Courses

This is a course in the theories and principles of financial and managerial accounting. Financial accounting includes the study of the preparation and interpretation of commonly used financial statements. Managerial accounting deals with the use of accounting data for managerial control and planning. Students will be introduced to the use of accounting systems programmed for the microcomputer, and to managerial decision making based on mathematical modeling.

Methods of empirical analysis of financial markets covering modern statistical and econometric techniques necessary for both professional and academic quantitative research in finance. Particular emphasis will be placed on measuring risk of holding and trading financial assets. Topics include: autoregressive and moving average models, ARCH, GARCH, analysis of high frequency intraday financial data.

Survey of the United States and international money and capital markets. Emphasis is on modern institutions and practices. The course also considers the analytics and consequences of recent trading techniques.

Analysis is made of financial statements from the perspective of users and preparers of financial reports, including investors, creditors, auditors, accountants, and management. Financial statements and related disclosures will be analyzed to gain a perspective on the company's health.

This course is designed for non-accountants who want to learn financial statement analysis. The student will be exposed to the various analytical approaches in evaluating a company's balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows. The course covers key ratios in ascertaining a business entity's liquidity, solvency, profitability, asset utilization, return on investment, earning potential, and risk.

First aid techniques and principles and problems of safety in relation to the home, school, and community.

Application of scientific principles of exercise physiology to the measurement and evaluation of fitness in healthy individuals. Acquisition of skill in exercise testing and training methods commonly used in corporate and other adult fitness settings. Experience in designing exercise programs for various populations. Lab experience in the execution of health-related assessments.

Current concepts and principles of nutrition, energy balance, body composition, weight control, and obesity, and physiological basis of physical conditioning. Opportunity for practical experience in managing diet and exercise programs. Not open to students who have taken FNES 230.

This course introduces students to anthropological concepts and research that bear on the subjects of food, eating, nutrition, and disease. Topics covered include origins of human food-related behaviors; changing dietary patterns as revealed by archaeology and physical anthropology; cultural aspects of diet, disease, and malnutrition; the relationship between diet and social organization, as well as symbolic aspects of human food taboos and preferences.

The student will be introduced to general microbiology. Emphasis will be placed on the microbiology of food and human disease and immunology. The laboratory will deal with the characteristics of microorganisms and their role in the preparation of food. May not be used to fulfill biology major or minor requirements.This course has an M&T Fee. For more info visit: http://qc.cuny.edu/?id=JU9F