Finance

Financial Statements for Decision Making with Louann Cummings

June 3 - June 17, 2024 / 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Online

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$100**Free for Denison students.

Learn how balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flows facilitate decision making in business.

Financial statements provide information to help people make decisions and set priorities based on an organization’s financial condition and performance.

Commitment
Level

Accelerator

2 Hours, Once a Week, Every Monday.

Measured vs.
Learning

In this program, you will develop a basic understanding of the interrelationships of the three main financial statements used in making business decisions. Such as:

  • Balance Sheets
  • Income Statements
  • Statements of Cash Flows
  • Understand how organizations are presented to the public through annual financial reports
  • Learn how banks use organizations’ financial statements to make financing decisions
  • Understand how individual shareholders use financial statements to make investing decisions
  • Acquire the skills and tools necessary to understand and analyze the three main types of financial statements
  • Make decisions based on financial statement analysis

At the conclusion of this program, you will be able to read, interpret, and analyze real-world balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flows to facilitate valued decision making.

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Edge badges

Earn Your Badge
of Completion

Accelerator programs range from 4-12 hours of contact time. To earn your badge of completion, you must achieve a minimum of 70% in three Key Performance areas: Attendance, Participation, and Activities/Assignments. The instructor will provide a specific rubric outlining the Key Performance areas in the course syllabus.

Meet Your Instructor

Louann Cummings, is a tenured Professor of Business at the University of Findlay and former Fulbright Scholar and Specialist. She received her BA in economics from Denison University, an MBA (and CPA) from the University of Toledo, and a Doctor of Business Administration from Case Western Reserve University. She also worked for Root Learning, Inc. developing learning map technologies for companies such as Harley-Davidson, ATT Wireless, Motorola, UPS, and Whirlpool. Her passion is helping students and colleagues, regardless of their course of study, become exceptional global leaders who truly make a difference.

Register for Financial Statements for Decision Making

Learn how balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flows facilitate decision making in business.

Register