83 courses in Waterloo’s course catalog for 2020–21 (Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021), from UW Open Data. ucalendar asks programs not to read that year’s calendar, so this stands in for it. Original: ucalendar.uwaterloo.ca/2021/COURSE/course-AFM.html
The objective of this non-credit course is to expose students to the expectations for experiential learning, helping them develop the skills and relationships needed to allocate their time and maintain balance across their academics, career, health and wellness, and community.
Prereq: First-year Accounting and Financial Management, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy, or Biotechnology/Chartered Accountancy students
This course is an introduction to financial accounting. The preparation and use of financial statements is examined. The accounting cycle and assets and liabilities reporting, is discussed.
Prereq: Not open to students in Arts and Business, Environment and Business, Science and Business, or Human Resources Management. Antireq: AFM 123/ARBUS 102, BUS 127W/227W, MSCI 262
This course is an introduction to the preparation and use of accounting information for management decision-making and reporting. Cost behaviour, cost accumulation systems, and short and long-term decision models are discussed.
This course assists students in developing the knowledge, skills, and values needed to manage their learning, ethical behaviour, and career path as a professional with a responsibility to society. The course also provides an opportunity to develop problem-solving, information literacy, and communication skills.
Prereq: Level 1A Accounting and Financial Management students
This course introduces analytical methods commonly used in business for accounting and finance professionals. The course introduces students to the cross-industry standard process for data mining as an approach to business problem recognition and solving. Students also apply emerging technologies as a means to understand concepts such as variables, data types, subsets, formulas for creating derived variables, and simple models.
Prereq: Accounting and Financial Management students
This is the second in a two-course sequence that introduces analytical and statistical methods commonly used in business for accounting and finance professionals.
This course is designed for non-accountants who will use accounting information for planning, control, and decision-making.
Prereq: Arts & Business, Environment & Business, Sci & Business, Hon Rec & Leisure Studies, Hon Rec & Business, Hon Biotechnology/Economics, Human Resources Management, or Management Studies stdnts. Antireq: AFM 101,102,121, BUS 127W/227W,247W, MSCI 262
The functional areas of business: finance, personnel administration, production, marketing, and accounting are examined within differing organizational structures. Coverage also includes study of the principles of effective management and the financial system as a source of corporate capital.
Prereq: Not open to Arts and Business students. Antireq: BUS 111W
This course introduces key business concepts required to provide a solid foundation for accounting and finance majors. Topics include business life cycle stages, business models, and types of business decisions.
Prereq: Accounting and Financial Management, Computing and Financial Management, and Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accounting students. Antireq: AFM 131, BUS 111W
The objective of this non-credit course is to continue to expose students to the expectations for experiential learning, and help them to continue to develop the skills and relationships needed to allocate their time and maintain balance across their academics, career, health and wellness, and community.
Prereq: AFM 100; second-year Accounting and Financial Management, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy, or Biotechnology/Chartered Accountancy students
This course discusses auditing and taxation concepts as they relate to professional accounting and management.
Prereq: AFM 101; Accounting and Financial Management, Computing and Financial Management, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy, or Biotechnology/Chartered Accountancy students
This course focuses on the knowledge and skills that enhance experiential learning during a first co-op work term. Topic areas include professional ethics, assurance, taxation, and leveraging technology for assurance and taxation competencies.
Prereq: AFM 101; Level 2A or 3A Accounting and Financial Management, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy, or Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy students. Antireq: AFM 201
This course focuses on the knowledge and skills that enhance experiential learning during a first co-op work term while performing a decision support role within a public or private sector organization. Topic areas include professional ethics, performance analysis, corporate finance, and leveraging technology for performance analysis and corporate finance competencies.
Prereq: AFM 101; Level 2A or 3A Accounting and Financial Management, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy, or Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy students. Antireq: AFM 201, 204
This course focuses on the basic knowledge and skills required for employment in the finance area during the first co-op work term. The course covers topics such as an overview of the financial services industry, the role of treasury management within organizations, professional ethics, and problem-solving skills that are applicable to financial decisions.
