COURSE TITLE: Financial Information Analysis
UNITS OF CREDIT: 3.0
INSTRUCTOR: Veselina Dinova
E-MAIL ADDRESS: dinova@berkeley.edu
PREREQUISITE(S): MBA 202 Financial Accounting, MBA 203 Introduction to
Finance
CLASS FORMAT: Lectures and case discussions. 40% lectures, 40% case
study discussions, 10% in class exercises, and 10% presentations
REQUIRED READINGS: case studies
BASIS FOR FINAL GRADE: Case write ups, group projects and presentations and exam
ABSTRACT OF COURSE'S CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES: The course provides students with a framework and
practical tools for analyzing financial statement data and assessing the
business standing and valuation of firms. At the end of the course you will be
able to critically review the information in financial disclosures and use it
to gauge firms' performance and equity value. In class, we will discuss
concepts from accounting and finance that are useful for financial statement
analysis and valuation, and apply
them in case studies and current real world examples.
The course is useful for those planning a career at a financial institution
(investment banking, portfolio management, securities analysis, venture capital
or private equity) or with the corporate finance team at a non-financial
institution. It is also valuable for those aspiring to be consultants or
business analysts.
CAREER FIELD: General management, Business analysis, Investment
banking, Investment management, Corporate Finance, Business consulting
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: Veselina Dinova has taught a
number of Finance and Accounting courses at Haas. Her professional experience
is in corporate treasury, most recently with Yahoo! Inc. in Sunnyvale,
California. Veselina has
an MBA degree from Thunderbird, Arizona and is a CFA charter-holder.