Information Engineering

GIUSEPPE PASQUALE ROBERTO CATALANO

FIRST, THE COURSE PROVIDES A DESCRIPTION OF THE FIRM FINANCIAL STATEMENT, SEEN AS A MODEL ABLE TO REPRESENT SOME IMPORTANT BUSINESS DYNAMICS. SECONDLY, THE COURSE PRESENTS SOME INTERPRETATIVE TOOLS THAT ALLOWS THE ANALYST TO ASSESS THE FINANCIAL SITUATION OF THE COMPANY BY TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT. FINALLY, IT INTRODUCES THE CONCEPT OF RATIONAL DECISION IN ECONOMICS, THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE AND THE METHODOLOGICAL TOOLS TO SET THE FINANCIAL EVALUATION OF THE INVESTMENT PROJECTS.

Knowledge of business and the reasons why an organized business is necessary
Importance of organizations
Corporate governance systems and management impacts
Corporate information and management tools: accounting and financial statements
Understanding the accounting system and financial statements as management tools for strategic planning, risk management, investment decisions, etc.
Use of Excel: final project work
Analysis tools
The knowledge acquired will be preparatory to the topics covered in the course: Complements of Management Engineering

No requirements required.

G. Azzone e U. Bertelé, L'Impresa - Sistemi di governo, valutazione e controllo, Etas, Milano, 2011.
Chapters 1, 2, 3, 12, 13, 14, 17.

C. Teodori, L'analisi di bilancio, Giappichelli Editore, Torino, third edition, 2017.
Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8.

L. Alberti, ABC della partita doppia, FAG Editore, Milano, seventeenth edition, 2015.
Chapters 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 17.

In-class lessons.

Lessons in person only.

Written examination consisting of 2 exercises and 3 open-ended questions.
Optional oral examination.
Optional project recommended for students who attend classes.

- What is meant by transaction costs?
- What is meant by opportunity costs?
- How does the agency contract originate?