Details - Learning outcomes 1,2,3 and 4:
Examination
Time Constraint Examination (TCA)
To pass this module student must obtain 40% marks.

Core Text
Balch, K. (2012), BEA 1010 Business Finance for Accountants Custom Text, Harlow: Pearson Education

Recommended Text
Atrill, P. (2009), Financial Management for Decision Makers, 5th ed., Harlow: Pearson Education
Arnold, G. (2007), Essentials of Corporate Financial Management, Harlow: Pearson Education
Chaffey & White, 2nd Ed. Business Information Management, 2nd ed., Harlow: Pearson Education
Watson, D. & Head, A. Corporate Finance, Principles & Practice, 5th ed. Harlow: Pearson Education

The VLE (NETED)
The Internet
Word Processing software for use in the coursework
Printed and electronic journals.

The learning strategy for the module requires students to commit 150 learning hours, of this there will be 38 hours of class support and 112 hours of independent and self directed study.

Lectures/ Workshops/ Presentations /Tutorial
Student managed learning/ directed learning

Apart from the lecture each week, various other methods as mentioned above will be used as learning strategies.
There will be workshop and tutorial sessions, students will be required to discuss and present various topics of the module in the class. Students are expected to be able to structure their own work and to work relatively independently under the guidance of the module teaching staff.

Topics will be drawn from

- The financial reporting environment
- The Conceptual Framework
- Presentation of financial statements'
- Corporate objectives;
- Shareholder value
- Capital structure;
- Management of working capital;
- Sources of finance.
- Financial information, Financial accounts and financial statements