COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
BAF 415	B	1	3	0	0	3	7.5

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Assoc.Prof.Dr. Altin Idrizi aidrizi@epoka.edu.al , N/A
Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Study program: (the study for which this course is offered)	Master of Science in Economics
Classroom and Meeting Time:	E212 - Thursday 18:00 - 20:45 PM
Code of Ethics:	Code of Ethics of EPOKA University Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline"
Attendance Requirement:
Course Description:	Financial Analysis course provides comprehensive information on financial analysis in areas of planning and control. This course qualitatively and quantitatively defines, reviews, and illustrates the principles of corporate finance, including: profit/loss, asset and cash management, operational budgets, cost analysis, profitability, leverage, and decision and risk. It presents various industry approaches, cases, means and methods used to meet long-term and short-term corporate goals.
Course Objectives:	This course aims to give students the necessary tools for solving complicated and concrete financial problems. These skills include choosing between alternative investments, selecting the optimal portfolio, measuring risk, price forecasting and option valuation.

BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE

1	Financial Statements

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Overview of Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis, and Valuation
2	Asset and Liability Valuation and Income Recognition
3	Income Flows versus Cash Flows: Understanding the Statement of Cash Flows
4	Profitability Analysis
5	Risk Analysis
6	Accounting Quality
7	Operating Activities
8	Financing Activities
9	Investing Activities
10	Midterm
11	Forecasting Financial Statements
12	Risk-Adjusted Expected Rates of Return and the Dividends Valuation Approach
13	Valuation: Cash-Flow-Based Approaches
14	Final Exam Review

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook(s):	International Financial Statement Analysis (CFA Institute Investment Series) 3rd Edition - Thomas R. Robinson, Hennie van Greuning, Elaine Henry, Michael A. Broihahn, Third Edition. 2015
Additional Literature:
Laboratory Work:	Yes
Computer Usage:	Excel
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Learning a wide variety of real financial problems
2	Analyzing financial problems
3	Making sound financial decisions
4	Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Master of Science in Economics Program

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	30
Quiz	2	10
Final Exam	1	40
Attendance		10
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	3	48
Mid-terms	1	41.5	41.5
Assignments			0
Final examination	1	50	50
Other			0
Total Work Load:			187.5
Total Work Load/25(h):			7.5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			7.5

CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER

To be completed