Courses Bachelor Display 2019-2020

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Course title Intermediate Financial Accounting
Course code EBC2056
ECTS credits 6,5
Assessment Whole/Half Grades
Period
Period Start End Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
5 14-4-2020 5-6-2020 X X
Level Intermediate
Coordinator Mathijs Van Peteghem
For more information: m.vanpeteghem@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Language of instruction English
Goals
Understanding the sources and implications of international differences in accounting approaches,
Becoming familiar with IAS/IFRS, but more importantly,
Developing the conceptual knowledge of financial accounting in order to facilitate the understanding (i) of current financial accounting practice, (ii) of why IAS/IFRS prescribes certain accounting methods, (iii) of why other standard setters (such as the US FASB) may have chosen to prescribe alternative methods, (iv) of how financial statements may be used to base business decisions on.
Description
The course covers corporate financial accounting and reporting. The objectives of and international differences in financial accounting are discussed. However, the focus of the course will be on the understanding and application of financial accounting methods required by IAS/IFRS in various areas. During the meetings the required literature, questions, and assignments will be discussed. The last tutorial will focus on accounting data analytics and how accounting numbers may signal important information to the market.
Literature
Kieso, Weygardt and Warfield, Intermediate Accounting: IFRS Edition (3rd edition), 2017, Wiley.
Prerequisites

█ Fiscal Economics:
█ Only for students who started the programme prior to September 2019.



PREREQUISITES:
* 2nd year courses Accounting II (EBC2002) or Finance and Accounting (EBC2007)
* Students from outside the UM should have sufficient knowledge of the topics discussed in chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14 of the textbook of Libby, Libby, & Short "Financial Accounting"
* An advanced level of English
Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) PBL / Presentation
Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) Participation / Written Exam
Evaluation in previous academic year For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here"
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