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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : Asian Studies

Postgraduate Course: Financial Analysis (for MChS) (ASST11048)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaAsian Studies Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionTo enable the participant to assess corporate financial health and performance through an understanding of strategy and business opportunity gained through published financial statements as the entry point for the participant's engagement with the corporation
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  No Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CentralLecture1-11 09:00 - 10:50
First Class First class information not currently available
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:00
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding:
At the end of this course, the student should be able to analyse a set of financial statements in conjunction with an annual report, identifying the key business issues so as to advise either investors or management on the financial performance and prospects for the business.
Cognitive Skills:
The course deepens and develops the numerical skills, analytical skills and skills of synthesis and presentation, the foundations of which are provided by the core course in Accounting and Financial Management.
Key Skills:
On completion of the course, students should be able to give a presentation and/or written report on a company, based on its Annual Report and Accounts.
Assessment Information
Assessment is in tow parts: 30% is given to a group project, which dependent on student numbers on the course, will either be a group presentation or a group written report. 70% is given to an unseen written examination which takes the form of an individual report analysing a business on the basis of excerpts from its annual report and accounts.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Transferable skills Not entered
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Study Abroad Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserProf Irvine Lapsley
Tel: (0131 6)50 3790
Email: I.Lapsley@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Kate Marshall
Tel: (0131 6)50 4114
Email: Kate.Marshall@ed.ac.uk
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