PA 3003 is also offered in Fall 2024
PA 3003 is also offered in Fall 2023
PA 3003 is also offered in Spring 2023
PA 3003 is also offered in Fall 2022
PA 3003 is also offered in Spring 2022
Spring 2019 | PA 3003 Section 001: Nonprofit and Public Financial Management (64890)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Mon,
Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 15
- Enrollment Status:
Open (35 of 37 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Concepts/tools for project/budget planning. Program analysis. Interpreting financial reports. Identifying/resolving organizational performance issues. Case studies, real-world exercises. prereq: Jr or sr
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?kiedr003+PA3003+Spring2019
- Class Description:
- This is an introductory course about budgeting and financial analysis for public and nonprofit organizations. It is designed for students who have some understanding of budgeting and financial analysis, but wish to gain a better understanding of these topics for Nonprofit and Public organizations. It is one of the core courses of the Nonprofit/Public Track for the Management Minor in the Carlson School of Management. The primary objective of this course is to help students understand and use financial information available from financial documents such as budgets and financial statements. Conceptual frameworks and analytical techniques will be emphasized and applied to analyze real-world financial problems. Micromanagement of financial resources is also examined in the broader contexts of the performance of the national or regional economy. With this course, students are expected to: 1) Understand financial management as an integral part of public/nonprofit management; 2) Obtain basic knowledge and skills in budgeting and accounting; 3) Build up capacity to perform straightforward financial analysis; 4) Improve communication and writing skills regarding financial matters.
- Grading:
- 20% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
15% Class Participation
30% Problem Solving
- Exam Format:
- Statistical and verbal answers to financial questions.
- Class Format:
- 65% Lecture
35% Discussion
- Workload:
- 40 Pages Reading Per Week
2 Exam(s)
Other Workload: 4 Problem Solving Assignments & 2 Case Studies
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/64890/1193
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 26 February 2008
ClassInfo Links - Spring 2019 Public Affairs Classes Taught by P. Jay Kiedrowski