Finance for Non-Financial Managers

CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

Breyer State University

Instructor: Karan A. Schneider, PHD, MS, BBA, BA, CH-C

INTRODUCTION

COURSE OVERVIEW: Breyer State University offers a complete Certificate program in Finance for Non-Financial Managers. This is a 12-semester hour course and provides a comprehensive and detailed curriculum in the referencing and documentation learning about finances, financial statements, and hidden financial risks. Learning the new invaluable introduction to key financial concepts will help you understand the basics of finance and how it affects your business. Clarifying how to read three major financial statements and learning hypothetical ways they are used in a company and by financial managements. Realizing how the improper application of accounting rules misleads users of financial statements.

The program uses three detailed texts. The certificate program is designed to prepare the individual, whether you are aspiring or experienced, into a level of skill and knowledge for the financial world. This course is for anyone desiring the understanding of personal and business finances. It may be applied towards a bachelors in Art and CEU hours for any certification needed.

Upon successful completion of the certificate program, you will receive a College Certificate in Finance for Non-Financial Managers and 12-semester hours of college credit.

COURSE CONTENT: A small sample of course content follows:

1). Cash Management.
2). Developing a Cost-Reduction Program.
3). Analyzing Financial Statements.
4). Forecasting Cash Flow.
5). Banks & Terminology & Borrowing.
6). Operating Budgets.
7). The Business Plan.
8). Strategic Planning.
9). Venture Capital & Public Stock Issues.
10). Leasing.
11). Restructuring & Refinancing.
12). Twelve Basic Principals.
13). Balance Sheet, Income Statement & Cash Flow Statement.
14). Connections.
15). Startup Financing & Staffing.
16). Planning for Manufacturing Startup and Manufacturing Operations.
17). Marketing & Selling.
18). Administrative Tasks.
19). Ledgers & Journals.
20). Growth, Profit & return.
21). Ratio Analysis.
22). "Cooking the Books"
23). Another Accounting Scandal?
24). Balance Sheet Woes.
25). How to Hide Debt with Equity Method.
26). How to Hide Debt with Leasing Accounting.
27). How to Hide Debt with Pension Accounting.
28). How to Hide Debt with Special Purpose Entities.
29). Failures of Managers & Directors.
30). Failure of the Auditing Profession.
31). Failure of Regulation.
32). Failure of Investors.
33). Making Financial Reports Credible.

Courses in this Certificate Program:

1.	FINC 300	Non-Financial Managers				4 hrs
2.	FINC 350	Financial Statements				4 hrs
3.	FINC 375	Hidden Financial Risks				4 hrs

Total semester hours: 12

TUITION: The cost per course is $400.00

ENROLLMENT: There is open enrollment for this certificate program. Students may enroll and begin their studies at anytime.