COURSE NUMBER: MBA222.1
COURSE TITLE: Financial
Information Analysis
UNITS OF CREDIT: 3
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
REQUIRED READINGS: Textbook and
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: Investment Banking,
Investment Management, Business Analysis, Venture Capital, Business Consulting,
Corporate Finance
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.