Prereq: AFM 121; Level 2A or 3A; Accounting and Financial Management students. Coreq: AFM 273. Antireq: AFM 201, 203
This course is one of a set of courses that focuses on the knowledge and skills that enhance experiential learning during a first co-op work term. The course covers topics such as an overview of the financial services industry, professional ethics, and problem-solving skills that are applicable to financial decisions.
Prereq: AFM 101; Level 2A Accounting and Financial Management, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy, or Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy students. Coreq: AFM 206, 207, 208. Antireq: AFM 204
This course is one of a set of courses that focuses on the knowledge and skills that enhance experiential learning during a first co-op work term. Topic areas for this course include tax law, professional ethics, and leveraging technology for taxation competencies.
Prereq: AFM 101; Level 2A Accounting and Financial Management, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy, or Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy students. Coreq: AFM 205, 207, 208. Antireq: AFM 202
This course is one of a set of courses that focuses on the knowledge and skills that enhance experiential learning during a first co-op work term. Topic areas for this course include performance measurement, professional ethics, and leveraging technology for performance analytics.
Prereq: AFM 101; Level 2A Accounting and Financial Management, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy, or Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy students. Coreq: AFM 205, 207, 208
This course is one of a set of courses that focuses on the knowledge and skills that enhance experiential learning during a first co-op work term. Topic areas for this course include assurance, professional ethics, and leveraging technology for assurance competencies.
Prereq: AFM 101; Level 2A Accounting and Financial Management, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy, or Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy students. Coreq: AFM 205, 206, 207. Antireq: AFM 202
This course focuses on developing the qualities and transferable skills necessary for integration, continuous learning, and professional development. The course integrates an understanding of business, basic functional competencies, leadership, collaboration, and communication skills to address a range of business decisions.
Prereq: AFM 101, 131, SPCOM 111; Accounting and Financial Management, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy, or Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy students
This course develops an in-depth understanding of financial statements as a system for analysis and planning as a foundation for upper-year accounting and finance courses.
Prereq: AFM 101; Level 2A Accounting and Financial Management, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy, or Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy students. Antireq: AFM 211
Particular attention is given to the law relating to contracts and business organizations. Other areas of study include sources of law, the judicial process, real and personal property, torts, agency, credit, and negotiable instruments.
AFM 241Introduction to Business Information Technology
This course considers various aspects of information from a business and problem-solving perspective. It is intended to provide a basic foundation for understanding the potential benefits and problems in utilizing information technology to improve business performance, and an appreciation for a wide range of technology choices available, rather than a detailed understanding of any particular hardware or software technology.
Prereq: AFM 102; Accounting and Financial Management, Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy students. Antireq: CS 330, 480/490
This course introduces students to the foundations needed for data mining and more advanced upper-year business analytics electives. Topics include regression analysis, classification analysis (e.g., logistic regression, decision trees), and clustering analysis.
Antireq: AFM 415 (LEC 001) taken fall 2017, fall 2018
This is the first in a two-course sequence that deals with corporate financial decision-making. Topics may include time value of money, capital budgeting, cost of capital, security issuance, capital structure, payout policy and dividends, short term finance, and risk management. Where suitable, topics are treated from a mathematical and quantitative perspective.
This is the first in a two-course sequence that introduces the theory of financial decision-making within firms. Topics include capital budgeting, cost of capital, security issuance, capital structure, payout policy and dividends, short term finance, and risk management.
Prereq: STAT 211; Accounting and Financial Management or Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy students. Antireq: AFM 272/ACTSC 291, ECON 371
An introduction to the concepts concerning the behaviour of individuals and groups in organizations. Topics may include motivation, influence, communication, diversity, goal-setting and incentive compensation, culture and ethical systems, and decision-making.
