| AF6002 |
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE AND RESPONSIBLE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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This module is designed for business students to develop a
non-technical understanding of the key aspects of corporate financial
theory and practice. The module covers the core aspects of raising
capital and determining financing, though to investing capital in major
corporate decisions, and finally returning value to shareholders.
Specifically you will study in the module; Sustainable Value Management,
Stock Market Efficiency, Capital Asset Pricing Model, Portfolio Theory,
International Cost of Capital, Capital Structure Decisions, Dividend Policy,
Corporate Valuation and International Merger & Acquisition activity.
The module has a focus on business responsibility of all of those areas,
concentrating on professional codes of conduct in areas such as the banking
industry, accounting and similar finance areas, and the types of dilemmas
that graduates could face in professional practice. This module will develop
you as a criticaland reflective practitioner. In the module you will become
more aware of the issues that responsible businesses face when attempting to
implement financial concepts and theories into practice.
On completion of this module you will have produced a reflective learning
journal (in the form of a Blog) based on your evaluation of theory to real
world scenarios. As part of that journal will have watched and reflected on
appropriate financial documentaries and movies which explore responsible
financial management issues. Finally you will be able to apply your academic
knowledge to a real world case and be able to critically evaluate the
tensions between the financial academic theories as a responsible business
attempts to maximise shareholder wealth.
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CORE, 20 Credits |
| AF6004 |
CONTEMPORARY CORPORATE REPORTING
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You will learn how to read and critically interpret both the financial
information and narrative content of company reports. To do this, you
will study the theory and context of corporate reporting, including
ethical issues, and the international framework for reporting, as well
as very practical techniques such as ratio analysis.
Building on the calculation of ratios studied in previous modules, you will
use ratios to help you analyse a company’s performance by selecting
appropriate comparators and considering the figures in the context of a
company’s industry and its business strategy. You will also consider
the
role of integrated reporting and sustainability reporting.
You will study impression management theories and apply these to evaluate
how companies present themselves in their corporate reports.
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CORE, 20 Credits |
| AF6010 |
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
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On this module you will develop an understanding of the nature of
Strategic Management Accounting and its use in strategic decision
making, planning and control. There is emphasis on the use of
information that relates to factors external to the firm, as well as
non-financial and internally generated information.
Historic approaches of traditional management accounting have been
criticised for providing misleading information and are compared and
contrasted to more modern methods of Strategic Management Accounting to
assist in business decision making.
You will also gain an appreciation of the ethical issues facing the
profession.
On completing the module you will have an appreciation for Strategic
Management Accounting and its role in the strategic management of
businesses. You will be able to use that knowledge to aid businesses in the
decision making process.
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CORE, 20 Credits |
| HR0388 |
ACADEMIC AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT
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You will learn advanced academic skills such as how to use structured
approaches to read, note-making, research and writing, transferable
skills to ensure academic success in all your other academic modules and
enabling you to conduct a critical literature review of employability,
graduate marked place informed by career theory.
Then using advanced research skills, theory and self-assessment tools you
will learn how to choose and apply for a relevant job role and career path,
in turn enhancing your employability and transferable academic skills.
Finally, you will conclude the module by designing a complete set of
graduate application tools for the job role and career chosen and will
experience a number of recruitment exercises such as interviews, group
exercises and self-branding and presentation to further develop your
employability, academic performance and career management skills. The module
will be concluded with a theoretical session and a number of practical
exercises designed to develop your self-confidence and employability.
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CORE, 20 Credits |
| NX0328 |
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN BUSINESS
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On this module, you will learn about critical thinking and reflection,
and doing so, you will develop the necessary critical skills to perform
both of these effectively as a learner in higher education. You will
learn about the necessary academic skills required to undertake a
critical review of existing literature on a contemporary issue within
the business and management disciplines.
On completing this, you will be able to perform a critical literature review
on a subject appropriate to your degree programme. Here, you will be
introduced to the module, before identifying how to select a contemporary
issue within business and management. You will learn about the development
of critical thinking and what is meant by a literature review as well as the
importance of being able to write a literature review. You will learn how to
get started in this development by searching for sources and developing
essential research skills including reviewing literature and critical
evaluation, before going onto develop your own critical literature review
which represents the module assessment.
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CORE, 20 Credits |
| NX0329 |
SUPPORTING STUDY
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This is a non-credit bearing module, and forms an extension to the 120
module credit points on your top-up programme. The module is designed to
provide a greater understanding understanding of academic expectations
for your direct entry into the final year and to support you in the
transition process of your learning experience
The aim of the module is to facilitate the development of your independent
learning over the one-year programme. Induction and on-going personal support
activities are to be phased in line with the academic development and the
need to support the delivery of programme modules. On completion of this
module, you should be able to complete the process of transition directly to
the final year. This will include your personal and academic development
activities. You will also be able to seek learning resources and study
support, including academic and social integration.
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CORE, 0 Credits |
| SM0382 |
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
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You will learn how organisations can compete successfully in economic
terms while managing their corporate, social and environmental
responsibility.
At the end of the module you will learn to critically evaluate the factors
which underpin an organisation’s success (or otherwise) in managing
the
triple bottom line and will have learned how to use appropriate frameworks
to analyse research material and draw useful conclusions.
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CORE, 20 Credits |