NUS AMP – Managerial Accounting and Finance
Course Learning Objectives:
- Understanding fundamental financial accounting concepts and principles, and interpreting the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Statement, Statement of Cash Flows.
- Transaction analysis and financial statements.
- Financial analysis using financial ratios.
- Application of financial analysis in financial decision making and performance evaluation.
- Using the DuPont approach to highlight the key value drivers.
Faculty
Prof. Ravi Jain
Professor
Prof. Jain has won several teaching awards at NUS multiple times including the university’s Annual Teaching Excellence Award, the business school’s Outstanding Educator Award, and the MBA Program’s Best Lecturer Award. He is a co-author (with Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane, and Alan J. Marcus) of Investments Asia Global Edition (published by McGraw Hill), a textbook on investments and portfolio management that is widely used in the top business schools in Asia. He has published papers in academic journals on topics such as dividend policy, ownership structure, closed-end fund discounts, market microstructure, reverse takeovers, and direct share purchases. He has a PhD in Finance from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Syllabus
Learning Objectives:
- Understanding fundamental financial accounting concepts and principles, and interpreting the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Statement, Statement of Cash Flows.
Module Components:
Readings:
- Apr 23 and Apr 29, 2022: The Accounting Framework, Financial Statements, and Some Accounting Concepts
- Apr 23 and Apr 29, 2022: Chemalite, Inc.
Learning Objectives:
- Understanding fundamental financial accounting concepts and principles, and interpreting the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Statement, Statement of Cash Flows.
- Transaction analysis and financial statements.
Module Components:
Readings:
- Apr 23 and Apr 29, 2022: The Accounting Framework, Financial Statements, and Some Accounting Concepts
- Apr 23 and Apr 29, 2022: Chemalite, Inc.
Learning Objectives:
- Financial analysis using financial ratios.
- Application of financial analysis in financial decision making and performance evaluation.
- Using the DuPont approach to highlight the key value drivers.
Module Components:
Readings:
- May 7, 2022: Assessing a Company’s Future Financial Health