Corporate growth and financeLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You know how to identify various growth opportunities in a company’s operating environment, considering responsible business practices.
You know how to plan and anticipate a company’s financing needs and utilise different financing options offered by financial and investment companies.
You know how to plan and compare the profitability of investments.
You are familiar with various financing and investment instruments.
You know how to prepare a company’s financial and cash flow statements and calculate key financial ratios.

Content

How can a company expand its business operations?
How can the profitability of different investments be compared?
What financing instruments are available for companies?
How do you prepare a financial and cash flow statement for a company?
How do you calculate and interpret various financial ratios?
What financing options and investment instruments can a company choose from?

Qualifications

You can record basic business transactions in bookkeeping and financial statements.
You are able to analyse and interpret the financial statements and ratios of a small company.

Evaluation

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary related to finance in different situations.
b. justify the information sources in a critical way.
e. choose appropriate models and methods.
g. apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations.