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This course provides students with an introduction to the basic concepts, methods, and practices of good accounting. Beginning with a consideration of accounting as an information system, students explore the structure of the double-entry bookkeeping system, the periodic measurement of profit by businesses, and the preparation of the statement of financial position. Students also tackle important topics like the problem of accounting for groups of companies and basic techniques for preparing group accounts. Students engage with the preparation of the three most important financial statements: the income statement, balance sheet, and the statement of cash flow. Through the active application of the content and the use of real-world examples, students understand how investors and others use financial statements and market information to assess a company’s investment potential.

This course examines computer programming using the Python programming language. The course covers simple variables, expressions, input and output, control structures, functions, using standard data structures such as lists and dictionaries, and using standard Python modules.

This course provides a fundamental knowledge of important sociological theories and approaches in order to analyze current political and economic conditions. It introduces important societal conditions and issues of a political and economic nature, including social conflicts, political movements, finance, crisis, debt, work, consumption, integration, management, and organizations. The course presents sociological approaches to the analysis of these issues and encourages analysis and reflection on society at a local, national, regional, and global level, as well as considering the role of individuals or groups in society. The course focuses on working with different forms of empirical data as well as recent research literature.

This course is designed for students who are interested in launching, growing, or investing in early-stage companies. The course reviews the different sources of funding available to entrepreneurs and the key metrics considered by investors when assessing a new business. It covers important finance principles such as business planning, financial statement analysis, and startup valuation. Students develop a business plan and pitch to industry experts at the end of the course. The course is for students who are broadly interested in finance and entrepreneurship and does not require any prior background in accounting.