Postgraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2008-2009 (archived)

Module BUSI5F815: MANAGING FINANCE 1 (CARIBBEAN)

Department: Economics, Finance and Business (Business)

BUSI5F815: MANAGING FINANCE 1 (CARIBBEAN)

Type	Tied	Level	4	Credits	15	Availability	Available in 2008/09	Module Cap

Tied to	N1KA17

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

None.

Aims

To provide students with a critical appreciation of the financial tools of business management, in particular, the techniques of financial statement analysis and a critical understanding of the key skills of valuing investments and financial securities. In addition, it provides a critical evaluation of the factors affecting the financing mix of a firm and of the financial markets in which firms operate and gives insight into topical issues in the area.

Content

Fundamental Concepts of Accounting
Evaluating Financial Performance
Value Creation and Working Capital Management
Value Creation and Short-Term Decision Making
Management Control Systems
Managing Finance to Create Value
Making Value - Creating Investment Decisions
Value-Creation and Financial Markets
Making Value - Creating Financial Decisions

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

Upon successful completion of the module, the students will have an advanced knowledge and critical appreciation of:
the key financial statements and techniques for their interpretation;
issues relating to working capital management;
the concepts of budgeting and short term decision analysis;
the factors affecting the financing mix of a firm;
the fundamentals of financial markets in which firms operate.

Subject-specific Skills:

Upon successful completion of the module, the students will have:
acquired and used the key skills of valuing investments and financial securities and have a critical appreciation of those skills.

Key Skills:

Written communication; planning, organising and time management; problem solving and analysis; using initiative; computer literacy.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Learning outcomes will be met through a combination of lectures, groupwork, case studies and discussion, supported by Distance Learning material. The written examination will test students' acquisition and articulation of knowledge. The written assignment will test students' understanding of relevant concepts and their ability to apply and interpret what they have learned to the analysis of a particular issue in depth.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total/Hours
Workshops (a combination of lectures, groupwork, case studies and discussion)				24	■
Preparation and Reading				126
Total				150

Summative Assessment

Component: Written Examination		Component Weighting: 50%
Element	Length / duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Written Examination	2 hours	100%
Component: Written Assignment		Component Weighting: 50%
Element	Length / duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Written Assignment	2,500 words maximum	100%

Formative Assessment:

Students receive feedback on their contributions to the workshops.

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University