Financial Management and Budgeting
- Online delivery
- eClass
- 39 hour course, no prerequisites
Students will learn the basics of financial practices within organizations including how to read financial statements, how to make and understand financial decisions, and how to create a budget. Additionally, an introduction to concepts of managerial finance will be examined. Students will explore financial decision-making skills and learn how to use financial information effectively.
Course at a glance
- Fully online course, accessible through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool.
- Learn through lectures and lively discussions, as you broaden your network and apply the course content to the context of your own work or organization and explore its implications for your professional practice.
- Aimed at individuals in supervisory or management positions who wish to upgrade or sharpen their managerial abilities, this course will also benefit prospective or aspiring managers ready to take the next step in their careers.
What you will learn
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Understand the accounting cycle.
- Compile financial statements from various asset, liability, equity, revenue, and expense accounts.
- Use various financial ratios to determine the financial wellness of an entity.
- Prepare and use budgets and analyze budget variances.
- Complete a cost-volume-profit analysis at an introductory level.
- Compute break-even points in dollars and units.
- Compute and use the operating leverage ratio.
- Prepare a relevant cost and revenue analysis for management decisions including outsourcing, special order pricing, and product mix decisions.
Take note:
- This is a graded course; assessment activities may include exams, projects, presentations, journals, or research papers.
- Refer to the course syllabus for details on activities and assignments.
- A textbook is required for this course; further information will be provided in the course syllabus.
- Additional learning materials are provided through eClass at no additional cost.
This course has no prerequisites
Students from all educational backgrounds welcome. You can register for this course without applying and enrolling in a program.
Offered:
Your Instructor
Frank Saccucci
Synchronous online learning, eClass
In synchronous online courses, students move through the course material at the same pace as their peers. These courses also provide learners with pre-scheduled online lectures that have the instructor and students interacting at the same time. All components of this type of course are accessible through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool. format details
Weekday evening (Wed)
Sep 16, 2020Dec 9, 2020
6:15 pm – 9:30 pm
Textbook
Required
Franco Saccucci
Financial Mgmt & Budgeting Course Pack
UofA Bookstore: 780.492.4215, www.bookstore.ualberta.ca
Class info
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There is no class on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. This is a synchronous course that features live online activities at predetermined times. For the real-time classroom sessions, a computer with both audio input and output (such as a microphone-equipped headset) is required. To start your online learning experience visit www.ext-leo.ca/students
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39 course hours in total
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Eligible for the Canada-Alberta Job Grant.
Corporate multi-registration packages are available for most Extension courses. Contact us at excorp@ualberta.ca for preferred pricing. -
Open for registration until September 16, 2020. Register at least one week before the course start date to secure your spot. If space is available you may register until the day the course starts.
Your Instructor
Frank Saccucci
Synchronous online learning, eClass
In synchronous online courses, students move through the course material at the same pace as their peers. These courses also provide learners with pre-scheduled online lectures that have the instructor and students interacting at the same time. All components of this type of course are accessible through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool. format details
Weekday evening (Wed)
Jan 13, 2021Mar 31, 2021
6:15 pm – 9:30 pm
Textbook
Required
Franco Saccucci
Financial Mgmt & Budgeting Course Package
custom edition
UofA Bookstore: 780.492.4215, www.bookstore.ualberta.ca
Class info
-
This is a synchronous course that features live online activities at predetermined times. For the real-time classroom sessions, a computer with both audio input and output (such as a microphone-equipped headset) is required. To start your online learning experience visit www.ext-leo.ca/students
-
39 course hours in total
-
Eligible for the Canada-Alberta Job Grant.
Corporate multi-registration packages are available for most Extension courses. Contact us at excorp@ualberta.ca for preferred pricing. -
Open for registration until January 13, 2021. Register at least one week before the course start date to secure your spot. If space is available you may register until the day the course starts.
Currently counts towards
- Certificate in Management Development for APEGA
└ core course
- Certificate in Management Development
└ core course
- Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety
└39-hour elective course
- Designation in Certified in Management
└ elective course
* If you are already enroled in this program, please refer to your specific program requirements as outlined at the time of your admission: Bear Tracks > Academic Advisement.
You can register for and take a course without applying and enrolling into the program.
We recommend that you apply to the program as soon as possible to lock in your course requirements as they are subject to change.
kelly.akins@ualberta.ca
Looking for different course dates?
New course schedules are released each June and October.
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- Online delivery
- 39 hour course, no prerequisites
Summer & Fall courses: all online
All courses will be delivered online, including many that were previously unavailable in the online format.
If you do see a program on our website announced as an in-person or downtown Edmonton offering, please disregard the format – but not the program. There will be no in-person offerings through the Faculty of Extension for the Summer & Fall terms.
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