2. COURSE OVERVIEW
• This course aim at assisting the managers in becoming conversant with
and knowledgeable in accounting and finance fundamentals for both
business and personal use.
• It aims to introduce you to the nature of financial statements and how
to interpret them; the nature and sources of finance available to
businesses, and to the elements of corporate finance and financial
management.
3. COURSE OF OBJECTIVES
Having successfully completed this course you will be able to
demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
• financial, cost, and management accounting
• how to assess the financial health of a firm
• the concepts of the time value of money, risk and return
• the various investment evaluation tools including NPV, IRR,
and payback
• financial instruments, capital assets, and the markets in which
they exist
4. COURSE OUTLINE
1. Financial Accounting and Reporting
2. Cost and Management Accounting
3. Financial Management
5. Financial Accounting and Reporting
•Accounting Equation & Double Entry Book keeping
•Accounting conventions
•Preparation of financial statements
•The analysis of financial statements
6. Cost and Management Accounting
•Costing Terms and Techniques
•Cost-volume-Profit Analysis
•Relevant Costing
•Budgets and Budgetary Control
7. Financial Management
•Financial Management Environment
•Sources of Finance
•Working Capital Management
•Time Value of Money
•Risk and Return
•Capital Budgeting
•Dividend Payout policy
9. REFERENCES
• Frank Wood and Alan Sangster (2011) Business
Accounting I, 11th edition, Pearson Education
• Catherine Gowthorpe (2011) Business Accounting and
Finance, 3rd edition. Publisher: Brendan George.
• Denzil Watson and Antony Head (2007) Corporate
Finance, Principles & Practice. 4th edition, Prentice Hall
10. Thank You
For any concerns, please contact
elearning@knust.edu.gh
elearningknust@gmail.com
0322 191132
Jan 2014
