syllabus course outline - financial accounting analysis
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Syllabus Course Outline - Financial Accounting AnalysisTRANSCRIPT
Foundation Course
Financial Accounting & AnalysisBatch 2015 - 2017Session 1Introduction, Double Entry Book-Keeping (DEBK), Meaning of Transaction,
Account, Types of Accounts.
Session 2Golden Rules and Journalizing of transaction.
Session 3 Journal and Ledger
Session 4Ledger Posting & Trial Balance
Session 5Final Accounts without adjustment
SYLLABUS
Course Code:
Course Title:Financial Accounting & Analysis
No of Credits: 3Contact Hours:30
Objectives:To understand the scope and limitations of Financial Accounting and Financial Analysis. To show how the final accounts are prepared as per GAAP and how the profit/loss and financial position of the firm gets affected by various accounting practices relating to depreciation, various adjustments etc. To understand how to read and interpret information given in the final accounts of the firm. It is also intended to show the inter firm comparison. The Financial Analysis will help the student to measure the performance in various areas like Operating performance, Financial performance, Overall performance etc. It also teaches, how to interpret Off balance sheet items. To understand the significance of Cash flow /Fund Flow Statement from the view point of a Company.Contents: Financial Statements of a Proprietor's Business
Accounting for Depreciation Financial Statements of Companies as per Revised Schedule VI of the
Companies Act, 2013 Introduction and the Tools & Techniques of Financial Analysis
- Comparative Statement
- Common Size Statement
- Trend Analysis Ratio Analysis Fund Flow Statement Cash Flow StatementText Book:1. Financial Accounting Principles &- Prof. Jawahar Lal & Dr. Seema Srivastava, Practices
S.Chand, 3/e, 2014.Reference Books:1. Financial Accounting for Management- D.D. Harsolekar, Multitech
Publishing,2nd Edition, 2010
2. Accounting for Management
-S.N.Maheshwari, Vikas
Publication, 3/e, 2012
3. Financial Accounting
-Tulsian, TMH,20084. Financial Analysis for Management Decision- M. Sarnagadharan, 2011, PHI5. Financial Accounting for Management-Paresh Shah, Oxford Publication, 2nd Edition, 2013
E-Books:1.Financial Accounting - Tulsian, Tata McGraw-Hill Education, eBook,
01-Aug-2006
2. A TEXTBOOK OF ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGEMENT - S N Maheshwari, Sharad K Maheshwari, VIKAS PUBLISHING HOUSE PVT LTD, EBook.(21 October 2010)3.Accounting for Management- Lal, Jawahar., Himalaya Pub. House., 2009,
eBook. Financial Accounting & AnalysisCOURSE OUTLINEI Overview The course is designed to provide an understanding of the role and relevance of accounting function in an organisation. The course will deal with issues such as how the final accounts particularly corporate final accounts are prepared and how various accounting practices affect the profit/loss and financial position of the firm with particular reference to depreciation. At the same time it will familiarize the students with how to read and interpret information given in final accounts of the firm. In the Financial Analysis part, tools and techniques of financial analysis like comparative statements, common size statements, trends, ratios etc. will be covered.II Course Objectives
At the completion of this course, the student should be able to understand:Financial Accounting: To show how the final accounts are prepared as per GAAP and how the profit/loss and financial position of the firm gets affected by various accounting practices relating to depreciation, various adjustments etc.Financial Analysis: The objective is how to read and interpret information given in final accounts of the firm. It is also intended to show the inter firm comparison. The Financial Analysis will help the student to measure the performance in various areas like Operating performance, Financial performance, Overall performance etc. It also teaches how to interpret off balance sheet items.
