IL BILANCIO E IL CONTROLLO ECONOMICO DELLE IMPRESE

Degree course: 
Corso di Second cycle degree in ECONOMICS, FINANCE AND BUSINESS LAW
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2018/2019
Year: 
2
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2019/2020
Course type: 
Optional subjects
Language: 
Italian
Credits: 
3
Period: 
Second Trimestre
Standard lectures hours: 
20
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (20 hours)
Requirements: 

The master's degree course requires basic knowledge in financial reporting, general accounting and cost accounting.

Final Examination: 
Orale

For attending students:
The exam consists of a written exam at the end of the course, as indicated in the exam calendar. The test includes small cases / incidents / exercises, and theoretical questions. The former require for an analysis of the acquired ability to analyze and process data related to concrete business situations (2/3 of the final assessment), while open questions tend to verify the understanding of concepts and definitions learned from textbooks (1 / 3 of the final evaluation).
For non-attending students:
the exam is written and has the same structure as the exam for attending students, cases / incidents / exercises and theoretical questions.

Assessment: 
Voto Finale

The course aims to offer students the opportunity to acquire, or resume, basic skills in Financial Statement, General Ledger, and Managerial Control, essential to be able to deal with the contents of the course "Performance measurement systems" (2nd semester) with adequate preparation. of the CdLM-EDI).

The course focuses on the reclassification and financial statement analysis tools, aimed at calculating index useful to asses the health status of a company prior to the formulation of a future strategy. It provides a series of sessions specifically focused on the analysis of financial flows for an assessment of the financial sustainability of future strategies and, at the same time, of the strategic sustainability of the economic-financial performance

Presentation of the course
- Evaluation of the company's health conditions and economic-financial measures:
The representation and interpretation of the company's economic performance through:
- the reclassification of the Income Statement and the Balance Sheet

Ampex Corporation Example that will be played in the classroom

Follows ... The representation and interpretation of the company's economic performance through:
- analysis of financial flows;

Exercise: Ampex Corporation
Other examples of financial statements
Follows ... The representation and interpretation of the company's economic performance through:
- calculation of indices and quotients

The financial sustainability of the company
Analysis and discussion of a case
The strategic sustainability of the economic-financial performance of the company
Analysis and discussion of a case

For the purpose of passing the exam the following texts and teaching materials are recommended:
• Readings uploaded by the teacher on e-learning
• Slides, exercises and other material made available on the e-learning platform
• exercises posted to the course web site

Convenzionale

Lectures, case discussions, business testimonials.

The course is recommended for those who don't come from undergraduate courses in economics or who are lacking in accounting and financial reporting knowledge