IEOR E2261
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
Lect: 3. For undergraduates only. Examines the fundamental concepts of financial accounting and finance, from the perspective of both managers and investors. Key topics covered include principles of accrual accounting; recognizing and recording accounting transactions; preparation and analysis of financial statements; ratio analysis; pro-forma projections; time value of money (present values, future values and interest/discount rates); inflation; discounted-cash-flow (DCF) project evaluation methods; deterministic and probabilistic measures of risk; capital budgeting
Topics
- principles of accrual accounting
- recognizing and recording accounting transactions
- preparation and analysis of financial statements
- ratio analysis
- pro-forma projections
- time value of money (present values
- future values and interest/discount rates)
- inflation
- discounted-cash-flow (DCF) project evaluation methods
- deterministic and probabilistic measures of risk
- capital budgeting
Topics explicitly listed in official catalogue description
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisites: ( ECON UN1105 ) ECON W1105
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027