Postgraduate Course: Analysis of Corporate Financial Information (CMSE11084)
Course Outline
| School |
Business School |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
15 |
| Home subject area |
Common Courses (Management School) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
The course aims to allow participants to analyse financial statements of corporation from around the world and to show the links between accounting statements, valuation methods and investment analysis. Participants will be comfortable reading financial statements, calculating and understanding accounting ratios, extracting information to make forecasts and valuations. Participants will also gain understanding of the limitations of financial statements and methods for evaluating the quality of these statements |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should have an understanding of:
Knowledge and Understanding:
Building Block Skills
> Financial statements and valuation
> Analysis of financial statements
o Business activities
o Balance sheet
o Income statement
o Cash flow statement
o Growth and profitability
> Accounting analysis and valuation
o Economic value
o Quality of financial statements
> Forecasting
Advanced Topics
> The architecture of fundamental analysis
> Value creation and the creation of residual income
> Current capital market research into accounting
> Characteristics of good accounting information
> Choosing a valuation technology
Intellectual Skills and personal development:
> The course will develop analytical, numerical and problem-solving skills.
Subject Specific Skills:
> Students will gain an ability to understand, speak and write the language of accounting and finance. Students will also be introduced to inputs of fundemental analysis data collection tools such as Thomson One Banker and Datastream.
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Assessment Information
| There is one group assignment which counts for 30% of the total mark (written report) and a final two hour exam which counts for 70% of the total mark. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Maria Michou
Tel: (0131 6)50 8341
Email: Maria.Michou@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Claire Local
Tel: (0131 6)50 3574
Email: Claire.Local@ed.ac.uk |
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