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Financial management and accounting (6 cr)

Code: BE22FE10-3003

General information


Enrollment

15.06.2024 - 03.11.2024

Timing

28.10.2024 - 02.03.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Bioeconomy

Teaching languages

  • Svenska

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in bioeconomy

Teachers

  • Christel Holmlund-Norrén
  • Veronika Bäckman

Groups

  • ÖH23FLEX-BES
    Öppna YH, Flexibelt till skogsbruksingenjör
  • ÖH24BEA-FLEX-V
    Öppna YH, Flexibelt till agrolog
  • ÖH24BES-FLEX-V
    Öppna YH, Flexmodul Skogsbruksingenjör, Vasa
  • ÖH23FLEX-BEA
    Öppna YH, Flexibelt till agrolog

Objective

The student:
-is familiar with the overall purpose of financial management
-is familiar with the most important legislation regarding accounting and financial management
-knows the meaning of good accounting ethics
-is familiar with the basics of single-entry and double-entry bookkeeping
-is familiar with different types of taxing
-is familiar with the requirements for tax accounting and tax declaration
-is familiar with risk management in companies
-can draw up an appropriate budget for a business

Content

Basics of accounting according to the Accounting Act and current tax laws:
- Ethics of Accounting
- Basics of double-entry accounting
- Notification and payment of VAT, employer performance and statutory insurance
- The financial statements (balance sheet and profit and loss statement) related to income taxation
Fundamentals of financial management for small businesses
- The purpose of financial management
- The most important methods and tools of financial control
- Cost and revenue analyzes taking into account sustainability, profitability and efficiency
- Important financial indicators
- Risks in business operations
- Exercise in budgeting and calculation
The course is based on several of the global sustainability goals, mainly the goal of decent work and economic growth

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students fulfill the objectives of the course, and in the relevant course-making compulsory elements, at a satisfactory level.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students fulfill the objectives of the course, and in the relevant course-making compulsory elements, at a good level.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students fulfill the objectives of the course, and in the relevant course-making compulsory elements, at a excellent level.

Qualifications

No prerequisites