FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (BA2001)

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This course introduces students to the financial accounting cycle and financial reporting for corporations. Students learn how to measure and record accounting data and prepare financial statements. At the end of the course, students choose a company and do an analysis of their financial statements, comparing their company against a competitor company, using financial ratios.

Code: 
BA2001
Name: 
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Discipline: 
BA (Business)
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
College Level=Sophomore
Co-requisites: 
None

Learning Outcomes

  1. Apply accounting knowledge to reproduce each piece of accounting cycle.
  2. Be able to understand and prepare basic income statement and balance sheet.
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of accounting concepts, terms and procedures to analyse business activites.
  4. Use financial ratios to analyze a firm’s financial position and present the findings.

Offering(s)

Term Code Name
Fall 2024 BA2001A FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Spring 2025 BA2001A FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Spring 2025 BA2001B FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Summer 2025 BA2001 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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