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Course Prerequisites
ADM 500, MIS for Administrators
Course Description
Financial management of small businesses focusing on budgeting, critical analyses of financial
reporting numbers, risk assessment, and cash flow forecasting.
Course Outcomes
Create and evaluate business financial reports including budget and critical ratios,
Select appropriate inventory management methods,
Apply marginal cost considerations to pricing strategy,
Create/adapt/apply basic business models including decision making and risk assessment,
Evaluate sources of capital and financing.
Emphasis Outcomes
Program Outcomes
Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning and develop the skill sets necessary to pursue and find
the answers to professional questions through detailed study in and contribution to the scholarly
literature of the student's chosen field.
Course Structure/Approach
The course may involve one or more of the following approaches: active learning; MIS software; lecture
and discussion; application exercises; scheduled activities; case analysis; team projects; field trips,
speakers with relevant expertise, and/or other activities as appropriate to achieve learning outcomes.
Required Materials
Required materials may include textbooks, readings, audio-visual content, software, and/or other
materials.
Financial Statements: A Step-by-Step Guide to Understanding and Creating Financial Reports. T.
Ittelson. Career Press.
Course Policies
Grading
Scale
Grade
>= 90%
80% ~ 89%
70% ~ 79%
60% ~ 69%
< 60%
Retests/makeup tests
All late requirements are penalized.
Attendance
You are expected to demonstrate your familiarity with the material and to share your thoughts
and experiences.
Furthermore it may be a violation of copyright or other intellectual property laws. Therefore, the
instructor l cannot accept material that contains plagiarism or lacks proper citations of material
drawn from other sources.
Any submissions failing to meet these standards will be returned with a grade of zero (0) and
may result in further administrative action.
University Policies
This class adheres to these policies which are preeminent to other content in this syllabus:
http://www4.nau.edu/avpaa/UCCPolicy/plcystmt.html