The basics of financial aspects in leadership

Beskrivning

Objective: You are able to take into account the financial goals of a service enterprise and act accordingly from the leadership point of view. You are able to interpret financial information. You are able to utilize financial information in management decision making. You are able to apply the most common price setting methods. Content: How can the profitability of a service enterprise be affected? How does the price setting affect the profitability of an enterprise? What do financial statements indicate about the financial situation of a service enterprise? What kind of key ratios and indicators can be used in analyzing the economic situation of a service enterprise? What kind of calculations can be used in decision making?

Förkunskapskrav

The knowledge of the basics in accounting and leadership is recommended.

Bedömningskriterier

a. You can use professional vocabulary related to leadership in financial administration. d. You can evaluate operations considering leadership in customer, user, and other target group situations. e. You can choose the most appropriate models and methods and justify your choices.

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THE EVALUATION DEPENDS ON: Quizzes and exam (100 percent), max 120 points.

The assessment is based on the total points collected by the student from the quizzes and exams. Ten topics; eight quizzes and two exams.

Grades: 1-5

120 – 108 points = 5 107 – 96 points = 4 95 – 84 points = 3 83 – 72 points = 2 71 – 59 points = 1 58 – 00 points = Failed

Arbetsformer och schemaläggning

Course and exam book: Bettner Mark S: Using Accounting and Financial Information, 2014. (The book is mandatory and available as an e-book from the XAMK’s Kaakkuri Library.)

(Extrabook (this book is not mandatory): Elliott, B. and Elliott, J. (2019) Financial Accounting and Reporting (19th edn), Harlow, Essex, Pearson Education Limited.

Texts/articles picked up by teacher.

The study material can be found on the Learn website of the course. The studies are based on material there or linked therein.

All the teaching to be given has been recorded and can also be found on the Learn website of the course.

Info

16.1.-31.8.2023. The first start is on 16 January 2023. After that students can start their studies approximately within a week after enrolling on this course. The estimated time for completing this course is three months. The last day of registration is May 28, 2023.