Module overview
Linked modules
Prerequisites: (MANG1007 or MANG1047 or MANG1019 or ECON1005 or ECON1008) and (ECON1001 or ECON1003 or ECON1009 or ECON1020 or ECON1022) or (MANG1020 and MANG1021) or (MANG1026 and MANG1028)
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the theoretical aspects of financial management, capital structure and dividend policy;
- short and long‐term financing, investment, corporate restructuring and valuation decisions;
- the role and function(s) of financial managers of firms, the important features of the main types of business, the main differences between debt and equity, and the role of financial assets and markets;
- the rules used to make optimal investment decisions;
- the organisational structures available within the economy and their relationship to the market for corporate control.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- critically evaluate the existing literature and other available sources;
- strengthen your quantitative skills;
- enhance your critical ability and apply various theoretical concepts to problem solving;
- examine the financial strategy and structure of firms.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- enhance critical analysis and adopt appropriate methods with respect to specific issues of corporate financial management and problem solving;
- examine the financial strategy and structure of firms.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Follow-up work | 10 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 20 |
Revision | 46 |
Lecture | 24 |
Completion of assessment task | 20 |
Wider reading or practice | 20 |
Tutorial | 10 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Brealey, Myers and Marcus. Fundamentals of Corporate Finance.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
In-class activities
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Verbal feedback is provided on student contributions during seminar discussions and individually upon request.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
---|---|
Multiple choice Test | 20% |
Examination | 80% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
---|---|
Examination | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
---|---|
Examination | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External