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Many of the demands placed on IT professionals are driven by an organization's financial managers and their focus not only on the "bottom line," but also on various "Return on Investment" measures. This course introduces students to some of the basic terminology, concepts and tools used by financial managers in making business decisions. Topics covered include: the relationship between an organization's accounting function and the finance function; financial reporting principles and the financial statements; using financial statements in practice; determining relevant items in making short-term business decisions; the Time Value of Money principles; short- and long-term decision making; and the uses and misuses of accounting data in managing people and controlling processes.
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Business
Faculty Profile
John Twombly, Ph.D
