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Intermediate Financial Accounting and Analysis
(dt. Jahresabschluss und Jahresabschlussanalyse)

Level, degree of commitment Specialization module, compulsory elective module
Forms of teaching and learning,
workload
Lecture, recitation class, private study, Freies Unterrichtsgespräch, additional studies (Präsentationen in recitation classen, Diskussion ausgewählter Fallstudien and Praxisbeispiele),
180 hours (attendance: 45 hours, preparation and follow-up: 55 hours, additional studies: 25 hours, exam preparation: 68 hours)
Credit points,
formal requirements
6 CP
Course requirement(s):
Examination type: Written examination
Language,
Grading
German,
The grading is done with 0 to 15 points according to the examination regulations for the degree program B.Sc. Business Administration.
Duration,
frequency
One semester,
each winter semester
Person in charge of the module's outline Prof. Dr. Sascha H. Mölls

Contents

The module covers various areas of accounting and the analysis of financial statements. The focus is on both national and supplementary international standards. Financial statement analysis is based on ratios using discriminant analytical techniques. In the analysis of ratios, particular emphasis is placed on the financial analysis of the capital structure.


Qualification Goals

Upon completion of the module, students will be able to,

(1) understand, apply, critically evaluate and further develop essential contents and instruments of the subject of accounting,

(2) solve complex problems of the subject independently and in a structured manner, and

(3) assume positions in the field of accounting in both small and large, internationally oriented companies.


Prerequisites

None.


Applicability

Module imported from B.Sc. Business Administration.

When studying B.Sc. Business Mathematics, this module can be attended in the study area Business and Economics Focus Area: Accounting and Finance.


Recommended Reading

  • Coenenberg, A.G. et al.: Jahresabschluss und Jahresabschlussanalyse, 24. Auflage, Stuttgart 2016.
  • Perridon, L. et al.: Finanzwirtschaft der Unternehmung, 17. Auflage, München 2016.



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