Applied Financial Management (WP)*
Niveau
2. Study cycle, Master
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
The students are able to:
• develop and apply financial knowledge, in particular with regard to financing and investment decisions, analysis of key figures and liquidity management.
- compare companies based on annual financial statements from the point of view of profitability.
• analyze practical cases.
Prerequisites for the course
Course: Corporate Finance
Course content
• Practical cases are analyzed as a main focus of this course, generally based on Harvard business cases. The focus is mainly on corporate financing and investment decisions as well as liquidity management.
• The aim is to compare companies based on annual financial statements, including an analysis of key figures, from the point of view of profitability and to advise them on strategic financing and investment decisions.
Recommended specialist literature
• Harrison, Walter T.; Horngren, Charles T.; Thomas, C. William & Tietz, Wendy M.: Financial Accounting. Pearson (latest international edition)
• Berk, Jonathan; DeMarzo, Peter: Corporate Finance. Pearson (latest edition)
• Harvard Business Cases (e.g. Anandam Manufacturing Company (HBS W16204-PDF-ENG), Generating Higher Value at IBM (HBS 215058-PDF-ENG), Amazon: The Brink of Bankruptcy (HBS 809014-PDF-ENG)
• Company statements from DAX and S&P 500 Indices
Assessment methods and criteria
presentation
Language
English
Number of ECTS credits awarded
3
Share of e-learning in %
15
Semester hours per week
2.0
Planned teaching and learning method
Blended Learning
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
1
Name of lecturer
Prof. (FH) Dr. Peter Dietrich
Academic year
Key figure of the course/module
08.MV.SIF.1.2
Type of course/module
integrated lecture
Type of course
Compulsory
Internship(s)
none