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And Now for Something REALLY FUN

And Now for Something REALLY FUN. Accounting Electives for MBAs Spring 2012. BUS 514 Financial Statement Analysis. BUS514 is a rigorous extension of BUS 512, focused on decision-making using financial statement data.

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And Now for Something REALLY FUN

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  1. And Now for Something REALLY FUN Accounting Electives for MBAs Spring 2012

  2. BUS 514Financial Statement Analysis • BUS514 is a rigorous extension of BUS 512, focused on decision-making using financial statement data. • Focus on forecasting and equity valuation with potential application to other contexts. • Credit and Risk Analysis. • Mergers and Acquisitions. • Corporate Restructuring. • Largely case-based. • Culminating group project is an equity analyst’s report on a Fortune 500.company.

  3. BUS 519Advanced Financial Reporting • A deeper dive into the details of the financial statements. • Become footnote literate. • Learn to appreciate the use and abuse of accounting discretion by managers. • Develop skills to unravel earnings management. • Understand interaction of accounting policies with strategic production/investment and financing decisions. • Take apart a firm’s financial statements. • Work involved is intense but rewarding! • Relation to 514?

  4. BUS 513Managerial Accounting • Not financial accounting. • Not undergraduate cost accounting. • How managers use info to make decisions. • Main Topics: • Analytical Tools for making strategic and operational decisions. • Strategic Cost Management. • Performance Measurement. • Audience • Mktg, Consulting, General Mgmt, Corp Finance. • Practical Focus.

  5. But Wait! • Want to really get into the nitty gritty? • Financial Reporting II (advanced) is available and cross-listed with BBAs • This and other cross-listed courses can allow MBAs to dig deep into accounting. • Contact Mary Sevier

  6. Be Planning Ahead • Most electives are offered only once per year. • Be looking next fall for: • International Financial Reporting. • Taxation for Management Decisions.

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