AEM 3520

Financial Statements Analysis

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

The course will focus on developing a framework for analyzing financial statements to make business decisions. The framework is intended to enhance the ability to qualitatively and quantitatively assess financial information. Goals of the course include learning to read financial statements for relevant information, understanding the impact of a business' accounting choices and estimates, analyzing financial ratios and cash flow measures and methods for valuation of a business. Cases are incorporated in class discussions and assignments in order to illustrate concepts and allow students to put into practice the tools presented.

When Offered Spring.

Permission Note Enrollment preference given to: Dyson students.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: AEM 2010, AEM 2225, AEM 2240.
Forbidden Overlaps Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will receive credit for only one course in the following group: AEM 3520, LAW 6060, NBA 5060.

• Develop effective communication skills in finance.
• Attain analytical and functional competency in basic business and economic skills.
• Demonstrate working knowledge of ethics and ability to apply to real world settings.
• Demonstrate ability to solve practical business problems and make an impact in real world and society.
• Develop skills to be critical consumers of business information and research.

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