Financial Accounting
財務会計論
This course is an introduction to financial accounting from a user's perspective.
Introduction
Basics of Financial Reporting
This introductory part covers the four main financial statements, basic vocabulary in financial reporting, and some case studies like Pepsico, Starbucks and Coca-Cola. The main objective is to understand the relationship between different types of information and their meaning.
Analysis Methods and Tools
This part covers the basis of financial ratios, common-size statements, and trend analysis. Some concrete cases, such as Google, GAP, and H&M, are used to illustrate how to identify a company's business model from its financial information.
Comprehensive case studies
Students are expected to conduct their original analysis of a foreign business. For that purpose, several companies will be analyzed and compared in class.