Donald Andrade

This course provides an in-depth analysis of financial considerations relating to corporate growth. It addresses the setting of financial and corporate goals in terms of maximizing shareholder wealth and relationships among working capital, debt levels, capital costs, dividend policy, growth and the value of the firm. It also considers the requisite financial analysis associated with mergers and acquisitions and bankruptcy.

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SPRG 2026: QST MS 754 A1, Jan 20th to Mar 6th 2026

Finance is concerned with the efficient allocation of capital, maximizing operational cash flows and the management of financial risk. Capital is said to be efficiently allocated when the risk/return profile of the investment is in line with investor preferences with respect to risk, time and expected return. This course includes the basics of investment analysis: time-value of money, portfolio theory, risk-return tradeoffs and capital budgeting. Time-value of money refers to the valuation of differing values of expected cash flows across time and accounts for differing levels of expected risk. Portfolio theory refers to the optimization of the weights of investments such that the portfolio outperforms the average of the investments. This is accomplished through the minimization of unnecessary risk. Capital budgeting refers to the process of capital allocation within the business (by managers) such that the financial performance of the firm is maximized.

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FALL 2025: QST MS 716 B1, Oct 23rd to Dec 11th 2025
FALL 2025: QST MS 716 G1, Oct 23rd to Dec 11th 2025
FALL 2025: QST MS 716 R1, Oct 23rd to Dec 11th 2025

'If you can measure it, you can manage it' is an axiom of management. Accounting is the language of business measurement, the means by which business describes what they do, why they do it, and the value that it generates. In this course, you will be introduced to this language via financial statements: corporate reports, balance sheets, earnings and cash flow analyses, along with CVP-based analysis and decision making.

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FALL 2025: QST MS 742 B1, Sep 2nd to Oct 21st 2025
FALL 2025: QST MS 742 G1, Sep 2nd to Oct 21st 2025
FALL 2025: QST MS 742 R1, Sep 2nd to Oct 21st 2025

Undergraduate Prerequisites: QST AC221 previous or concurrent - Introduces the basic principles, methods, and challenges of modern managerial accounting. Covers traditional topics such as job-order costing, cost-volume-profit analysis, budgeting and variance analysis, profitability analysis, relevant costs for decision making, and cost-plus pricing, as well as emerging topics such as Activity-Based Cost (ABC) accounting. The material is examined from the perspective of students preparing to use management accounting information as managers, to support decision making (such as pricing, product mix, sourcing, and technology decisions) and short- and long-term planning, and to measure, evaluate, and reward performance. Emphasizes the relationships between accounting techniques and other organizational activities (such as strategy and motivation).

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FALL 2025: QST AC 222 A1, Sep 2nd to Dec 10th 2025
FALL 2025: QST AC 222 B1, Sep 2nd to Dec 10th 2025
FALL 2025: QST AC 222 C1, Sep 2nd to Dec 10th 2025
FALL 2025: QST AC 222 D1, Sep 2nd to Dec 10th 2025
FALL 2025: QST AC 222 E1, Sep 2nd to Dec 10th 2025
FALL 2025: QST AC 222 F1, Sep 2nd to Dec 10th 2025
FALL 2025: QST AC 222 G1, Sep 2nd to Dec 10th 2025
FALL 2025: QST AC 222 H1, Sep 2nd to Dec 10th 2025
SPRG 2026: QST AC 222 A1, Jan 20th to Apr 30th 2026
SPRG 2026: QST AC 222 B1, Jan 20th to Apr 30th 2026
SPRG 2026: QST AC 222 C1, Jan 20th to Apr 30th 2026
SPRG 2026: QST AC 222 D1, Jan 20th to Apr 30th 2026
SPRG 2026: QST AC 222 F1, Jan 20th to Apr 30th 2026
SPRG 2026: QST AC 222 G1, Jan 20th to Apr 30th 2026
SPRG 2026: QST AC 222 H1, Jan 20th to Apr 30th 2026