Module BUSI42S15: MANAGING FINANCE (ONLINE) (from 2015)

Department: Management and Marketing

BUSI42S15: MANAGING FINANCE (ONLINE) (from 2015)

Tied To

• N1KR17: Business Administration (Finance) (Global) (for students entering between Oct 2010 - Apr 2013) (see Postgraduate Handbook 2016-2017 for details)
• N1KS14: Business Administration (Global) (see Postgraduate Handbook 2014-2015 for details)
• N1KS17: Business Administration (Global) (for students entering between Oct 2010 - Apr 2013) (see Postgraduate Handbook 2018-2019 for details)
• N1N317: Business Administration (Finance) (Global) (for students entering between Oct 2013 - Apr 2015) (see Postgraduate Handbook 2018-2019 for details)
• N1N417: Business Administration (Global) (for students entering between Oct 2013 - Apr 2015)
• N1N517: Business Administration (Online) (for students entering between Oct 2015 - Apr 2016)
• N1N617: Business Administration (Finance) (Online) (for students entering between Oct 2015 - Apr 2016)

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.
• Financial Planning Techniques.
• Long Term Investment Decisions.
• Financial Risk Management.

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 capital stucture and financing needs of a firm;
• the fundamentals of financial markets in which firms operate;
• the tools and techniques used in managing financial risks.

• 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;
• Have a critical understanding of how managers make financial decisions in a world of uncertainty and imperfect information;
• Be able to use key techniques for interpreting financial statements;
• Understand and apply techniques of cash budgeting and working capital management;
• Identify and evaluate the methods by which financial risks can be managed, and the extent to which such methods should be used.

• 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 via online learning, divided up into study weeks with specially produced resources within each week. Resources vary according to the learning outcomes but normally include: video content, directed reading, reflection through activities, opportunities for self-assessment and peer-to-peer learning within a tutor-facilitated discussion board. Tutors provide feedback on formative work and facilitate discussion board communication as well as being available for individual consultation as necessary (usually by email and Skype).
• The summative assessment of the module is designed to test the acquisition and articulation of subject-specific knowledge, and skills of application and interpretation within the business context.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

A written assignment of 1,500 words, or its multimedia equivalent, which may involve some group work.