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Programme and Module Handbook

Postgraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2011-2012 (archived)

Module BUSI48215: TREASURY MANAGEMENT AND CAPITAL MARKETS (PT/EXECUTIVE)

Department: Business School (Business)

BUSI48215: TREASURY MANAGEMENT AND CAPITAL MARKETS (PT/EXECUTIVE)

Type Tied Level 4 Credits 15 Availability Available in 2011/12 Module Cap
Tied to NPK017
Tied to N1KP17
Tied to N1KD17
Tied to N1KB17

Prerequisites

  • None.

Corequisites

  • None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • None.

Aims

  • Develop students' advanced knowledge and understanding of key issues in treasury management.
  • Provide students with the opportunity to become familiar with recent developments in treasury management.

Content

  • The Role of Treasury.
  • The Role of the Financial System.
  • Financing the Group.
  • The Determination of Interest Rates.
  • The Principles of Financial Asset Valuation.
  • Short-Term Financing: Money Markets and their Instruments.
  • Long-Term Financing: Equity.
  • Long-Term Financing: Debt.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
  • Upon successful completion of the module, the students will have an advanced understanding and critical appreciation of:
  • The Role of Treasury;
  • The Role of the Financial System;
  • Financing the Group;
  • The Determination of Interest Rates;
  • The Principles of Financial Asset Valuation;
  • Short-Term Financing: Money Markets and their Instruments;
  • Long-Term Financing: Equity;
  • Long-Term Financing: Debt.
Subject-specific Skills:
  • Upon successful completion of the module, the students will be able to:
  • apply their knowledge to the analysis of key issues in Treasury Management.
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 guided reading. 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) 28
Preparation and Reading 122
Total 150

Summative Assessment

Component: Written Assignment Component Weighting: 100%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
Written Assignment 4,000 words maximum 100%

Formative Assessment:

None.


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