EXC 3452 Financial Reporting and Analysis
EXC 3452 Financial Reporting and Analysis
The course is intended to give the student a thorough understanding of accounting from an international perspective. The course is intended for students with little or no previous knowledge of financial accounting.
After finishing the course, the student should have:
- Learned how the conceptual framework of the International Financial Reporting Standards influences how financial reports are produced,
- Acquired understanding of how financial reporting is used in decision-making processes.
- Learned the relative importance of financial reporting at macro level.
After finishing the course, the student should be able to:
- Use acquired knowledge to produce financial reports at company and group level using IFRS
- Use the financial information in performing analyses of financial reports.
- Understand the concept of fair presentation and its importance for decision-making.
The student should, after finishing the course, be able to:
- Discuss and reflect on how IFRS influences financial reporting
- Be able to give constructive feedback on own work and the work of others.
- The concept of double-entry bookkeeping
- Purpose and uses of accounting
- Fundamentals of recording financial data
- Concepts of accounting
- Regulation of accounting
- International differences and harmonization
- The contents of financial statements
- Financial statement analysis
- Recognition and measurement of the elements of financial statements
- Tangible and intangible fixed assets
- Inventories
- Financial assets, liabilities and equity
The lectures given will support the learning process, but the students are personally responsible for their own learning and must expect an extensive workload outside the lecture room in order to achieve the learning outcome outlined above.
In order to be well prepared for the examination students are expected to solve exercises both individually and in groups.
The use of computer-based tools is an important part of meeting the necessary overall goal of the course. Through learning supplementary material, the students will practice accounting as part of the course.
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Higher Education Entrance Qualification
Covid-19
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there may be deviations in teaching and learning activities as well as exams, compared with what is described in this course description.
No previous knowledge in accounting is required.
| Assessments |
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Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 25 Grouping: Group/Individual (1 - 3) Duration: 5 Week(s) Exam code: EXC34521 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination every semester |
Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Invigilation Weight: 75 Grouping: Individual Support materials:
Duration: 4 Hour(s) Exam code: EXC34522 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination every semester |
All exams must be passed to get a grade in this course.
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
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Teaching | 45 Hour(s) | |
Group work / Assignments | 130 Hour(s) | |
Examination | 25 Hour(s) | Exam incl. preparations. |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 7,5 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 200 hours.