Interpreting Business Accounts

The course aims:


-To analyse and evaluate information contained within financial statements


After completing the module the student should be able to:


1. Analyse the different methods commonly used to report financial information.
2. Develop an understanding of the techniques used to gather financial information.
3. Investigate the use of each of the key financial statements for decision making.
4. Evaluate the financial stability and performance of an organisation using appropriate financial ratio calculations.
5. Understand the role played by international accounting standards as a means of producing uniform accounting methods.