Prereq: Accounting and Financial Management, Computing and Financial Management, or Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy students. Antireq: MSCI 211, PSYCH 238/338
A first course in intermediate accounting dealing with the theory and practice of financial statement preparation and reporting. The emphasis will be on asset valuation and the related impact on income measurement.
Prereq: AFM 101; Accounting and Financial Management, Computing and Financial Management, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy, or Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy
This course focuses on developing the qualities and transferable skills necessary for integration, continuous learning, and professional development. The course is oriented around the ethical and moral issues faced by accounting and finance professionals.
This course covers financial planning for individual investors, with particular emphasis on taxation and other institutional aspects governing decisions such as retirement savings, education savings, and estate planning.
In this course students will learn core wealth management concepts that will give them a greater understanding of the wealth management industry. The content will focus on key areas of wealth management including portfolio management, asset allocation, risk management, performance evaluation, manager selection, tax efficient strategies as well as the use of new technologies in the wealth management industry.
Prereq: AFM 274 or AFM 372/ACTSC 391; Accounting and Financial Management, Computing and Financial Management, Mathematics/CPA, and Biotechnology/CPA students. Antireq: AFM 416 (LEC 002) spring 2018, spring 2019
This course provides students hands-on training in early-stage (angel and venture capital) investing with guidance from industry experts and supervision by faculty. This will generally be the first course that students take when they join the Student Venture Fund team. Analysts will attend investor meetings, assist in market research and specific deal due diligence, and prepare investment proposals. [Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of two times. Course will be graded on a CR/NCR basis.]
Prereq: Accounting and Financial Management, Computing and Financial Management, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy, and Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy students. Coreq: AFM 274 or AFM 372/ACTSC 391
This course provides students hands-on training in equity valuation and enables students to follow one industry sector. As a junior analyst, a student will understand why funds management is broken into different sectors, monitor existing equity holdings in a particular sector, make new equity selections in the sector, prepare equity research reports, and present trading recommendations to an investment team in a student-run investment portfolio.
Prereq: Accounting and Financial Management, Computing and Financial Management, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy, or Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy students. Coreq: AFM 274 or AFM 372/ACTSC 391
This course provides students hands-on training in equity valuation and enables students to follow more than one industry sector. As a senior analyst, a student will monitor existing equity holdings in different sectors, make new equity selections in the sectors, prepare equity research reports, and present trading recommendations to an investment team in a student-run investment portfolio.
Prereq: AFM 274 or AFM 372/ACTSC 391; Accounting and Financial Management, Computing and Financial Management, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy, or Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy students
This course examines the interrelationship between legal and accounting environments. Students will be introduced to concepts of corporate governance and malfeasance and will examine a range of issues including the relationship between accounting and internal control, the roles of internal and external audits, and the regulatory environment of business including the obligations of boards, officers, managers, and shareholders.
Prereq: (AFM 101, 102) or AFM 123; AFM 231/LS 283; Not open to students in Accounting and Financial Management, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy or Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy.
This course examines the opportunities, risks, and challenges faced by businesses in international markets, as well as the preparation required to operate them.
This course focuses on offering students insight into the business operations of multinational firms and learning the perspectives of business executives across multiple industries in the private sector. A significant portion of this course involves a short-term international trip where students will directly learn about various companies and the international business environment by actively participating in discussions with company executives about their businesses and government officials about their respective industries. The course will also expose students to a specific topic in the region such as "The Impact of Brexit on the Global Financial Community" or "The Role of Asia in the Global Financial Landscape". [Note: Additional costs will apply.]
Prereq: Level at least 2B; Accounting and Fin Management, Computing and Fin Management, Math/Chartered Professional Accountancy, or Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy students. Antireq: AFM 415 taken spring 2017, spring 2018, spring 2019
Examines the planning, requirements analysis, acquisition, and evaluation of information systems, with an emphasis on accounting information systems. Introduces information systems assurance concepts, and considers the role of information technology in the improvement of business performance.
