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Module Name
Module Code
Lecture Hrs
Practical Hrs
Credits
Business Accounting and Analysis
DFA6020Y
3
0
6

Description
The Regulatory Framework, International Accounting and financial reporting Standards; Accounting Issues in Financial Reports; Recognition and measurement of assets, liabilities, income and expenses; Presentation of Financial Statements; standards relating to leasing, provisions, intangible assets, goodwill, earnings per share, borrowing costs, financial instruments, cash flow statements and group accounts; creative accounting; Role and responsibilities of Board of Directors; Role and responsibilities of Management, Users of Financial reports and their expectation; A Framework for Financial Analysis: (a) Business Dynamics, (b) Preliminary Analysis (i.e. Vertical, Horizontal, Change and Trend), (c) Ratio Computations and Inferring, (d) Forecasting Financial Data and (e) Valuation; Content Structure and Format of Financial Statements; Preliminary Analysis, Adjustments (if applicable), Ratio Analysis and Interpretation of Accounts; Corporate Failure; Corporate lending and analysis; Prediction Models; Contemporary Financial Measures of Performance; Performance Measurement Models -, Financial v/s Non Financial performance indicators, conventional profit related measures of performance v/s value based measures; multi-dimensional performance measurement: Balanced Scorecard; Benchmarking; Non Profit Organisations; Public Sector; Planning & Control - Strategic Management Accounting: goals, appraising the environment, position appraisal, strategy evaluation ; Short run Decision-making techniques; budgeting.
Faculty Department
FACULTY OF LAW AND MANAGEMENT Department of Finance and Accounting
Contact Details
Administrative assistant: TASLIMA BOODHUN-JHUMKA
Telephone: 4037400
Email: t.boodhun@uom.ac.mu
 

 


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