Module BUSI4ZL15: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (PT)

Department: Business School (Business)

BUSI4ZL15: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (PT)

Tied To

• N1D707: Marketing (Distance Learning) (For students entering before January 2009) (see Postgraduate Handbook 2011-2012 for details)
• N1DM07: Management (Distance Learning) (For students entering before January 2009) (see Postgraduate Handbook 2011-2012 for details)
• N1DN07: Management (distance learning) (for students entering between January 2009 - September 2010) (see Postgraduate Handbook 2011-2012 for details)
• N1DP07: Marketing (distance learning) (for students entering between January 2009- September 2010) (see Postgraduate Handbook 2011-2012 for details)
• N1DR07: Human Resource Management (distance learning) (for students entering between January 2009- September 2010) (see Postgraduate Handbook 2011-2012 for details)
• N1DS07: Entrepreneurship (distance learning) (for students entering between January 2009- September 2010) (see Postgraduate Handbook 2011-2012 for details)
• N1KY07: Entrepreneurship (Part-time)
• N2K307: Management (Part-time)
• N5K107: Marketing (Part-time)
• N6K107: Human Resource Management (Part-time)

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

Aims

• To provide students with the opportunity to study key issues of financial management for the business organisation operating in a competitive environment.

Content

• Time value of money;
• Investment appraisal;
• Cash flow and flow of funds;
• Long-term finance;
• Dividend policy;
• Cost of capital and capital structure;
• Working capital management.

Learning Outcomes

• By the end of the module, students will have:
• an advanced understanding of the principles of managing the working capital of an organisation;
• a critical appreciation of the principles of investment appraisal;
• an understanding of sources of finance and dividend policy.
• an understanding of the time value of money and the different capital investment appraisal methods.

• By the end of the module, students will:
• be able to explain and discuss alternative sources of financing for business;
• be able to critically discuss the dividend relevance and irrelevance.

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 produced resources, 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 formative and summative assignments will test students’ critical understanding of relevant concepts and their ability to apply and interpret what they have learned in the module by analysing a particular issue in depth.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

Written assignment of 1,500 words (maximum)