NUST eLearning

This course is structured to introduce the student to various specialized topics in the accounting process including the measurement and recognition in the financial statements of sole traders. Specific emphasis will be placed on the requirements of the International Financial Reporting Standards in the preparation and presentation of financial statements at an introductory level.

The course introduces students to the theoretical and empirical issues relating to the role of financial markets in the economy. The course also deals with the term structure of interest rates, derivatives, risk and return, capital asset pricing model, financial intermediation, asymmetric information theory, the capital structure theory, and the impact of financial sector development and economic growth. By the end of the course students will have an in-depth understanding of the relationship between financial markets and the economy as a whole.