An individual written assessment of 1500 words (LO's 1 & 2) weighted at 60%
A Poster Presentation of A1 or A2 size (1000 words equivalent) (LO 3) weighted at 40%

A minimum grade of 4 (pass) must be achieved in each element to pass this module.

Bergmann, A. (2008). Public Sector Financial Management. Pearson Education Ltd. London, UK.
Pike, R. and B. Neale. (2002). Corporate Finance and Investment: Decisions and Strategies, 4th Edition. FT Prentice Hall. UK.
Watson, D. and A. Head. (2003). Corporate Finance: Principles and Practice, 3rd Edition. FT Prentice Hall. UK.

The learning strategy for this module will require the student to commit to 150 hours of learning (including assessment, 6 hours of workshops and a minimum of 18 hours Active Learning Sets). The main emphasis is on the application of the learning in the workplace and the return on investment to the organisation resulting from the learning, supported by academic study including formal articles, underpinned case study analysis and reflection on student experiences in the workplace.

The subject of Managing Finance demands direct application of both basic and advanced principles in a realistic scenario and therefore specific emphasis is placed on using Action Learning as a methodology: a key component of the learning strategy will be through Action Learning Sets where small project teams (of 3-4 people) will meet for a minimum total of 18 hours to develop a proposal for cost saving in a selected area of the organisation's business. This will provide formative assessment through peer review as the ALS progresses, and will also be the vehicle for one component of the assessment for this module.

Staffordshire University electronic resources and off-campus library facilities.

Indicative content is expected to be diverse in nature, reflecting the issues that are current and/or of direct concern to the students at the time. For the core content of this module typical areas might be selected from the aspects listed below but other aspects may be added/subtracted as considered appropriate:

- What is meant by financial management
- Systems and procedures of financial control
- Financial regulations and governance in the public sector
- Accountability Statements
- Budgetary Control
- Decision making, planning and performance measures
- Statutory requirements
- Demonstrating effective financial control
- Value for money
- Lean thinking
- Understanding revenue expenditure
- Sources of funding
- Understanding Capital
- Sources of Capital
- Capital Programmes
- Setting a budget
- Service reviews
- Monitoring budgets