Educational objectives
ILO (Intended Learning Outcomes)
ILO 1 – Knowledge and Understanding:
ILO 1.1 Knowledge of business-economic models and performance measurement for planning and management control, as well as internal and external auditing models and methods.
ILO 1.2 Knowledge of business-economic models and tools for managing companies, whether family-owned or small-sized, as well as internationally operating firms.
ILO 1.3 Knowledge of management topics that characterise the professions of financial analyst, portfolio manager, risk manager, and consultant.
ILO 2 – Applying Knowledge and Understanding:
ILO 2.1 Ability to develop and integrate the results of economic-financial communication into corporate decision-making models.
ILO 2.2 Ability to communicate and interact competently with managers of different functional areas, with financial markets, and with professionals in corporate and tax law.
ILO 2.3 Ability to critically analyse and formulate solutions to complex problems in interdisciplinary contexts, both nationally and internationally, in organisations of small or large size.
ILO 2.4 Ability to integrate the results of economic-financial communication and quantitative data analysis into corporate decision-making models.
ILO 2.5 Ability to frame and assess organisational situations and problems from a multidisciplinary perspective, integrating business, economic, legal, financial, and statistical-mathematical disciplines.
ILO 2.6 Ability to communicate and interact with managers of different functional areas, with financial markets, and with professionals in corporate and tax law.
ILO 3 – Making Judgements:
ILO 3.1 Ability to apply acquired knowledge to make strategic and operational decisions and to solve administration and finance problems in companies, intermediaries, and financial markets, considering multiple perspectives of analysis (economic, legal, financial, strategic, managerial).
ILO 3.2 Ability to select data and use appropriate information to describe a problem related to the management of companies, intermediaries, and financial markets.
ILO 3.3 Ability to relate models and empirical evidence in the study of companies, intermediaries, and financial markets.
ILO 4 – Communication Skills:
ILO 4 Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, the specialised content of individual disciplines, using different registers depending on the audience and the communicative and educational purposes, and to evaluate the educational impact of such communication.
ILO 5 – Learning Skills:
ILO 5.1 Ability to develop general models based on the phenomena studied
Additional educational objectives and learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
• Apply advanced managerial accounting and business analytics techniques to support decision-making and control in diverse organizational contexts.
• Interpret and integrate financial and non-financial information to drive corporate performance and evaluate strategic outcomes.
• Utilize appropriate analytical frameworks and data analysis methods to investigate and solve complex managerial problems.
• Demonstrate effective problem-solving, computational, and communication skills through the preparation of managerial reports that support performance management.
Knowledge and understanding:
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of managerial dilemma´s related to the measurement and management of performance in different types of organizations
• Understand how companies generate, manage, and analyse internal financial and non-financial information using ERP and BI systems
Applying knowledge and understanding:
• Ability to apply advanced management accounting concepts and techniques in several business settings
• Ability to integrate financial information with non-financial information to effectively support managerial decision-making and drive/control corporate performance
• Ability to apply data analysis tools and techniques to extract financial data, analyse financial statements and internal reports, and visualize complex accounting data
Making judgments:
• Ability to search for, evaluate and suggest appropriate analytical frameworks to diagnose and solve multifaceted managerial problems
• Ability to analyse complex business settings and apply appropriate problem solving, computational and communication skills
• Preparation and analysis of managerial reports that aid in measuring/driving corporate performance and evaluating managerial performance
Learning skills:
• Ability to prepare a managerial report to communicate the results of a data analysis
• Provide relevant information for decision-making, as well as solutions in response to specific issues related to the measurement and management of corporate and managerial performance