20802129 - Fundamentals of Business and Accounting for students of Engineering

The main goal of the course is to drive the engineering students through the organization of the firms, by defining their logical boundaries and their main characteristics. At the end of the lessons, the students are expected to be able to know the institutional matters of the firms (both profit oriented and not for profit), their objectives and the main ways they have to pursue in order achieve their own goals.
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Programme

Part I: Introduction to Business Economics

The Firm

Nature, Purpose, and Boundaries of the Firm

Part II: Corporate Governance and Business Strategy

Corporate Governance

Business Strategy

Part III: Business Management and Organization

Business Organization

Business Management

Part IV: The Business Information System

Accounting Representation of Management Operations

Financial Statements Documents

Part V: Financial Statement Analysis

Financial Statement Reclassification

Ratio Calculation

Performance Analysis

Core Documentation

The teacher will provide slides useful for learning the subject

Reference Bibliography

Introduzione ed orientamento allo studio delle aziende, Paoloni e Paoloni, 2021, Giappichelli

Attendance

Attendance at class is highly recommended

Type of evaluation

The student will be assessed through a written test that will include questions and exercises.