Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:19
Senior managers and executives are required to interface with accounting and finance staff and services on a frequent basis to understand and manage the strategic, monetary and performance dimensions of the organization. Operational performance, monetarisation challenges in global business, financial risk, fiscal regimes in international business, strategic partnerships and alliances, investment decisions and portfolio analysis are key areas that require understanding and decision-making in inter-professional and multi-cultural teams and contexts.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Third Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Offshore | Sustained Study | No |
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This course stretches the thinking and financial understanding of senior managers who are operating at a strategic level. It focuses on key strategic decisions and the use of core financial and accounting models, concepts and rubrics in the following areas:
Fundamental concepts of Accounting
Evaluating Financial Performance
Working Capital Evaluation
Financial Planning Techniques
Long Term Investment Decisions
Capital Structure Decisions
Financial Risk Management
International Dimensions of Financial Planning and Risk
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 70 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Understand | Understand how managers make financial decisions in a world of uncertainty and imperfect information. |
| Procedural | Analyse | Apply the tools and techniques used in managing financial risks. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Analyse the factors affecting the capital structure and financing needs of a firm. |
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