater awareness about the importance of financial reporting in the global debate on ethics/social responsibility/sustainability.
6) assess the values of the organization in which they work through its financial reporting practices.
7) deliver an effective oral team presentation of important course concepts applied to a real life company.
The course deals with the following concepts:
An overview of the international external reporting environment.
Knowledge of balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement
The basics of the bookkeeping process
An overview of accounting for assets
Depreciation of assets
Inventory accounting
An overview of accounting for liabilities (incl. contingent liabilities)
Revenue Recognition issues
