2024 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Technology and Innovation Management Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
Methodology of Corporate Management and Finance I
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
- Instructor(s)
- Mika Goto
- Class Format
- Lecture/Exercise (Livestream)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 11-12 Thu
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- TIM.A401
- Number of credits
- 0.50.50
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In this course, students will learn about financial statements as a basic knowledge necessary for business strategy analysis, accounting analysis, financial analysis, and future potential analysis of companies. Students will understand the structure, characteristics, and reading of financial statements, and will develop their analysis and evaluation of companies using data from financial statements, based on case studies and analysis.
The aim of this course is to understand the framework of analysis and evaluation of companies using data from financial statements and to acquire basic knowledge for business analysis of actual companies.
Course description and aims
The goal of this course is as follows:
(1) Understand basics of financial statements
(2) Understand the framework of corporate analysis using data from financial statements
(3) Acquire basic knowledge to conduct corporate analysis using data of financial statements
Keywords
Financial statements, financial data, corporate strategy, financial analysis
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Learn basic knowledge of financial statements first, and then conduct group presentations and discussions on selected examples.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Guidance: Introduction of overall course structure | Understand overall structure and outline of the course |
| Class 2 | Financial statements | Understand structure and brief contents of financial statements |
| Class 3 | Fundamentals of financial measures and financial analysis | Understand basic financial analysis using various financial measures |
| Class 4 | Fundamentals of financial measures and financial analysis | Understand basic financial analysis using various financial measures |
| Class 5 | Group presentation | Conduct presentation of group work contents |
| Class 6 | Group presentation | Conduct presentation of group work contents |
| Class 7 | Group presentation | Conduct presentation of group work contents |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Specified in class
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Specified in class
Evaluation methods and criteria
Achievement is assessed by participation attitude in class and final report.
Related courses
- None
Prerequisites
None
Other
None