Module BUSI42S15: MANAGING FINANCE (DL) (from 2010)

Department: Business School (Business)

BUSI42S15: MANAGING FINANCE (DL) (from 2010)

Tied To

• N1DR17: Business Administration (Finance) (Distance Learning) (for students entering between January - September 2010) (see Postgraduate Handbook 2011-2012 for details)
• N1DU14: Business Administration (Distance Learning) (for students entering between January - September 2010) (see Postgraduate Handbook 2011-2012 for details)
• N1DU17: Business Administration (Distance Learning) (for students entering between January - September 2010) (see Postgraduate Handbook 2011-2012 for details)

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

Aims

• To provide students with a critical appreciation of the financial tools of business management, in particular, the techniques of financial statement analysis and investment appraisal.
• To provide a critical evaluation of the factors affecting the financing mix of a firm and of the financial markets in which firms operate.
• To give insight into topical issues in the area.

Content

• Fundamental Concepts of Accounting.
• Evaluating Financial Performance.
• Working Capital Evaluation.
• Management Control Systems.
• Long Term Investment Decisions.
• Financial Markets and Financial Decisions.

Learning Outcomes

• Upon successful completion of the module, students will have an advanced knowledge and critical appreciation of:
• the key financial statements;
• 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.

• Upon successful completion of the module, students will:
• Be able to use key techniques of investment appraisal and have a critical appreciation of those techniques;
• Be able to use key techniques for interpreting financial statements.

• 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

• The module is delivered in discrete Units. These are designed to enable the learning outcomes to be achieved through a combination of specially written material, directed reading, reflection through self-assessed assignments and guidance for further reading. Module tutors provide feedback on formative work and are available for individual consultation as necessary (by email, telephone, post or fax).
• 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

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

Written assignment based on financial analysis (1,500 words).