QB50A1: Accounting and Finance for Managers

QB50A1: ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE FOR MANAGERS (2026-2027)

Last modified: 26 Oct 2026 17:17

Course Overview

The fact that money (and understanding money) really matters in business and all managers need to understand issues like cashflow and profit might depress you, but it is true. Financial viability of customers? Deciding on the likely financial viability of a project? Reporting to shareholders about performance? Does the word “sustainable” appear in a finance dictionary? All questions we will try and address.

Course Details

Study Type	Postgraduate	Level	5
Term	First Term	Credit Points	15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus	Offshore	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr Alessandro Ala

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)
One of Master Of Business Administration (Qatar Campus) or Master Of Business Administration (Qatar Campus) or Master Of Business Administration (Qatar Campus - Stream 2)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

QB57A1 Accounting and Finance for Managers (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

To introduce key areas of accounting and finance. To enable students to read and interpret financial statements. For the students to be able to use financial numbers in decision making - both short term & long term (including net present value techniques) For students to understand how companies are financed and to be able to calculate and interpret key stock market ratios.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 21st September 2026 for Term 1 and Full Year courses and 8th January 2027 for Term 2 courses.

Summative Assessments

Class Test

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	15
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks		Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	In-class paper-based test 2. Duration: 40 minutes.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Procedural	Apply	To develop in the students the ability to use financial numbers in decision making, both short term and long term.
Procedural	Understand	To equip students with the knowledge to understand how companies are financed.
Procedural	Understand	To impart into students understanding of how companies are evaluated and the ability to calculate and interpret key ratios.

Class Test

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	15
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks		Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	In-class paper-based test 1. Duration: 40 minutes.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Conceptual	Analyse	To enable students to read and interpret financial statements.
Factual	Understand	To introduce key areas of accounting and finance.
Procedural	Apply	To develop in the students the ability to use financial numbers in decision making, both short term and long term.

Exam

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	70
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks		Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	2-hour exam.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Conceptual	Analyse	To enable students to read and interpret financial statements.
Factual	Understand	To introduce key areas of accounting and finance.
Procedural	Apply	To develop in the students the ability to use financial numbers in decision making, both short term and long term.
Procedural	Understand	To equip students with the knowledge to understand how companies are financed.
Procedural	Understand	To impart into students understanding of how companies are evaluated and the ability to calculate and interpret key ratios.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Report: Individual

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	100
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks		Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	2,000 words maximum (excluding references and appendices)

Learning Outcomes

Sorry, we don't have this information available just now. Please check the course guide on or with the Course Coordinator
Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Procedural	Apply	To develop in the students the ability to use financial numbers in decision making, both short term and long term.
Factual	Understand	To introduce key areas of accounting and finance.
Conceptual	Analyse	To enable students to read and interpret financial statements.
Procedural	Understand	To impart into students understanding of how companies are evaluated and the ability to calculate and interpret key ratios.
Procedural	Understand	To equip students with the knowledge to understand how companies are financed.

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