5699 (v.6) Financial Management 550

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Area:	Graduate School of Business
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
An introduction to accounting and financial management, for managers and professionals without formal business qualifications. Specifically, it aims to increase your knowledge and understanding of a company's financial position, corporate accountabilityand how these effect business decisions. It will allow the assessment of companies according to their liquidity, profitability, financial backing and triple-bottom-line performance. In doing so, it will enable a better understanding of the real driversof a business and explain, in financial terms, the costs and benefits of decision alternatives. It will provide the skills to communicate more effectively with finance and accounting managers.