This program aims to introduce you to the main financial statements produced by businesses worldwide.
You will have the opportunity to gain an understanding of major accounting concepts, and to interpret financial statements. Using an income statement, statement of financial position, and more, you will be expected to evaluate the performance of a firm.
There will be a focus on the use of annual reports of real-world global public companies.
You will also have the chance to learn managerial accounting concepts, and to apply and evaluate them in a decision-making context.
Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.
Please note that the staff described in the 'Who will you learn with?' section below may be subject to change.
Upon successful completion, you should be able to:
Understand the conceptual underpinning and frameworks for financial accounting.
Analyse performance of a business through calculation and interpretation of financial ratios.
Demonstrate an understanding of the different patterns of cost behaviour and apply cost-volume-profit analysis to business decisions.
Select and apply appropriate management accounting techniques to support the making of decisions.