Prereq: Accounting and Financial Management, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy or Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy students. Antireq: CS 432
This course introduces students to business analytics with a focus on problems that accounting and finance professionals face in the real world.
Prereq: One of ECON 221, STAT 211, 231, 241; AFM 241 or CS 330; Accounting and Financial Management, Mathematics/CPA, or Biotechnology/CPA students. Antireq: AFM 417 taken S14, S15, S16, W16
An examination of elements of audit strategy and their interrelationships, including financial assertions, types and sources of audit assurance, and evidence-gathering procedures within a framework of professional judgment.
Prereq: AFM 391; Accounting and Financial Management, Computing and Financial Management, Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy, or Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy students
Examination of the value for money audit concept in the private and public sectors. This approach goes beyond the scope of the traditional financial audit and looks at all facets of the organization, including human resource management.
Prereq: AFM 391; Accounting and Financial Management, Computing and Financial Management, Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy, or Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy students
This course is an introduction to the foundational concepts in the taxation of individuals and corporations.
Prereq: Level at least 3A; Accounting and Financial Management, Computing and Financial Management, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy, or Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy students
This course builds on the foundational concepts established in AFM 362 by exploring the taxation of individuals and corporations in more depth.
Prereq: AFM 362; Accounting and Financial Management, Computing and Financial Management, Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy, or Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy students
AFM 373Cases and Applications in Corporate Finance
This course builds on the theory of financial management using cases to illustrate a variety of corporate financial decisions.
Prereq: AFM 274 or AFM 372/ACTSC 391; Accounting and Financial Management, Computing and Financial Management, or Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy students. Antireq: AFM 476/ACTSC 471
This course explores the fundamentals of the private equity industry. Topics include raising capital, structuring deals, creating a leveraged buyout model (LBO), and unlocking value through various strategies.
Prereq: AFM 274 or AFM 372. Antireq: AFM 416 taken spring 2015, spring 2016, or spring 2017
This is an intermediate financial accounting course that deals with problems related to the measurement of liabilities, measurement of income, and the reporting and measuring of corporate equities.
Prereq: AFM 291; Accounting and Financial Management, Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy, Computing and Financial Management, or Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy students
A review of accounting theory as a background for applying underlying concepts to current accounting problems. Emphasis is on current literature, with a major term paper required.
Prereq: AFM 391 or AFM 491; Accounting and Financial Management, Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy, Computing and Financial Management, or Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy students
AFM 411Connections Across Competencies for Accounting Professionals
This course focuses on developing the qualities and transferable skills necessary for integration, continuous learning, and professional development. The course adds the dimension of integration across the functional competencies required by students pursuing a professional accounting designation.
AFM 412Connections Across Competencies for Finance Professionals
This course focuses on developing the qualities and transferable skills necessary for integration, continuous learning, and professional development. The course adds the dimension of integration across the functional competencies required by students pursuing a career as a finance professional.
Prereq: AFM 311; Accounting and Financial Management students
A course offered from time to time on a significant accounting and financial management issue. [Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of two times.]
A course offered from time to time on a significant finance issue. [Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of two times.]
A course offered from time to time on a significant accounting issue. [Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of two times.]
A course offered from time to time in relation to a significant school-related accounting or finance project or activity. [Note: Course will be graded on a CR/NCR basis. This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of four times.]
Prereq: Accounting & Financial Management, Computing & Financial Management, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy, or Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy students
This course studies the measurement and control of market, credit, and operational risks faced by financial institutions, with particular emphasis on the international regulatory framework.
This course introduces the use of advanced econometric/statistical methods in studying financial market data, and in quantitatively assessing risks associated with financial investments. The methods presented in this course are tailored to address specific issues of interest in finance, such as the quantification of the risk-return tradeoff, the modelling of time-varying stock/bond market volatility and, possibly, also the statistical analysis of financial derivatives such as options.
This course addresses principles of equity investments, including risk and return relationships, fundamental analysis of equities based on macroeconomic, industry and company-specific factors, financial statement analysis, and technical analysis. Portfolio allocation, performance measurement, and ethical and professional standards in the investment profession are also covered.
Introduction to various aspects of fixed income investments, including valuation, risk management, portfolio management, interest rate models, interest rate derivatives, and institutional features of bond markets.
This course provides students hands-on training in early-stage (angel and venture capital) investing with guidance from industry experts and supervision by faculty. Associates will attend investment meetings, organize due diligence, supervise analysts, make investment recommendations, be involved in deal terms, and manage portfolio holdings. [Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of two times. Course is graded on a CR/NCR basis.]
Prereq: AFM 274 or AFM 372/ACTSC 391; Accounting and Financial Management, Computing and Financial Management, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy, and Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy students
This course provides students hands-on training in equity valuation and portfolio management. As a junior portfolio manager, a student will make allocations in two sectors, monitor the performance of the existing equity holdings in these two sectors, mentor two analysts, make equity trading decisions for these two sectors, and present portfolio performance reports to the investment team and the advisory board. [Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of four times.]
Prereq: AFM 274 or AFM 372/ACTSC 391; Accounting and Financial Management, Computing and Financial Management, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy, or Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy students
This course provides students hands-on training in equity valuation and portfolio management. As a senior portfolio manager, a student will make allocations in different industry sectors, monitor the performance of the existing equity holdings in these sectors, mentor analysts, make equity trading decisions for these sectors, and present portfolio performance reports to the investment team and the advisory board.
Prereq: AFM 274 or AFM 372/ACTSC 391; Accounting and Financial Management, Computing and Financial Management, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy, or Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy students
This course focuses on strategic management of the total enterprise. Managers contribute to the organization through their analytical and leadership capabilities as well as their technical expertise. The course provides a framework for developing and implementing strategy that fits the firm's environment, managerial values, and organization.
Prereq: (AFM 274/371 or AFM 272/ACTSC 291) and AFM 291; Accounting and Financial Management, Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy, Computing and Financial Management, or Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy students
AFM 434Governance and Enterprise Risk Management for Global Organizations
This course is an introduction to governance and enterprise risk management challenges faced by global organizations. Topic areas include governance, organization and management systems, and enterprise risk management approaches and techniques.
Prereq: AFM 433; Accounting and Financial Management, Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy, or Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy students
This course examines the role of integrated company-wide information systems in improving organizational performances. The course will focus on the selection, acquisition, and implementation of these systems, including consideration of business process alignment, change management, and development of business cases to support their acquisition. The role of enterprise systems in inter-organizational systems and e-commerce will also be considered. The course will make use of case studies as well as examine selected current enterprise software.
Prereq: One of AFM 241, CS 330 or 490; Accounting and Financial Management, Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy, Computing and Financial Management, or Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy students
AFM 443E-business: Introduction to Electronic Commerce
This course examines key topics in electronic commerce such as the structure of the Internet, basic e-commerce processes and technologies (website, catalogs, customer attraction, ordering processes, payment processes, and fulfilment processes), control issues (availability, security, integrity, and maintainability), business-to-consumer models, business-to-business models, business-to-employee models, e-business strategies, integration of e-commerce activities into other business operations, performance measurement, legal and regulatory issues, and assurance services.
Prereq: One of AFM 241, CS 330 or 490; Accounting and Financial Management, Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy, Computing and Financial Management, or Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy students
This course focuses on the more specialized topics in introductory taxation, with an emphasis on basic planning for owner-managers and the use of corporate reorganizations, partnerships, and trusts.
Prereq: AFM 363; Accounting and Financial Management, Computing and Financial Management, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy, or Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy students
U.S. tax is an important topic for accounting and finance professionals since the U.S. is Canada's largest trading partner and many individuals move from one country to the other. This course covers the fundamentals of U.S. corporate and personal tax. U.S. tax issues relevant to both Canadian and American individuals and corporations will be emphasized. Important articles in the Canada/U.S. Tax Convention will also be covered in the course.
