Course E-Syllabus

1 Course title Financial analysis

2 Course number 1603311
Credit hours 3 Hours
3
Contact hours (theory, practical)
4 Prerequisites/corequisites Principles of managerial Finance
5 Program title Bachelor of Finance
6 Program code 03
7 Awarding institution University of Jordan
8 School School of Business
9 Department Finance
10 Level of course 3
11 Year of study and semester (s) First semester 2022/2023
12 Final Qualification
Other department (s) involved in
13
teaching the course
14 Language of Instruction English
15 Delivery method ☐Face to face learning ☐Blended ☐Fully online
☐Moodle ☐Microsoft Teams ☐Skype ☐Zoom
16 Electronic platform(s)
☐Others Youtube
17 Date of production/revision

18 Course Coordinator:

Name: Ahmad Al Tarawneh

Office number:
Phone number:
Email: [email protected]

19 Other instructors:

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20 Course Description:

This course is designed to interpret and analyze financial data that rely on financial statements from
the perspective of both users and financial managers. Students in this course, will learn to compare
companies overall financial performance by using different types of financial ratios, as well as to
implementing prospective analysis and valuations, equity security analysis, credit analysis, and distress
prediction.

21 Course aims and outcomes:

A- Aims:

This course aims at providing the students with in-depth knowledge in the concepts of financial analysis
and securities valuation, how to use and interpret financial statements, also to understand the use of
financial ratios, forecasts and business valuation in analyzing different types of companies.

Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

SLO (1) SLO (2) SLO (3) SLO (4)

SLOs

SLOs of the course

1 Understand the Financial Reporting and Financial X X
Statements
2 Understand the Financial Ratios and their X X
applications
3 Learn the methods to conduct a prospective X X X
analysis.

4 Learn the methods to conduct a prospective X X

analysis.

5 Understand the methods used to analyze equity and X X

debt securities.

6 Analyze the firm’s short and long term X X

performance.

22. Topic Outline and Schedule:

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Week Topic References
Methods*/platform Methods**
Exams /
1-2 Introduction to financial Quizzes/
statement analysis Blended Assignments Gibson, Chapter 2,3,5
Exams /
3 Liquidity of short-term assets; Quizzes/
related debt-paying Blended Assignments Gibson, Chapter 6
Exams /
4 Quizzes/
Long-term debt-paying ability Blended Assignments Gibson, Chapter 7
Exams /
5 Quizzes/
Profitability Blended Assignments Gibson, Chapter 8
Exams /
6 Quizzes/
For the investor Blended Assignments Gibson, Chapter 9
Exams /
7 Quizzes/
Statement of cash flows Blended Assignments Gibson, Chapter 10
Exams /
8–9 Prospective analysis: Quizzes/
Forecasting Blended Assignments Palebu & Healy, Chapter 6
Prospective analysis: Exams /
10 Valuation theory and Quizzes/
concepts Blended Assignments Palebu & Healy, Chapter 7
Exams /
11 - 12 Prospective analysis: Quizzes/
Valuation Implementation Blended Assignments Palebu & Healy, Chapter 8
Exams /
13 - 14 Quizzes/
Equity security analysis Blended Assignments Palebu & Healy, Chapter 9
Exams /
15 - 16 Credit analysis and distress Quizzes/
Palebu & Healy, Chapter
prediction Blended Assignments 10
 Teaching methods include: Synchronous lecturing/meeting; Asynchronous lecturing/meeting
 Evaluation methods include: Homework, Quiz, Exam, pre-lab quiz…etc

23 Evaluation Methods:

Opportunities to demonstrate achievement of the ILOs are provided through the following assessment
methods and requirements:

SLOs Period
Evaluation Activity Mark Topic(s) (Week) Platform
Mid-term exam 30 Week 1 – 8 1,2,3,4 TBA
Project & Assignments 30 Week 1 -12 1,2,3,4 TBA
Final Exam 40 Week 1 - 16 1,2,3,4 TBA
1,2,3,4

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24 Course Requirements (e.g: students should have a computer, internet connection, webcam,
account on a specific software/platform…etc):

Students should have a computer or a smart phone with internet connection, and a moodle account.

25 Course Policies:

A- Attendance policies:
- Students are not allowed to miss more than 15% of the classes during the semester. Failing to
meet this requirement will be dealt with according to the university disciplinary rules.
B- Absences from exams and submitting assignments on time:
- The exams are computerized and exams time will be assigned in advance of exams time.
- Students will be required to attend and submit 3 quizzes and a final exam.
- No make-up exam could be held if the student failed in providing approved absence form signed
by the dean or the Assistant Dean for Students affairs.

C- Health and safety procedures:

- -N/A
D- Honesty policy regarding cheating, plagiarism, misbehavior:
- Any inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated and student will face consequences based on the
University disciplinary rules.
- Students are kindly requested to keep their mobiles on silent mood during the lecture. Any disturbance
caused by mobile phones will not be tolerated and mobile owner will be requested to leave the class.

E- Grading policy:
- 50% on quizzes, assignments and participation during the semester, and 50% for the final exam.

F- Available university services that support achievement in the course:

- Moodle platform.
- Microsoft Teams.

26 References:

A- Required book(s), assigned reading and audio-visuals:

1- Business Analysis and Valuation: Using Financial Statements (2010), Palepu, Healy and
Bernard, 3rd edition, South-Western College Publication.

2- Financial Statement Analysis (2013), Charles Gibson, 13th edition International Edition,
Cengage Learning.

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 B- Recommended books, materials and media:

27 Additional information:

Name of Course Coordinator: Ahmad Al Tarawneh Signature: Ahmad Al Tarawneh Date: 9/10/2022

Head of Curriculum Committee/Department: ---------------------------- Signature: --------------------------

Head of Department: ------------------------------------------------------------ Signature: -----------------------

Head of Curriculum Committee/Faculty: ---------------------------------------- Signature: -------------------

Dean: ---------------------------------------------------------- Signature: -------------------------------------------

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