Corporate Finance for Technical Managers (E M 596, new Fall 2018)
Corporate Finance for Technical Managers equips current and future technical managers with the skills required to communicate and collaborate with the C-suite (CFO, COO, CEO) regarding strategic financial planning and decision-making that creates corporate value. Technical managers must grasp the critical linkage between engineering, finance, and strategy, in order to lead organizations to achieve goals. A solid understanding of finance, beyond the department/project level, enables technical managers to contribute to strategic resource allocation and high-level corporate decision-making.
Tim Cobb is a Certified Management Accountant and financial professional with over 25 years of cross-functional experience. He has held leadership and senior executive level positions in the IT/financial industries, and has been a consultant to firms ranging in size from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies and global organizations. He serves as a consultant and Subject Matter Expert to the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) and as a question writer for financial certification exams in North America, Europe, and Asia. Additionally, he has been a speaker and panelist at the New York Stock Exchange on the topics of financial analytics and strategic business development.
Important information regarding non-WSU students
Non-WSU students who wish to take an E M course must be admitted to WSU prior to enrolling in the course.
Undergraduate Admission
- Non-degree seeking: visit https://www.applyweb.com/wsunivnd/index.ftl. Submit your application along with a $25 application fee at least 2 weeks prior to the start of the semester.
Graduate Admission (students who hold a bachelor’s degree)
Please apply using one of the options below. Additional information can be found on the Graduate School website at gradschool.wsu.edu/apply/ or etm.wsu.edu/admission/.
- Degree seeking: submit your application via CollegeNet along with a $75 application fee at least one month prior to the start of the semester.
- Non-degree seeking: submit your completed Graduate School Application for Admission to Non-Degree Graduate Classification form along with a $50 application fee at least 3 weeks prior to the start of the semester.
Please contact ETM academic program coordinator at etm@wsu.edu should you have further questions.