Principles of Accounting and Finance (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

Contact classes as per course schedule - more detailed schedule on Moodle

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

Contact, blended, virtual

If you have acquired the required learning outcomes, you can show your competences with a demonstration. If you have any questions, please contact the responsible teacher. More information and instructions regarding the recognition of learning: https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/recognition-learning

Intro

For many of you, accounting and finance might not sound the first option to concentrate on in your studies and you may well be asking "Why do I need to study these subjects?" So, once you have taken this course you will realize how important part of the business this field actually is. Whole business world is using accounting and finance concepts as their language - and thus it forms an essential backbone for your future career - even you are not aiming at accounting and finance career. Course will equip you with basic skills, competences and tools needed by all business people when they need support in their decision-making. On this course you will learn and strengthen this worldwide language!

Materials

Course e-book available
Study materials, exercises with solutions and assignments available on course Moodle

Teaching methods and instruction

Online teaching for five weeks, 4 hours per week
After that contact teaching at Mondragon University x hours per week
Active participation recommended

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

Two course exams, mid term and at end of the course - topics split to these two
Two retake opportunities

Internationality

Course has international aspect embedded into course contents

Learning assignments

5-6 learning assignments which generate additional marks to the exam/-s
One of the assignments is a group work to be presented

Assessment methods

50% accounting exam
50% budgeting&finance exam
course assignments generate additional marks to the exams