COURSE OUTLINE - Business 2257: Accounting and Business Analysis

COURSE STRUCTURE AND CONTENT The course is divided into two segments: the first segment deals with the preparation of financial statements; the second segment focuses on the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data needed to make business decisions. [...] The Business Analysis and Managerial Accounting Segment (Second Term) This portion of the course emphasizes the interpretation and use of the accounting information developed in the first term. [...] Specifically, a 10% penalty of the report’s worth will be applied if the word count is exceeded and a 10% penalty of the report’s worth will be applied if the number of exhibits is exceeded as specified in this same document. [...] Contribution is expected to be relevant to the current discussion and includes answering questions, volunteering answers, advancing the discussion to a new issue, developing one side of an argument, clarifying difficult concepts and asking questions pertinent to the topic. [...] The generous help of past students has contributed to the reputation of the Ivey Business School as an important source of business research in Canada.