MN4550 Advanced Financial Reporting

This course explores both underlying theory and practical applications of financial reporting and analysis. The course builds on financial accounting foundations presented in an introductory course and on fundamental concepts covered in auditing, economics, and finance courses. The course develops an understanding of alternative accounting measurements, examines how alternative accounting policies are selected in a dynamic financial reporting environment, helps to determine how best to communicate financial performance and financial position to users and emphasizes techniques for analyzing financial reports.

Prerequisite

MN3051 and MN4052

Lecture Hours

4

Lab Hours

0

Course Learning Outcomes

• Expose students to advanced financial reporting topics (such as inter-corporate investments, and mergers and acquisitions,) and to acquaint them with consolidated financial statements that arise from business combinations. 
• Critically analyze real business decision/management issues in the private sector as well as in the Department of Defense (DoD).