BUS 748 - Financial Management, 3 credit hours

Analysis of financial information is central to financial control, forecasting, and decision making. It also is central to the evaluation of managed care operations, competitors, or merger candidates. This course gives students insight into financial statement analysis, cash flow projections, capital budget evaluation, working capital management, and the primary methods of financing the corporation (both for-profit and not-for-profit models are emphasized). Various measures of risk and methods of assessing the risk-return trade-off are also presented. Examination of actual institutions is incorporated into the course.