AFM 470Financial Management of High Growth Companies
Designed for students seeking careers within high growth companies or financing/advising them, this course develops the ability to relate to entrepreneurial ventures and provide "value added" financial management. This is an experiential based course focused on small group financial consulting projects with high growth companies in Kitchener-Waterloo or Greater Toronto Area. Classes may encompass lecture, case analysis, guest speakers, and discussion of groups' projects. The course includes a substantial class participation requirement leading to the in-depth financial consulting project.
Prereq: AFM 373 or AFM 476; Accounting and Fin Management, Computing and Fin Management, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy, and Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy students. Antireq: AFM 417 taken fall 2018, fall 2019
Topics include items such as corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, spinoffs and divestitures, security issuance, and capital budgeting.
Prereq: AFM 274/371 or AFM 372/ACTSC 391; Accounting and Financial Management, Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy, Computing and Financial Management, or Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy students
This course covers various advanced topics in corporate finance, with emphasis on theories of corporate incentives and asymmetric information. Illustrative applications using cases are provided.
This course develops understanding of the strategic acquisition and divestiture process, particularly as it relates to corporations in Canada. The course focuses on integrating key analytical skills in the interpretation of financial statements and valuation methodologies in the context of mergers and acquisitions of existing firms, as well as spin-offs, restructurings, buyouts and divestitures of existing assets. The course concentrates on value creation and institutional, strategic, ethical, governance, and control issues.
This course examines various aspects of corporate decision-making in a global firm, such as cross-border investments and financing, international risk management, multinational working capital management, and the impact of the international regulatory environment.
This course builds on the theory of finance and uses cases and applications to further address finance issues and competences, including risk management, equities, derivatives, and other investments.
Prereq: Level at least 4A Accounting and Financial Management, Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy, Computing and Financial Management, or Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy students
Consideration of more complex topics in management planning and control. Emphasis is on traditional and contemporary cost accumulation systems and their application in modern day organizations. Cases, simulations, projects and presentations are the key instructional methods used to understand and integrate the course material. At the end of the course, students will have a solid understanding of how the correct choice of a costing model adds value to the organization.
Prereq: AFM 102; Accounting and Financial Management, Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy, Computing and Financial Management, or Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy students
AFM 482Performance Measurement and Organization Control
This course will trace the evolution of the role of performance measurement systems in supporting areas of organization control. Topics will include the role of both financial and nonfinancial performance measures in: the DuPont method of control, the Harvard model of control, internal control, contemporary approaches to governance, and strategic management systems. After completing this course students will be able to evaluate the nature and suitability of a proposed performance measurement system given its design and purpose.
Prereq: AFM 433, 481; Accounting and Financial Management, Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy, Computing and Financial Management, or Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy students
This course explores the metrics, quantitative analyses, and technologies used across a range of applications where an investigation of past business performance provides insights that drive business decisions.
Prereq: One of ECON 221, STAT 211, 230, 231, 240, 241; Accounting and Financial Management, Computing and Financial Management, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy, or Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy students
This course provides an in-depth examination of operations management and related issues in performance evaluation and control for various business sectors (e.g., manufacturing, service, and IT intensive).
Prereq: AFM 382 or AFM 482; Accounting and Financial Management, Computing and Financial Management, Mathematics/Chartered Accountancy, Biotechnology/Chartered Accountancy students
An advanced accounting course considering specific problems of accounting for the corporate entity, such as business combinations, intercorporate investments, consolidated financial statements, accounting for foreign operations and foreign currency transactions, and segment reporting.
Prereq: AFM 391; Accounting and Financial Management, Computing and Financial Management, Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy, or Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy students
This course introduces fundamental tools of analysis and valuation that are widely used in a variety of financial careers.
Prereq: AFM 291, 391 and (AFM 274/371 or AFM 372/ACTSC 391); Accounting and Financial Management, Computing and Financial Management, or Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy students