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to their external stakeholders position. Finally, the course focuses MGT 422 - Management and
(e.g., shareholders, creditors, on the importance of cashflow as it Leadership Development
governmental agencies, customers provides an explanation of changes Credit hours:3
and alike). The information provided occurred in the firm’s cash balances Prerequisites: MGT 255
would be used for a variety of for specific period.
decisions making purposes by This course provides the student with
interested parties. This is the first FIN 303- Risk Management and a detailed overview of contemporary
of a two part course. Intermediate Insurance leadership theory and practice
accounting I provides an in depth Credit hours: 3 and considers the nature of
study of the process of preparing Prerequisite: FIN 200 leadership in today’s organizational
and presenting financial information This course will present risk context. Leadership is compared
about an entity for outside users. exposures with regard to the to management and the theories
Topics vary but typically include the individual and the firm. A wide variety of leadership are considered as
process of accounting standard of techniques for reducing risk an evolutionary process from trait
setting, the accounting cycle exposure will be studied including theory to contingency approaches.
including data accumulation, life, property and casualty insurance. Leadership is examined as both
adjustments, and preparation of In addition, the course will examine a relationship process and as an
financial statements. There is a focus the problems faced by insurers, opportunity to shape an organization
on the recognition, measurement, such as re-insurance and investment that is capable of dealing with
and disclosure of revenue, valuation policy. the growing public interest in
of inventory and cost of sales, sustainability.
and plant assets. This course will MGT 321 - Change Management The course also offers students
have “preparer orientation” and in Credit hours: 3 a potential for self-assessment
that context assists the students Prerequisite: MGT 255 and leadership development. The
as to understand the process of essence of leadership development
generating accounting information This course provides students with is self-awareness and a number of
and its reporting. With the a conceptual understanding of opportunities are made available
knowledge of such limitations, users a framework for change using a to review values, competencies
would be in a position to attach series of contemporary Case Studies and skills that will contribute to the
appropriate level of confidence to the and Readings. The basis of such a leadership development process.
accounting and financial reporting in framework is related to the three
their decision making. primary forces for change namely MKT 305 - Marketing Research
technology, customers and the forces
FIN 302 - Financial Statements of globalization. The course considers Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: MKT 200 + BUS 204
Analysis a need to articulate a vision in order
Credit hours: 3 to respond to the opportunities Marketing research serves as a
Prerequisite: FIN 200 and constraints that are associated central basis for marketing strategy
with change in contemporary and firm profitability by providing
The objective of this e course is to organizations. The course accepts information relevant to marketing
understand how to read, interpret that change is a business benefit and decision making. It is critical for
and analyze financial statements focus upon sustainable goals that marketing managers to understand
information. The course covers the imply a ‘borrow to use to return cycle’ the nature of marketing research and
main financial statements, namely the rather than a ‘ take and make waste to be able to specify what information
balance sheet, the income statement system’. Students are provided with a to seek, how to get it, and how to use
and statement of cash flow. In diverse range of tools and techniques it in making marketing decisions. This
addition, the course covers the to implement a change strategy course will aim, therefore, to provide
various techniques to emphasize the including an ability to help people an overview of marketing research in
comparative and relative importance cope with change successfully. The terms of needs, definition, process,
of data presented to evaluate and role of a change agent is considered analysis and reporting.
position of firm. These techniques in terms of the competences and
include ration analysis, common size capabilities required to manage
analysis and study of differences in the change process. Change is
components of financial statements considered as a consequence of
among industries. The information internal, external and social drivers
derived from theses types of analysis and both planned and emergent
help in determining overall financial change are examined.

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