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Course Online Syllabus

Spring 2012

Department ACCTCourse Number6351 Section Number23344
Name of Course Financial Reporting & Analysis
Name of Instructor Kuang,Yingxu

This information may not constitute all course policies; students are responsible for all course requirements established by their instructors during the semester and all institutional policies as established in the UHV student handbook.

Learning Objectives

As a result of this course, students will

  1. Perform various financial analysis, including common-size statement, trend analysis and ratio computations.
  2. Identify the economic characteristics of a particular industry and the strategies that a particular firm pursues to gain competitive advantage.
  3. Comprehend the financial accounting/reporting principles underlying the financial statements (i.e., balance sheet, income statement, and the statement of cash flows) and analyze the impact of GAAP on profitability and risk.
  4. Forecast the sales and related expenses and prepare projected financial statements.
  5. Identify the economic characteristics of a particular industry and the strategies that a particular firm pursues to gain competitive advantage.
  6. Comprehend the financial accounting/reporting principles underlying the financial statements (i.e., balance sheet, income statement, and the statement of cash flows) and analyze the impact of GAAP on profitability and risk.
  7. Identify the economic characteristics of a particular industry and the strategies that a particular firm pursues to gain competitive advantage.
  8. Perform various financial analysis, including common-size statement, trend analysis and ratio computations.
  9. Forecast the sales and related expenses and prepare projected financial statements.
  10. Forecast the sales and related expenses and prepare projected financial statements.
  11. Comprehend the financial accounting/reporting principles underlying the financial statements (i.e., balance sheet, income statement, and the statement of cash flows) and analyze the impact of GAAP on profitability and risk.
  12. Perform various financial analysis, including common-size statement, trend analysis and ratio computations.

Major Assignments/Exams

Fiancial Statements Analysis Project 120 points
 
Midterm Exam 100 points
Final Exam 100 points
Homework Assignments 40 points
Attendance and Participation 40 points

Required Reading

Gibson, Financial Reporting and Analysis: Using Financial Accounting Information,12th ed., ISBN 1439080607.

Recommended Reading

No additional readings have been recommended for this course.

List of Discussion/Lecture Topics


Course topics have not been submitted.