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Title | Entrepreneurial Finance | ||
Code | ULMS555 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr K Bangassa Finance and Accounting Kenbata@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2021-22 | Level 7 FHEQ | First Semester | 15 |
Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements): |
Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite: |
Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis: |
Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis: |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
12 |
12 |
24 | ||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 126 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Group reflection on crowd funding campaign There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :1 | 1000 words | 50 | ||||
Individual assignment There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :1 | 2500 words | 50 |
Aims |
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The aims of the module are to introduce students to alternative and traditional forms of finance. Participants will learn why initiatives such as crowd funding are a growing area of a new financial landscape. Students will understand why resource management is a fundamental skill that needs to be learned. Students will critically evaluate the most significant financial tools and techniques of financial management likely to occur in SMEs. Students will learn the value of understanding cash flow management to SMEs. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Explain why an alternative finance market has become fundamental to an entrepreneurial economy; |
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(LO2) Elaborate on the theoretical and practical linkages between fundraising success and which factors of the environment impact financial performance; |
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(LO3) Diagnose weaknesses in a business proposition and identify areas for improvement using established accounting techniques; |
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(LO4) Compare and contrast which financial tools are most suited to numerous different commercial projects; |
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(LO5) Recognise financial sector changes and appreciate alternative choices and approaches for managing resources and processes within organisations. |
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(S1) Communication skills |
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(S2) Problem solving and decision making skills |
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(S3) Decision making skills |
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(S4) Numeracy skills |
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(S5) ICT skills |
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(S6) Group working skills |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Lecture Teaching Method 2 - Seminar |
Syllabus |
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Finance for entrepreneurs; Bootstrapping: advantages and disadvantages; Peer to peer lending and the future of crypto currencies; Enterprise funding – loans, grants and equity agreements; Global comparison of financial instruments for entrepreneurs; Initial public offerings and how to prepare. |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |