KDEC 9010 - Accountancy for lawyers

The course aims at providing an appropriate grasp of the basic tools of accountancy & finance. Although this class is addressed to students with no prior background in finance, it will contribute to develop valuable skills required to practice business law. At the end of the course, the student shall be familiar with financial statement such as P&L and main key financial ratios in order to appreciate the financial and strategic situation of a company.

There is no prerequisite for this class. It is addressed to student with no background in accountancy and finance.

Oral presentations, case studies. The quality of the formalization of both oral and written exercises will be considered as a key issue.

Contrôle continu : qui représente 2/3 de la note finale avec 2 contrôles donnés lors des sessions 5 et 9;

Un examen final : qui représente 1/3 de la note finale avec un examen donné lors de la dernière session (12).

The course will require a strong involvement of the students both in terms of preparation and learning capacity.