MMM031-Financial Management

Module Provider: Business Informatics, Systems and Accounting
Number of credits: 20 [10 ECTS credits]
Level:7
Terms in which taught: Autumn term module
Pre-requisites:
Non-modular pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:
Modules excluded: MMM040 Management Decision Making and Performance Evaluation
Current from: 2020/1

Email: liang.han@henley.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:

This module aims to equip students with relevant accounting and financial management knowledge in decision making, especially for those who have little background in accounting and financial management. The module covers relevant topics in the areas of financial accounting, management accounting and financial management, with a focus on the ability to understand the importance of accounting and financial information in decision making and critical evaluation of the use of relevant information in decision making. 

Aims:

To build on a student’s knowledge of international management by examining the role and techniques of accounting and financial management. 

Assessable learning outcomes:

By the end of the module it is expected that the student will be able to: 

1. Outline the role, nature and objectives of financial accounting, management accounting and financial management 


2. Describe the conceptual framework of financial accounting and explain and demonstrate how it is applied in the presentation and preparation of corporate financial statements. 


3. Calculate a range of ratios useful for evaluating enterprise profitability, efficiency, liquidity and related risk and returns to shareholders, and analyse and interpret financial statements using these ratios. 


4. Produce solutions to practical management accounting scenarios by applying management accounting concepts and techniques 


5. Explain the nature and importance of capital investment decision-making and apply various techniques of investment appraisal to a range of investment scenarios to make business recommendations thereon 


6. Compare and contrast the main sources of finance available to a business and - assess their costs and benefits to a business. 

Additional outcomes:

Structured activities are designed to develop independent learning skills. Students are encouraged to develop additional IT skills by use of relevant web resources and communication techniques, including Blackboard. 

Outline content:

•Financial accounting concepts and the presentation of financial statements 

•Ratio analysis and financial decision making 

•Short-term managerial decision making 

•Managerial planning and control 

•Sources of finance 

•Capital investment decisions 

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:

Lectures of two hours per week will be used for the exposition of the major concepts, principles and techniques under consideration. Workshops of two hours duration will be used for numerical practice/application and discussion. 

Summative assessment- Examinations:
One 2 hour closed book unseen written exam in the Summer term.

Summative assessment- Coursework and in-class tests:

One class MCQ test is to be held in Autumn term. 

The written assignment (essay) has a word count of 1,500 and a ±10% excess is allowed. It is to be submitted in Autumn term. 

Formative assessment methods:

Workshop questions and directed self-study exercises. 

Penalties for late submission:
Penalties for late submission on this module are in accordance with the University policy. Please refer to page 5 of the Postgraduate Guide to Assessment for further information: http://www.reading.ac.uk/internal/exams/student/exa-guidePG.aspx

Assessment requirements for a pass:

A weighted average mark of class test, coursework and examination of 50%.

Reassessment arrangements:

By examination only in August/ September (coursework will not be included in the re-assessment). 

Additional Costs (specified where applicable):

Last updated: 27 August 2020