Postgraduate Course: Analysis of Corporate Financial Information (CMSE11084)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 15 |
ECTS Credits | 7.5 |
| Summary | 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 |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | For Business School PG students only, or by special permission of the School. Please contact the course secretary. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
150
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Lecture Hours 20,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
125 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
There is one group assignment which counts for 30% of the total mark (group presentation and written report) and a final two hour exam which counts for 70% of the total mark.
15% is awarded for the group written report, 10% is awarded for the group presentation and 5% is awarded on the basis of the individual student's own presentation within the group presentation. |
| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Analysis of Corporate Financial Information | 2:00 | |
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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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | fin-ACFI |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Tom Brown
Tel: (0131 6)50 8333
Email: T.Brown@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Rachel Allan
Tel: (0131 6)51 3757
Email: Rachel.Allan@ed.ac.uk |
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