Gwybodaeth Modiwlau
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours Unseen written examination | 60% |
| Semester Assessment | Group report 1500 words | 20% |
| Semester Assessment | 1 Hours Unseen class test | 20% |
| Supplementary Exam | 2 Hours Unseen written examination | 60% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Repeat failed element 1 (An alternative written assignment of 1500 words will be set in the event of failure of the group element) | 20% |
| Supplementary Assessment | 1 Hours Repeat failed element 2 (Unseen test) | 20% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
* Explain the purpose and role of accounting and finance in different types of organization;
* Interpret financial statements of small companies;
* Analyse investment decision scenarios by selecting, justifying and applying appropriate cash flow techniques and evaluating qualitative issues;
* Identify and evaluate sources of finance;
* Interpret corporate financial performance by selecting and applying appropriate measures;
* Analyse operational decision scenarios by selecting and applying appropriate cost concepts;
* Demonstrate the importance of working capital management;
* Interpret operational and cash budgets, and critically reflect on the use of budgets in control and business planning.
Aims
This module is designed to provide an introduction to the use of financial and accounting information in management decisions at operational and strategic levels, with the aim of equipping students of management with the knowledge and understanding to interpret and apply such information in decision scenarios.
Brief description
This module provides an introduction to the use of financial and accounting information in management decisions. Through the use of business scenarios, students will be introduced to the financing of strategic investment, identifying both financing requirements and sources of business finance. Students will also identify the contribution of cost concepts to operational decisions and appreciate the role of budgeting in controlling operations and cash. The module will also introduce students to the use of financial analysis in appraising business performance and its impact on decision-making.
Content
- Purpose and role of Accounting and Finance in organisations.
- Financing: sources of business finance, time value of money.
- Reporting to providers of finance; introduction to basic accounting concepts and formats.
- Using financial information to support operational decisions.
- Using financial information in strategic investment decisions.
- Short term financing: working capital management.
- Use of financial information for planning and control.
- Using financial information in performance evaluation: measures of corporate financial performance.
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | Tackle a range of problems involving numbers and graphical data. |
| Communication | Communicate effectively, orally and in writing, using a range of media and formats which are widely used in business. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Devise and apply realistic learning and self management strategies, in terms of time, motivation and behaviour, especially for tutorial sessions and group work. |
| Information Technology | Use common spreadsheet package in preparing numerical solutions for tutorials, and other appropriate applications in presenting group work. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | |
| Problem solving | Identify, formulate and solve business problems, using appropriate qualitative and quantitative skills. |
| Research skills | Basic research into financial issues relating to management, as part of a team for group work. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Students will develop numerical and communication skills in relation to specific management decision scenarios, and will develop awareness of the interaction of a range of factors in formulating problems. |
| Team work | Preparation of the group report will require students to develop team-working skills, including effective listening, negotiation and persuasion. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 4