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Business administration for professional officers of the Swiss Armed Forces
BWL für Berufsoffiziere
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:19:20
Abstract
The course conveys the principles of general management (corporation and environment, marketing concepts and methods, ...). The focus, however, will be on financial management of the corporation (finance goals, financial statements analysis, cash planning, working capital management, capital structure, equity and debt financing, acquisition).
Objective
- Understand the fundamentals of general and financial management - Enhance business-oriented and economical thinking - Master the tools and methods of general and financial management
Content
- Corporation and environment - Corporate goals - Marketing (basic principles, market research, product policy, distribution policy, price policy, communication policy) - Financial objectives and reporting, value-based management - Financial statement analysis and planning - Profitability and efficiency management - Liquidity, working capital management, cash planning, cash flow statement - Capital budgeting decision - Corporate financing, equity and debt financing - Optimal capital structure, financial leverage, cost of capital - Corporate valuation, mergers and acquisitions - Bankruptcy and financial restructuring
General Information
- Language
- German
- Levels
- BSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- graded semester performance
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
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| lecture |
BWL für Berufsoffiziere
Permission from lecturers required for all students.
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2 h weekly |