III Course Format and Discussions
The course is based on experiential learning through case discussion, group dynamics and action team learning in the class sessions supplemented with readings. Classes will follow a lecture format (given at Section B) in conjunction with the assigned readings from the prescribed books and practice assignments. The students are expected to solve the numerical problems from the text book. The students are expected to read the chapters related to each session and participate in the discussion. Entire pedagogy is envisaged to be learner- centric. Entire class will be divided into 10 groups. Each group will be responsible to handle at least one module and present it to the class as indicated in the session plan. Each group will give the copy of the presentation to all the groups to see that the presentation becomes interactive. The assignment will be submitted to the faculty in a structured format before the end of the term
There may be surprise quiz / Test. All students should read the relevant chapters and reading materials (R) followed by the case (C); reference book and additional readings will help to understand the concept better.IV Assignments / Quiz / Current Issues, debate and class participation Each group is supposed to come prepared with the project and group assignments as well as the topic for the session as mentioned in the session plan. There are some other parameters of internal assessment also. Class participation has been given a weightage of 10 marks and will be assessed by cold calling i.e. by calling any group to lead the discussion on the given session. This has been done with a view to ensure that each group comes prepared with the session of the day.V Assessment Class based
Case/assignment/research paper-report and presentation
15 Marks
Class Tests
15 Marks Project, Viva
10 Marks Written Examination
60 Marks
VI Presentation Dynamics
The objective of this project is to provide the students with an opportunity to apply several concepts and techniques of Financial Management covered in the course to an ongoing company.
While discussing case/ presentation or any project the quality of individual participation will be assessed mainly on the basis of extent of understanding of the subject matter and its applications, communication and analytical skills and capacity to satisfy and manage the participant's responses, the contents of the project report and presentation. As mentioned earlier, to make the discussions interactive, each group will share their readings with the other groups as well with the faculty.
In case a group project is given, guidelines as how to prepare the project report should be given either as a part of course outlines or separately.
VIII Session- wise Details: Study Plan and Class Plan (T= Topic; ST= Sub Topic, , R= Reading Material, NM= Numericals)
SessionTopics & Sub-TopicsReading Material
Session 1
T: Principles & Concepts of AccountingST: Accounting Systems
ST: Principles & Concepts
ST: Accounting Standards - AS1, AS3 & AS6R1: Financial Accounting, Prof Jawahar Lal & Dr Seema Srivastava
Chapter 2R2: PPT
Session 2 to 5T: Financial Statement of a Sole Proprietorship EntityST: Trading & Profit & Loss A/c without adjustment
ST: Trading & Profit & Loss A/c with adjustments of Closing Stock, Depreciation, Prepaid & O/s Expenses, Income received in Advance, Income Receivable
ST: Final Accounts with further adjustments Reserve for Doubtful Debts, further bad debts, Goods in transit, goods distributed as free sample & Discount on Debtors.R1: Financial Accounting, Prof Jawahar Lal & Dr Seema Srivastava
Chapter 9R2: Numericals
Session 6 to 7
T: Accounting for DepreciationST:Only using Provision for Depreciation A/c
ST: NMR1: Financial Accounting, Prof Jawahar Lal & Dr Seema Srivastava
Chapter 10R2: PPT
Session 8,9
T: Financial Statements of Joint Stock Co. as per Revised Schedule VIOf Companies Act, 2013ST: Provision for Taxation
ST: Proposed Dividend
ST: Transfer to Reserves
R1: Financial Accounting, Prof Jawahar Lal & Dr Seema Srivastava
Chapter 14
R2: PPT
Session10,11
T: Financial AnalysisST: Introduction, Tools & Techniques & Limitations of Financial Analysis
ST: Common Size Statements
ST: Comparative Statements
ST: Trend AnalysisST: NumericalsR1: Financial Accounting, Prof Jawahar Lal & Dr Seema Srivastava
Chapter 19
R2: PPT
Session 12Test.
Session 13 to 16
T: Ratio Analysis
ST: Introduction, Types (Liquidity, Solvency, Activity, Profitability & Valuation) & Limitations
ST: Standards of Comparison
ST: Practical Applications & InterpretationsR1: Financial Accounting, Prof Jawahar Lal & Dr Seema Srivastava
Chapter 19
R2: PPT
Session 17, 18, 19
T: Fund Flow Statement
ST: Need, Importance & Limitations
ST: Preparation of Fund Flow Statement
ST: NumericalR1: Financial Accounting, Prof Jawahar Lal & Dr Seema Srivastava
Chapter 17R2: PPT
Session 20,21
T: Cash Flow Statement
ST:Need, Importance & Limitations
ST: Preparation of Cash Flow Statement
ST: NumericalR1: Financial Accounting, Prof Jawahar Lal & Dr Seema Srivastava
Chapter 18
R2: PPT