...causes of exchange-rate movements and the implications of macro-economic linkages between countries. Credit : 3 hours Prerequisites By course :Fin 350- Financial Markets & Institutions Eco 202- Macroeconomics Textbook : Fundamentals of Multinational Finance, 4th edition, 2012. Moffet/Stonehill/Eitman, Pearson, Prentice Hall. Supportive text : International Financial Management, Bekaert,Hodrick International Money and Finance: 7th edition by Michael Melvin Instructor : George El Kazzi, MMB Office Hours : M.W.F. from 6-7 pm E-mail : gkazzy@aust.edu.lb kazzifinance@yahoo.com Business Division e-mail: business.div@aust.edu.lb ________________________________________________________________________ Course Objectives To study the role that international trade and investment, currency movements, derivative Instruments, hedging strategies, international financial markets, and international agreements and institutions play in the management of multinational corporations. Learning Outcomes By the end of the semester, and based on class participation, the student will be able to: 1. Identify the Balance of payments theory and policy 2. Explore the theories of foreign...
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...Office check Student’s signature Enrolment Form | ACCA Part-time Courses 2011/12 Please make sure that you complete all sections of this application form clearly in black or blue ink and block capitals and return by Post/ Fax/ Email to: LSBF, Admissions, 9 Holborn, London, EC1N 2LL, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 207 823 2303, Fax: +44 (0) 207 8232302, Email: admissions@lsbf.org.uk Please note that an English translation should accompany all non-English documents. For further up-to-date information about the application process please refer to www.lsbf.org.uk/students/apply.html Student Details Title: * Mr Ms Mrs Miss Other (please specify)...................................................................................................................... Surname: *....................................................................................................... First Name:*....................................................................... Home address:*............................................................................................................……........................................................................ City:* …………………...........................................Country: *.................................................................... Postcode: ................................ Correspondence Address:* (if different from home address)….............................................................................................
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...FIA Paper FA1 Recording Financial Transactions theexpgroup.com ExPress Notes FIA FA1 Recording Financial Transactions Contents About ExPress Notes 1. Business transactions and documentation 7 2. Financial statements and their elements 12 3. Double entry bookkeeping: the debits and credits 18 4. Cash and bank 21 5. Sales and credit transactions 24 6. Purchases and credit transactions 29 7. Payroll 32 8. Page | 2 3 Control accounts and initial trial balance 34 © 2011 The ExP Group. Individuals may reproduce this material if it is for their own private study use only. Reproduction by any means for any other purpose is prohibited. These course materials are for educational purposes only and so are necessarily simplified and summarised. Always obtain expert advice on any specific issue. Refer to our full terms and conditions of use. No liability for damage arising from use of these notes will be accepted by the ExP Group. ExPress Notes FIA FA1 Recording Financial Transactions START About ExPress Notes We are very pleased that you have downloaded a copy of our ExPress notes for this paper. We expect that you are keen to get on with the job in hand, so we will keep the introduction brief. First, we would like to draw your attention to the terms and conditions of usage. It’s a condition of printing these notes that you agree to the terms and conditions of usage. These are available...
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... AS (7131) A-level (7132) Specifications For teaching from September 2015 onwards For AS exams in May/June 2016 onwards For A-level exams in May/June 2017 onwards Version 1.0 19 August 2014 aqa.org.uk G00395 Copyright © 2014 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. AQA retains the copyright on all its publications, including the specifications. However, schools and colleges registered with AQA are permitted to copy material from these specifications for their own internal use. AQA Education (AQA) is a registered charity (number 1073334) and a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (company number 3644723). Our registered address is AQA, Devas Street, Manchester M15 6EX. AS Business (7131) and A-level Business (7132). AS exams May/June 2016 onwards. A-level exams May/June 2017 onwards. Version 1.0 Contents 1 Introduction 5 1.1 Why choose AQA for AS and A-level Business 1.2 Support and resources to help you teach 2 Specification at a glance 2.1 Subject content 2.2 AS 2.3 A-level 5 6 8 8 8 9 3 Subject content 10 Strategic decision making (A-level only) 3.1 What is business? 3.2 Managers, leadership and decision making 3.3 Decision making to improve marketing performance 3.4 Decision making to improve operational performance 3.5 Decision making to improve financial performance 3.6 Decision making to improve human resource performance 3.7 Analysing the strategic...
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...Required Textbook: 1. Financial Modeling by Simon Benninga, MIT Press, Third edition. Other Recommended Books: 1. Corporate Finance, Stephen A. Ross, Randolph W. Westerfield, and Jeffrey Jaffe (RWJ), Irwin/McGraw-Hill. (you should have this from the core class). 2. Damodaran on Valuation, Wiley. 3. Spreadsheet Modeling in Corporate Finance by Craig Holden, Prentice Hall. 4. Analysis for Financial Management, Robert C. Higgings, Irwin/McGraw-Hill. 5. MBA’s Guide to Microsoft Excel 2000, Stephen L. Nelson, Redmond Technology Press. Course Packet: The course packet contains the cases that will be assigned during the semester. Assignments and lecture notes will be distributed in class. Exams: There will be one take-home final exam. The final exam will be based on spreadsheets built using techniques for financial modeling developed throughout the course. The exam will require individual ability to perform advanced financial modeling using a spreadsheet. Class Participation: A vibrant class discussion will raise the level of enjoyment and learning for all of us. Therefore, it will help if you take the time to prepare and do the readings before the class. You should read the assigned chapters before coming to the lectures. In addition to discussing the material, you should also be familiar with the modeling techniques and spreadsheet tools used in each class. Grading Policy: 1. Late assignments are never accepted for credit unless there are extenuating circumstances...
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...Brochure ACCA Diploma in International Financial Reporting ACCA Diploma in International Financial Reporting This brochure contains detailed information about the ACCA Diploma in International Financial Reporting (DipIFR). Should you have any questions after reading this brochure, please contact us at BPP Nederland. Contact person : Phone number: e-mail: Iris Calmes MSc RA 020 – 5677823 i.calmes@bppnederland.nl About the ACCA DipIFR The Diploma in International Financial Reporting is an internationally recognised qualification in financial accounting using International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS / IAS). It is accredited by the ACCA (Association of Certified Chartered Accountants) and is aimed at accounting and finance professionals who already have experience in accounting. The aim of the qualification is to develop knowledge, understanding and application of International Financial Reporting Standards and the concepts and principles which underpin them. The Diploma is ideal for auditors, accountants, finance or tax professionals, who need a comprehensive refresher of IFRS/ IAS or who need to understand and apply the IFRS/IAS. To be eligible to take the Diploma one should: - be a member of an Accountancy professional body, or - have a relevant degree + two years work experience, or - have three years work experience. Overview Who should attend? Why study DipIFR On completion of the Diploma, students should be able to: - understand and explain...
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...provides graduates with a world class, internationally recognised professional qualification. Employers need good strategists from a wide range of areas, whose skills are complemented by excellent business training. The CPA Program you are undertaking delivers top quality graduates who provide advice of the highest order to the business world. Approximately 23 000 CPA Australia members hold the position of General Manager, Financial Controller, Chief Financial Officer or Chief Executive Officer. CPA Australia strives to continually enhance the CPA Program’s global relevance and provide more ways for people to develop a career built on professional accounting skills. The CPA Program ensures candidates develop the appropriate skills, knowledge and values required of a CPA through a combination of coherent learning experiences. As shown in the following CPA Program diagram, the CPA Program formal education model consists of two levels: ■ The foundation level—core knowledge requirements that can be fulfilled through CPA Australia’s series of eight foundation exams or through an accredited or recognised higher-education degree program. ■ The professional level—six postgraduate level segments plus three years’ mentored experience. The syllabus for the CPA Program focuses on strategy, leadership and international business. Content is globally...
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...Finance 3101: Financial Management Syllabus (Spring 2013) Section: 101 Time/Room: TR 12:30 P.M. – 1:50 P.M. / 208 Ambler Learning Ctr. Course Coordinator: Dr. Howard Keen (“DRK”) Course Instructor: James Dooley Office Hours: By Appointment E-mail Address: jsdooley@verizon.net Office Telephone: 215-498-0157 Prerequisites |Economics 1101 (C051) and 1102 (C052); Accounting 2102 (0002) or 2521. Statistics 2101 (C021) or 2103. Any exception to the foregoing prerequisites can | |only be approved by the Department Chair. | | | | | | | |Course Description | | | | | This course provides a survey of the financial problems associated with the life cycle of a business firm. Topics include: financial analysis and planning, capital budgeting, cost of capital, and the sources and uses of business funds. While the emphasis is on decision making within a corporate environment, the tools taught in this course are just as relevant to other forms of business organization and to personal financial management. Course Objectives ...
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...Business Regs and Compliance MKTG 1130 Fall 2014 CRN 20033 Term Business Regs and Compliance MKTG 1130 Fall 2014 CRN 20033 Term ------------------------------------------------- Course Information Meeting Times: Online Credit Hours: Three (3) Contact Hours: Online CRN: 20033 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None ------------------------------------------------- Instructor Information Name: Michael R. Childs Office: Online Office Phone: (912) 272-0005 Cellular (I ANSWER MY PHONE) Email: mchilds@savannahtech.edu Office Hours: None Response Time Generally 24 hours ------------------------------------------------- Department Head Information Name: Brendan Ferrara Office: Savannah Campus Office Phone: (912) 443-5783 E-mail Address: bferrara@savannahtech.edu Office Hours: By Appt. ------------------------------------------------- Course Description This course introduces the study of contracts and other legal issues and obligations for businesses. Topics include: creation and evolution of laws, court decision processes, legal business structures, sales contracts, commercial papers, Uniform Commercial Code, and risk-bearing devices. ------------------------------------------------- Course Competencies Upon successful completion of this class, each student should be able to: Creation and Evolution of Laws Court Decision Processes Legal Business Structures Sales Contracts ...
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...commerce throughout the ages. By examining the words of great authors, we will get a sense of the timeless nature of business and make the observation that the issues currently facing individuals and business have their origins in writings centuries old and from a wide array of cultural and geographic underpinnings. A brief historical trace will be made to connect us to those businessmen and women who pursued many of the same goals we do today. The course will be divided into three semester sections with six functional areas, each followed by an Exam. A lecture outline is posted to Canvas in the week that section is started. Section 1: A. The Fundamentals of Business - We will read many of the classics of literature and philosophy to discern the authors' beliefs about business fundamentals and, in the process, relate them back to those fundamentals we each have in common with modern business leaders. Exam 1 Section 2: B. Marketing Thought - A few selected readings from Cicero to Galbraith will form the basis of a discussion on the critical importance of marketing to the existence of a business enterprise and we will learn what issues relating to marketing great thinkers have felt are...
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...Notes CIMA Paper P2 Management Performance For exams in 2013 theexpgroup.com CIMA P2 Performance Management ExPress Notes Contents About ExPress Notes 1. 2. 3. 4. Pricing and Product Decisions Cost planning and analysis Budgeting and Management Control Control/Performance Measurement of Responsibility Centres 3 7 22 31 37 Page | 2 © 2013 The ExP Group. Individuals may reproduce this material if it is for their own private study use only. Reproduction by any means for any other purpose is prohibited. These course materials are for educational purposes only and so are necessarily simplified and summarised. Always obtain expert advice on any specific issue. Refer to our full terms and conditions of use. No liability for damage arising from use of these notes will be accepted by the ExP Group. theexpgroup.com CIMA P2 Performance Management ExPress Notes START About ExPress Notes We are very pleased that you have downloaded a copy of our ExPress notes for this paper. We expect that you are keen to get on with the job in hand, so we will keep the introduction brief. First, we would like to draw your attention to the terms and conditions of usage. It’s a condition of printing these notes that you agree to the terms and conditions of usage. These are available to view at www.theexpgroup.com. Essentially, we want to help people get through their exams. If you are a student for the CIMA exams and you are using these notes for yourself only, you...
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...website: Date/Time: Liona Lai, CA CPA, PH.D A and C Alla Volodina, CA CPA B Location : Instructor Office Hours: E-Mail Address : A: Friday 11am to Wednesday 7-10pm 2pm C: Friday 2pm to 5pm ACE 009 ACE 009 Liona Lai: Friday 9:45 am to 10:45am ATK 212; Alla Volodina: by appointment adms3585@yorku.ca Calendar Description This course, in conjunction with AP/ADMS 3595 3.00, develops thorough knowledge and understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and financial statement analytical skills by examining various technical areas of financial accounting. Prerequisite: AP/ADMS 2500 3.00. Prior to Fall 2009 Prerequisite: AK/ADMS 2500 3.0. Course credit exclusion: AK/ADMS 3585 3.00. Learning Outcomes After completion of the course, apart from mastering the technical knowledge of the revenue and asset side of the financial statements, students should also 1. Understand the importance of ethics in the accounting profession and realize potential conflicts of interest that one may encounter in the profession. 2. Begin to learn how to see the inter-relationship between accounting issues, analyse them, and integrate the findings to draw reasonable conclusions. 3. Begin to learn the basics of case writing and communicate effectively. 4. Understand the importance of teamwork and learn how to develop work plans and resolve conflicts. Textbook Required Intermediate Accounting, 10th Canadian Edition, Volume 1, By Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, Terry D. Warfield, Nicola M....
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...International Financial Management BUS ADM 456-002 (finance majors only) Spring 2015 Dr. Yong-Cheol Kim ________________________________________________________________________________ Office: S430D, Phone: 414-229-4997, e-mail: ykim@uwm.edu, mailbox is in the fourth floor of the Lubar School of Business. Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 9:50-10:50 AM, or by appointment. Class: Monday and Wednesday, 2:00PM - 3:15PM, Lubar Hall N126 COURSE OVERVIEW The course consists of mostly lectures, quizzes and discussion of current materials. The international financial management extends the principles of corporate finance to the international and global context. Main objectives are: 1) to broaden our view and perspective on global businesses; 2) to understand the mechanics of foreign currencies; and 3) to study the implications of the existence of multiple currencies and the operations across borders of sovereign nation-states for multinational corporations. Main topics are exchange rates and parity conditions, measurement and management of foreign currency exposures. The most important materials for a good grade are class discussions and notes. Course Learning Objectives and Course Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of the course, the student will: 1. Be familiar with current global finance and exchange rates 2. Understand the implications of the change in the exchange rates for multinational corporations 3. Develop critical and...
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...Investment Principles and Analysis Trinity University FNCE 3352 Spring 2010 INSTRUCTOR: Carl M. Hubbard, Ph.D., CFA Office: CGC N3l6; phone 999-7283, carl.hubbard@trinity.edu OFFICE HOURS: 9:30 – 11:30 MW; 2:30 – 4:00 TTh; Other times available by appointment. TEXTBOOK: Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane, and Alan J. Marcus. Essentials of Investments, 7th Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2008. CALCULATOR: Texas Instruments BAII Plus Calculator COURSE OBJECTIVES The learning objectives for students in this course are: (l) improve your understanding of financial securities and markets, (2) develop the ability to analyze investment companies, common stocks, and bonds for investment decisions, (3) understand how options are valued and how option contracts are used in hedging and speculating, (4) understand how to apply security analysis techniques in relatively efficient capital markets, and (5) gain practical experience in trading securities. The prerequisite for this course is the completion of FNCE 3301 with a grade of C- or better. REQUIREMENTS OF THE COURSE 1. Complete the assigned readings and problems. 2. Attend and participate in each class meeting. 3. Complete the security analysis project. 4. Complete the three examinations as scheduled. READING AND PROBLEM ASSIGNMENTS The reading and problem assignments are designed to achieve the goals of the course and are to be completed in preparation...
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...company’s requirements and the bank’s constraint are met. This assignment also provides candidates one final opportunity to practice their examinationwriting skills. Learning Outcome The candidates demonstrate the ability to apply the Steps for Approaching Business and Corporate Strategy to diagnose and resolve the business and functional strategic issues presented in a for-profit setting under simulated examination conditions. Due Date Please refer to the Schedule accessed from the left navigation menu. Required Reading There are no required readings for this case assignment. © 2013 The Society of Management Accountants of Canada. All rights reserved. ®/™ Registered Trade-Marks/Trade-Marks are owned by The Society of Management Accountants of Canada. No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without the permission of the copyright holder. Assignment An assessment rubric for this assignment is provided in Appendix 1. Note that a rubric will not be provided for the actual Case Examination; however, the rubrics provided in the practice case exams are consistent with the level of expectations for the actual Case Examination. The following assignment will be...
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