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QB5510: ACCOUNTING & FINANCE FOR MANAGERS (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58


Course Overview

The fact that money (and understanding money) really matters in business and all managers need to understand issues like cashflow and profit might depress you, but it is true. Financial viability of customers? Deciding on the likely financial viability of a project? Reporting to shareholders about performance? Does the word “sustainable” appear in a finance dictionary? All questions we will try and address.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Offshore Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Senior Lecturer (Sch Alexander Arthur

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

To introduce key areas of accounting and finance. To enable students to read and interpret financial statements. For the students to be able to use financial numbers in decision making - both short term & long term (including net present value techniques) For students to understand how companies are financed and to be able to calculate and interpret key stock market ratios.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Class Test - Multiple Choice Questions

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 20
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Feedback

This will take place on the Tuesday of the delivery week and will assess the knowledge you gained in the pre-course sessions and your readings of the suggested text.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Analysis of a Company’s Financial Statements

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 50
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Feedback

This will be a written assignment after the course, of your financial analysis of a case study company.

Learning Outcomes
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Group Poster Professional Reflective Review

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 30
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Feedback

This will take the form of a Poster PPT Presentation you will give on the Thursday of delivery week. You will work within a group to develop a poster which will illustrate your reflection on which four skills in various accounting areas you have learned about on this course, and how you might apply them in your preferred future career. Each group will be given a short time to make a presentation to explain the poster and answer questions.

Learning Outcomes
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Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

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