ClassInfo - Spring 2014 Public Affairs Classes Taught by P. Jay Kiedrowski

Spring 2014 | PA 5003 Section 001: Introduction to Financial Analysis and Management (59685)

Instructor(s): P. Jay Kiedrowski
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 1.5 Credits
Grading Basis:: A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:: Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:: Second Half of Term

03/24/2014 - 05/09/2014

Thu 06:00PM - 08:45PM

UMTC, West Bank

Carlson School of Management 1-135
Also Offered:: (Tentative) Spring 2022
(Tentative) Fall 2021
(Tentative) Spring 2021
(Tentative) Fall 2020
(Tentative) Summer 2020
(Tentative) Spring 2020
(Tentative) Fall 2019
(Tentative) Summer 2019
(Tentative) Spring 2019
(Tentative) Fall 2018
(Tentative) Summer 2018

Course Catalog Description:: Finance/accounting concepts/tools in public/nonprofit organizations. Fund accounting. Balance sheet and income statement analysis. Cash flow analysis. Public/nonprofit sector budgeting processes. Lectures, discussions. Cases.
Class Description:: This is an introductory course to budgeting and financial analysis in the context of public and nonprofit organizations. The primary learning objective of this course is how to obtain accurate financial information to make sound management decisions through the analysis of financial documents such as budgets and financial statements. The processes of producing such documents will be introduced but are not the focus of this course. Conceptual frameworks and analytical techniques will be emphasized and applied to analyze real-world financial problems. Lectures, discussions, and cases/examples from nonprofit and public sector organizations will be utilized.
Grading:: 30% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
25% Reports/Papers
15% Class Participation
Class Format:: 50% Lecture
20% Discussion
10% Small Group Activities
10% Student Presentations
10% Demonstration
Workload:: 50 Pages Reading Per Week
2 Exam(s)
1 Presentation(s)
6 Homework Assignment(s)
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/59685/1143
Past Syllabi:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/kiedr003_PA5003_Spring2020.docx (Spring 2020)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/kiedr003_PA5003_Spring2019.docx (Spring 2019)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/kiedr003_PA5003_Summer2018.docx (Summer 2018)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/kiedr003_PA5003_Spring2018.docx (Spring 2018)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/kiedr003_PA5003_Fall2017.docx (Fall 2017)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/kiedr003_PA5003_Summer2017.docx (Summer 2017)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/kiedr003_PA5003_Spring2017.docx (Spring 2017)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/kiedr003_PA5003_Fall2015.pdf (Fall 2015)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/kiedr003_PA5003_Summer2015.docx (Summer 2015)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 21 January 2014

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