Financial Disclosure Analytics

0.5-1 Course Unit

This course focuses on the analysis of financial communications between corporate managers and outsiders, including the required financial statements, voluntary disclosures, and interactions with investors, analysts, and the media. The course draws on the findings of recent academic research to discuss a number of techniques that outsiders can use to detect potential bias or aggressiveness in financial reporting. FORMAT: Case discussions and lectures. Comprehensive final exam, group project, case write-ups, and class participation. This course is for Wharton Executive MBA students only. Fall or Spring Mutually Exclusive: ACCT 7470 Prerequisite: ACCT 6110 OR ACCT 6130 0.5-1 Course Unit