UEH Standard Programs

This course provides students with an understanding of how businesses operate and how financial functions help businesses achieve their goals. After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Identify the overall objectives of a business and the functions and tasks it performs to achieve its objectives;

• Clearly state the nature, characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of different business types and organizational structures;

• Determine the purpose of financial information provided by a business, explain how financial functions support business operations, and identify the resources and methods of financing for a business;

• Clearly state the role of the accounting profession and why this work is important; • Identify the role of management in running a business and explain how a business can promote corporate governance, sustainability, corporate responsibility, and ethical culture;

• Clearly state the impact of the external environment on a business;

• Identify the key features, benefits, and risks of various technologies.