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Title | Managerial Finance | ||
Code | ULMS767 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr A Kita Finance and Accounting Arben.Kita@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2024-25 | 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 |
10 |
10 |
5 |
25 | |||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 125 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Examination There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. | 2 | 70 | ||||
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Mid-term test. There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. | 1 | 30 |
Aims |
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A framework to allow understanding of the role of accounting and finance in management and business and of the information provided by accounting and finance to support decision making by managers; An understanding of the basic principles of accounting and finance; An understanding of the basic techniques of preparation of accounting and finance information; An understanding of the fundamentals of financial management and finance; An understanding of the use of accounting and finance information in managerial decision-making; An understanding of the relationships between accounting and finance and other management disciplines; To introduce students to alternative and traditional forms of finance; An understanding of why initiatives such as crowdfunding are growing areas of the new financial landscape. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Demonstrate an understanding of the role of accounting and finance in management and business and of the information provided by accounting and finance to support decision making by managers; |
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(LO2) Articulate the basic principles of accounting and finance; |
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(LO3) Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamentals of financial accounting systems; |
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(LO4) Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamentals of financial management and finance; |
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(LO5) Undertake basic techniques of preparation of accounting and finance information; |
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(LO6) Demonstrate an understanding of the use of accounting and finance information in managerial decision-making; |
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(LO7) Demonstrate an understanding of the links between accounting and finance and other managerial activity. |
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(LO8) Explain why an alternative finance market has become fundamental to an entrepreneurial economy. |
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(S1) Problem solving. Students will develop problem solving skills by practicing problems during teaching and with additional homework. |
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(S2) Numeracy. Students will develop numeracy skills by practicing problems during teaching and with additional homework. |
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(S3) Commercial awareness. Students will develop commercial awareness through intensive discussion of live case examples during class. |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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2 hour lecture x 5 weeks |
Syllabus |
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1. What is accounting and finance? Why does it matter? 2. Financial statements: Why financial statements? 3. The time value of money: Present value and future value of lump sums; 4. Financing a business (the art of raising money): Financing for start-ups; 5. Wrapping it up |
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. |