Financial Reporting
Code
2238
Academic unit
null
Department
null
Credits
3,5
Teacher in charge
Xanthi Gkougkousi
Teaching language
English
Objectives
The course aims at teaching students advanced accounting treatments and methods
Prerequisites
N/A
Subject matter
The course has a practical emphasis and combines lectures, including guest lectures, individual assignments, and group assignments to give students the ability to:
Bibliography
The textbook used is:
"Financial Accounting and Reporting" by Elliott and Elliott, 17th Edition, Pearson. Resources
The course builds on knowledge acquired during introductory undergraduate accounting courses. Useful background readings are the following:
1. Introduction to Financial Accounting by Horngren, Sundem, Elliott, and Philbrick, 10th edition, Pearson.
2. Financial Accounting by Stickney, Weil, Francis, and Schipper, 13th Edition, South-Western Cengage Learning.
Moodle will be used to make materials available to students (e.g., slides, news articles, etc.).
Teaching method
Students are expected and required to participate actively, both during class time and in its preparation.
Through a teaching approach that mixes lecture presentations, case studies and class discussions students will be challenged to develop their critical analysis skills and build on the knowledge acquired in order to interpret firm s financial reporting and statements.
Evaluation method
The final exam is mandatory and comprehensive. Students are not allowed to consult any materials. Those with a grade lower than 9 (out of 20) will fail this class. The group project will involve collecting and analyzing financial information from a firm and comparing it with its peers. Homework will be from the book.
Grades will be determined using the following factors and relative weights: