Accounting & Finance Orientation

1. Accounting & Finance Orientation Fall 2012 Semester

2. A & F ORIENTATION - Agenda • 2:00 Welcome/Overview • 2:10 A & F Dept Concentrations • Accounting • Accounting Information Systems • Finance • Corporate Finance and Accounting • 2:30 Certifications • 2:35Student Clubs • 2:40 Sbona Honors/Thompson Global Internship • 2:50 Q & A • 3:00 Adjourn

3. ORIENTATION MATERIALS • WWW.COB.SJSU.EDU/ACCT&FIN/ Fall 2012 Orientation / Download material • WWW.COB.SJSU.EDU/DEVINC_W/INDEX.HTM FTP files / New A & F Orientation • Review materials – must read for success • On-campus Resources • Career sheets – Accounting & Finance • Competencies you must achieve • Considerations for success

4. A & F Concentrations • Accounting • Accounting Information Systems • Finance • Corporate Financial Management

5. Accounting Major • Description—Prepares students for careers in public or private (corporate) accounting • Curriculum • Public—Financial auditing, individual tax, forensic accounting, accounting systems and controls • Private—Operational auditing, advanced corporate topics, accounting systems and controls

6. Accounting – Careers, jobs • CPA firms • Audit (Assurance or IT), Consulting, Taxation • Corporations, Not-for-Profit, Government • cost accounting • corporate accounting • financial planning & analysis • internal audit • IT systems control • taxation • treasury • project finance

7. Accounting Information Systems • Dual major • Accounting • Information Systems • Curriculum – only 121 units (one more than Accounting) • Same core courses as Accounting majors • 120 Series covering Database Systems, Network Environments, Systems Analysis & Design, and IT Audit • CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) • 150 Hours is NOT required • Higher pay/fewer hours than Accounting majors!!!

8. AIS – Careers, Jobs • CPA firms – IT auditors, forensic accountants, systems analysts/designers • Corporations – Internal auditors, SOX compliance, IT project managers, security analysts, etc. • Government – Forensic accountants • Consulting firms– Systems analysts/designers, forensic accountants

9. Finance • Description –to prepare student for a career in financial institutions, corporations and investments. • Curriculum • Finance Core: Fin’l Institutions & Markets, Investments and Fin Mgm’t –Theory & Policy, • Electives: Three courses from commerical banking, futures & options, portfolio management, entrepeneurial finance, risk management & insurance, internat’l finance, case problems in financial mangment,

10. Finance – Careers, Jobs • Corporations – Treasury • Corporations - Financial Analysis • Financial Institutions – Banking • Credit Manager, Loan Analyst, Bank Officer • Financial Institutions – Investing • Securities Analyst, Portfolio Analyst, Securities Broker • Pension fund investments • Real Estate – Mortgage Analyst

11. Corporate Financial Management(Corporate Accounting and Finance) • Description – Combination of core Accounting and Finance classes to best prepare student for a career in the Corporate environment • Curriculum • Accounting core: Acc’tg Info Systems, Intermediate Acct’g I and II, Corp Taxation • Finance Core: Fin’l Institutions & Markets, Fin Mgm’t –Theory & Policy, Problems in Fin’lMgm’t, International Topics in Bus Finance • Electives: One each from accounting & finance

12. CFM – Careers, Jobs • Corporate Finance and Accounting • Junior analyst, financial analyst, treasury investment analyst, project finance, financial planning & analysis, internal audit • Public Accounting • Audit, Consulting • Financial Institutions • Investment/financial planning, securities analyst, portfolio analyst, securities broker • Also, Banking, Pension Funds, Real Estate Analyst

13. Certifications • Certified Public Accountant • Certified Management Accountant • Certified Financial Analyst • Certified Financial Planner • Certified Tax Preparer • Certified Internal Auditor • Certified Information Systems Auditor

14. STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS • Financial Management Association (FMA) • Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) • ISACA (AIS) • Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) • Banking and Investment Association (BIA) • WWW.COB.SJSU.EDU/FMA or /BAP, or /ISACA, or /IMA, or /BIA

15. Gary J. Sbona Honors Program • Get real world business experience • Apply what you learn in the classroom • Graduate with Honors from COB • Network with top Silicon Valley firms • Learn with the best students in the COB • Participate in one of the best programs any University has to offer • Course is offered in both spring and fall • You can take one or both courses

16. Gary J. Sbona Honors ProgramWilliam DeVincenzi, Director, BT 460 • To apply (Bus 127A, Fall or Bus 127B, Spring) Must have 3.25 GPA and A & F faculty recommendation; be a second semester student; provide resume, essay, transcript of grades to Mr. D Earliest you can apply, spring 2013 for fall 2013 semester • To graduate with Honors from COB Must have 3.5 GPA in major; complete two honors semesters; write scholarly paper • Website www.sjsu.edu/cob/sbonahonors

17. Thompson Global Internship ProgramWilliam DeVincenzi, Director, BT 460 • Gain International work experience • All expenses paid plus a salary • Crown Worldwide Group, Hong Kong • Summer 2011 London, Milan, Dublin • Winter 2012 Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur • Summer 2012 Hong Kong, London, Africa • Experience, history, culture • For application reqm’ts, see website • Website: www.sjsu.edu/cob/students (click on Thompson Global Internship Program)

18. Q & A