Course # 36055 Certificate Program Municipal Finance This ten-week course will focus on understanding state and local accounting through the perspective of a policy student, not an MBA student. It will address questions regarding where to find financial information detailing government activities and how to interpret data. Students will be introduced to fundamental concepts of accounting with a particular focus on the practical meaning of financial data. Students will become familiar with commonly utilized public documents to analyze and understand state and local government finance and be encouraged to seek additional sources of information. Using class discussion as a primer, students will be required to study individual public sector organizations and present an opinion on financial health based on terms learned throughout the course and class discussion. Recent News Student Profile: Gabrielle Pan, IPAL’22, MPP Class of 2025 Thu., September 28, 2023 Harris Launches Student Competition to Solve Chicago’s Pension Crisis Wed., September 27, 2023 More news Upcoming Events UChicago Harris Coffee Chat in New York City Mon., October 02, 2023 | 5:30 PM Vesuvio Bakery & Commissary 824 10th Ave New York, NY 10019 United States Information Session in New York Tue., October 03, 2023 | 8:30 AM 1270 6th Avenue (50th St & 6th Ave) New York, NY 10020 United States More events
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