Financial Analysis and Management

Course ID:
Semester: 6th
Year of Study:
Category: Economics Elective
For Erasmus Students: Όχι
Learning Outcomes
Students will develop an understanding of the demand and supply of accounting information and the role of financial analysis and analysts and the estimation of the statistical characteristics of the accounting figures.
Competences:
Students are also expected to gain a balanced view of the use of accounting information for decision making and the reliability of accounting statements. They will develop an understanding of the use of multi-variate statistical models used to predict failure prediction and bond rating and will gain a strong background about the use of the basic tools of financial analysis.
Course Contents
- Weeks 1, 2: Overview of Financial Statement Analysis
- Weeks 3, 4: Financial Reporting and Analysis
- Weeks 5, 6: Cash Flow Analysis
- Weeks 7, 8: Return on Invested Capital and Profitability Analysis
- Weeks 9, 10: Credit Analysis
- Weeks 11, 12: Equity Analysis and Valuation
- Week 13: Case studies and Problems solution
Teaching Activities
Lectures (3 hours per week) and Tutorials (1 hour per week)
Teaching Organization
Δραστηριότητα |
Φόρτος Εργασίας Εξαμήνου |
Lectures, 3 hours per week |
(13X3) = 39 hours |
Workshop, 1 hour per week |
(13X1) = 13 hours |
Study and analysis of the literature |
46 hours |
Project writing and problem sets solving |
52 hours |
Total number of hours for the Course
(25 hours of workload per ECTS credit) |
150 hours (total student workload) |
Assessment
a) Submission of group projects and assignments (40%) and b) performance on the final written examination at the end of the semester (60%). The evaluation criteria are clearly defined and posted in the relevant web page of the course:
Use of ICT
Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) (e.g. powerpoint) in teaching and communicating with students.