Finance Management

Concourse | Basic Finance for Managers

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W EBSTER UNIVERSITY • W EBSTER GROVES, MO • GEORGE HERBERT W ALKER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS &

TECHNOLOGY • BUSINESS DEPARTMENT

BASIC FINANCE FOR MANAGERS

BUSN-5200

3 Credits

10/20/2014 to 12/19/2014

Section QD

F2 2014

Modified 10/12/2014

CONTACT INFORMATION

Curt Haydt

Cell Phone: 512-914-9228

Primary: Webster emaill

Secondary Email: clhaydt@sbcglobal.net

DESCRIPTION

Managers and human resources management professionals must be able to understand financial

information contained in financial statements and reports. Line managers must be able to

understand financial information contained in financial statements and reports in order to evaluate

their unit's financial performance, to communicate clearly with other managers, and to apply financial

information when making decisions. Human resources management professionals must understand

financial statements and principles if they are to effectively assist line managers and be strategic

partners with other business functions. This course will focus on the interpretation and use of basic

financial information by non-financial managers, not on the production of financial statements and

reports. (FINC 5000 cannot be substituted for BUSN 5200.)

Requisites

None

OUTCOMES

Outcome

Expectation

Students have a basic familiarity with the field

of finance and an understanding of the financial

goal of a business, and they have an

appreciation for the ethical considerations

inherent in financial management.

Students can explain the broad structure of the

financial field, how the finance department

functions in a typical organization and they can

define the financial goal of all business firms,

differentiating between wealth and profit

maximization. Also, students can give

illustrations of the ethical issues that arise in

connection with financial management and...