Topics will be drawn from

- Financial management function
- Financial management environment
- The relationship between a financial system or function and other systems or functions in an organisation
- Investment appraisal
- Cost of capital
- The nature, elements and importance of working capital
- Working capital Management
- Short-term financing and working capital management
- Long-term source of finance: debt and equity
- Capital structure: basic concepts Capital structure:
- Risk management with derivatives
- International aspects of financial management

Details - Learning outcomes 1,2,3,4,5,6 and 7:
Examination
Time Constraint Examination (TCA)

To pass this module student must obtain 40% marks.

The learning strategy for the module requires students to commit 300 learning hours, of this there will be 38 hours of class support and 112 hours of independent and self directed study.

The following teaching methods will be used:

Lectures, Seminars/tutorials.
Web-based tasks
Team work within workshops and tutor teams
Research based tasks, e.g. information searches, surveys etc.
Independent study using learning materials

The VLE (NETED)
The Internet
Word Processing software for use in the coursework
MS-EXCEl/SPSS
Printed and electronic journals.

Core Text
E. F. and Ehrhardt, M.C.(2013)Financial Management: Theory & Practice Brigham

Recommended Text
Broadbent, M. and Cullen, J. (2003) Managing Financial Resources, Third Edition, CMI Diploma in Management Series, Paperback - Jun 16 2003
Horne, V. J. and Wachowicz, M.J. (2008) Van Horne: Fundamentals of Financial Management, 13th Edition, Paperback - Nov 28 2008
Hillier, D., Ross, S., Westfield, R., Jaffe, J., and Jordan, B. (2010) Corporate Finance, 1st European Edition, London: McGraw-Hill
¿ Brealey, R.A., Myers, S.C. and Allen, F. (2008), Principles of Corporate Finance, 9th (International) Edition, London: McGraw-Hill.