Financial Accounting and Decision Making
About This Course
This course integrates Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to enhance financial analysis, interpretation, and decision-making. Learners will apply AI-enabled techniques to analyse financial data, generate insights, and support business decisions, while understanding the limitations and ethical considerations of AI use in accounting contexts. In addition, learners will develop essential quantitative skills to measure and analyse the financial impact of business strategies. This course is ideal for learners with minimal prior exposure, as this course provides a strong foundation in business accounting, financial management and data-driven decision-making for today’s competitive environment.
As this micro-credential course is only offered in the FlexiMasters in Business Administration programme, learners are required to enrol into the programme and complete all required courses within this programme.
What You'll Learn
1. Describe the interaction between accounting and business for better economic decision-making.
2. Explain how business transactions, which are the result of business decisions, are recorded to determine their impact on financial statements.
3. Identify the role and structure of accounting and control functions within an organisation.
4. Interpret and analyse financial information using basic quantitative and qualitative techniques and use the relevant financial information for planning, control and decision-making.
Entry Requirements
Learners must possess prior exposure to accounting principles and/or relevant work experience in business analysis, management, or decision-making roles.
Note: Shortlisting will be conducted.