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Accounting & Finance 2: Financial Reporting

Niveau

1st study cycle, Bachelor

Learning outcomes of the courses/module

The participants:
• understand the fundamentals of financial reporting.
• can name the tasks and components of the annual financial statements.
• can analyze and interpret annual financial statements under the UGB.
• develop a basic understanding of international financial reporting under IFRS.

Prerequisites for the course

None

Course content

• Deepening of knowledge in external accounting
• Tasks, functions, and legal foundations of financial reporting under the UGB
• Components of the annual financial statements under the UGB
• Structure and classification of the balance sheet
• Recognition and measurement of selected balance sheet items
• Overview of selected financial reporting regulations
• Selected balance sheet ratios for corporate management
• Introduction to international financial reporting under IFRS

Recommended specialist literature

• Vahs, D., Schäfer-Kunz, J.: Einführung in die Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Schäffer-Poeschel (aktuelle Aufl.)
• Neugebauer, A.: Schritt für Schritt vom Beleg zur Bilanz, Linde (aktuelle Aufl.)
• IFRS Standards (http://www.ifrs.org)
• 1-2 aktuelle Fachartikel

Assessment methods and criteria

Portfolio assessment

Language

German

Number of ECTS credits awarded

3

Semester hours per week

Planned teaching and learning method

Blended learning

Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered

2

Type of course/module

Type of course