BE329-6-AU-SO:
Financial Management
2021/22
Essex Business School
Southend Campus
Autumn
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Thursday 07 October 2021
Friday 17 December 2021
15
01 October 2021
Requisites for this module
BE311
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BSC N344 Finance and Management,
BSC N345 Finance and Management (Including Year Abroad),
BSC N346 Finance and Management (Including Placement Year),
BSC N347 Finance and Management (Including Foundation Year),
BSC N355 International Business and Finance,
BSC N356 International Business and Finance (Including Placement Year),
BSC N357 International Business and Finance (Including Year Abroad),
BSC N358 International Business and Finance (Including Foundation Year),
BSC N358CO International Business and Finance (Including Foundation Year)
In practice, financial management requires a set of tools and techniques, and this module examines some typical financial management techniques useful in practice.
While fundamental principles of corporate financial decision making are covered in the 2nd-year module BE311 Corporate Finance, our objective is to supply a practical toolbox that supports the corporate financial decision making process. The focus is on the technical aspects of financial management.
The aims of the module are to provide an understanding of the workings of modern financial management techniques and the skills to employ the techniques in support of corporate decision making processes.
The module is designed for students who seek exemption from ACCA's Financial Management module, and has similar content as that module.
On successful completion of the module, you will be able to:
1. understand and employ techniques
i) of business valuation,
ii) of investment appraisal,
iii) for managing firm’s’ financing needs, in the short, medium and long term,
iv) for managing firms’ working capital.
2. contextualise financial management within firms’ business environments.
Skills for Your Professional Life (Transferable Skills)
a) Develop knowledge and comprehension on issues affecting investment, financing, working capital management and business valuation.
b) Contextualise the impact of the economic environment on financial management decisions.
c) Apply the relevant theoretical knowledge in business practice especially financial management techniques to analyse business situations and cases.
d) Synthesize and assess information while thinking critically when making decisions as a financial manager.
There will be weekly lectures of two hours each over ten weeks, including a revision lecture in the summer term. Lectures may be held either online or on campus, details and timings of which will be on your timetables.
There will also be tutorials of one hour each, over ten weeks. The tutorial associated with a lecture is usually held the week following the lecture. The tutorials are usually held online.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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TEST - Workings upload |
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| Exam |
Main exam: 240 minutes during Summer (Main Period)
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Hardy Thomas, email: hardt@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Hardy Thomas
hardt@essex.ac.uk
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Dr Jaideep Oberoi
SOAS University of London
Senior Lecturer in Finance
Available via Moodle
Of 42 hours, 30 (71.4%) hours available to students:
12 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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