Module Descriptors
STRATEGIC FINANCIAL AND RISK MANAGEMENT
STRA70155
Key Facts
School of Justice, Security and Sustainability
Level 7
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Bharati Singh
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • ASSIGNMENT weighted at 100%
Module Details
ASSESSMENT DETAILS
Weighting: 100 %
Type: Assignment (L. O. 1, 2, 3, 4)
Brief Description: Formulation of financial and/or risk strategy according of requirements of superior strategy.
Length: max. 3000 words.
INDICATIVE CONTENT
• Financial management within the company strategy management and decision making
• Financial strategy according of requirements of superior strategy
• Risk management concepts and approaches
• Accounting, financial statements, methodologies and techniques as a tool for managerial control and decision
• Financial analysis, methods of implementation and evaluation regarding financial strategy
• Investment in tangible and intangible assets, evaluation of their effectiveness
• Importance of the IFRS for the market environment
• Investing in financial markets, methods of decision-making and risk management of financial instruments
• Creation and implementation of a financial strategy, as one of the functional strategies
LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Demonstrate a systematic understanding of corporate finance in relation to financial and business strategy of the company.
Knowledge and understanding

2. Demonstrate the ability of independent and continual learning in the area of financial methodologies and techniques.
Learning

3. Apply and critically appraise the models for the assessment of the financial situation and risk regarding financial strategy of the company.
Analysis

4. Demonstrate the original solution in the field of a strategic evaluation of investment efficiency and creation and implementation of financial strategy.
Application
LEARNING STRATEGIES
Students will engage in direct teaching sessions / lectures and following structured learning.

Following the lectures and prior to completing assessment students will engage with guided learning which will consolidate all new knowledge and understanding.

Independent learning strategies will include electronic consultations, electronic discussion groups and if asked for - personal consultations / advice with lecture team members.
RESOURCES
• Access to online SU library, E-brary, Beck online
• Students have course handbook and learning package at their disposal
SPECIAL ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
FOR INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS ONLY
TEXTS
• Quiry, Pascal Dallochio, Maurizio Le Fur, Corporate Finance : Theory and Practice (3rd Edition), John Wiley & Sons 2011, eISBN: 9781119951841, pISBN: 9781119975588
• Radim Cervený, David Ficbauer, Jirí Ficbauer, Alena Hanzelková, Miloslav Kerkovský, Petr Novák, Vladimír Zecha: Financial strategy – step by step, 2014
(to be translated)
• Richard Pike And Bill Neale: Corporate Finance And Investment: Decisions And Strategies (5th ed.), Pearson Education 2005; ISBN: 1405898208; 9781405898201

(or the most current versions of the texts)