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BUSI4W815: MANAGING FINANCE (EBS)

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Type	Tied
Level	4
Credits	15
Availability	Not available in 2023/24
Module Cap
Location	Durham
Department	Management and Marketing

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Excluded Combinations 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 investment appraisal. 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
Working Capital Evaluation
Management Control Systems
Long Term Investment Decisions
Financial Markets and 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;
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, 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.

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 and webinars. The summative assessment of the module, by a written examination and assignment, will test students' acquisition and articulation of knowledge and their ability to apply key techniques of financial analysis.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Total	Monitored
Workshops (a combination of lectures, groupwork, case studies and discussion)	42	Yes
Preparation and Reading	106
Webinars	2
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	2500 words maximum	100

Formative Assessment

Classroom-based exercises involving individual and group analyses and presentations on specific business situations/problems relevant to the learning outcomes of the module. Oral and written feedback will be given on a group and individual basis as appropriate.

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