Overview
The preparation and uses of accounting information for internal and external financial decision-making, including extensive use of Excel spreadsheet skills that lend support for this.
The paper provides students with an understanding of the nature of the firm's financial decisions and the role of accounting inputs to these decisions. It is also concerned with the preparations and uses of accounting information for internal and external financial decision making. The paper will focus on developing financial knowledge and fundamental skills, including the extensive use of Excel spreadsheet skills for the building and application of financial decision models, concerning all the key responsibilities of a financial manager.
About this paper
| Paper title | Fundamentals of Accounting for Financial Decisions |
|---|---|
| Subject | Accounting |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,053.30 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- All of ACCT 102, (BSNS 102 or BSNS 112), (BSNS 107 or BSNS 115), and one of(BSNS 108, BSNS 114 or PTWY 112)
- Restriction
- ACCT 213, ACFI 201, FINC 201
- Schedule C
- Commerce
- Contact
- More information link
- For further information, please email accountancyfinance@otago.ac.nz.
- Teaching staff
- Teaching Arrangements
- This paper will be taught using lectures, computer labs, and tutorials.
- Textbooks
Principal of Managerial Finance, Chad J. Zutter and Scott Smart, Global Edition (16e), Pearson, 2021.
- Course outline
- View the most recent Course Outline
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Communication, Critical thinking, Self-motivation.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- You should be able to use the financial tools and techniques and other skills necessary to undertake important financial management decisions in order to help maximise a firm's value.
Timetable
Overview
The preparation and uses of accounting information for internal and external financial decision-making, including extensive use of Excel spreadsheet skills that lend support for this.
The paper provides students with an understanding of the nature of the firm's financial decisions and the role of accounting inputs to these decisions. It is also concerned with the preparation and use of accounting information for internal and external financial decision-making. The paper will focus on developing financial knowledge and fundamental skills, including the extensive use of Excel spreadsheet skills for the building and application of financial decision models, concerning all the key responsibilities of a financial manager.
About this paper
| Paper title | Fundamentals of Accounting for Financial Decisions |
|---|---|
| Subject | Accounting |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- All of ACCT 102, (BSNS 102 or BSNS 112), (BSNS 107 or BSNS 115), and one of(BSNS 108, BSNS 114 or PTWY 112)
- Restriction
- ACCT 213, ACFI 201, FINC 201
- Schedule C
- Commerce
- Contact
- More information link
- For further information, please email accountancyfinance@otago.ac.nz.
- Teaching staff
- Teaching Arrangements
This paper will be taught using lectures, computer labs and tutorials.
- Textbooks
Zutter, C. & Smart, S. (2021). Principal of Managerial Finance (16th ed.). Pearson.
- Course outline
- View the most recent Course Outline.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Communication, Critical thinking, Self-motivation.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
You should be able to use the financial tools and techniques and other skills necessary to undertake important financial management decisions in order to help maximise a firm's value.