Finance and Management

The aims of this module are:

• to introduce students to the range of alternative techniques and strategies for managing people at work, and
• to develop students' expertise in evaluating the different techniques and strategies in varied circumstances.

This module examines the principles of marketing, from theoretical and practical perspectives, which enables students to develop understanding of applied marketing and build a solid foundation for tackling future marketing modules.

The aim of this module is to provide an understanding of how corporate finance relates to other corporate managerial activities.

The aims of this module are to:

• provide students with a broad understanding of the basic concepts in accounting with an emphasis on measurement of the financial performance of organisations
• develop students' technical and analytical skills in aspects of accounting;
• equip students with the financial awareness necessary for further study in business and management and for their future roles in organisations.

The aims of this module are to:

• encourage students to take ownership of their own personal learning and development in relation to their employability;
• develop student's understanding of the needs of organisations in the international business environment including the methods of recruitment used by global organisations and how to develop their own body of evidence of their demonstration of management competencies.

The aims of this module are:

• to introduce the objectives and functions of capital markets and the types of financial securities and market participants that facilitate these objectives;
• to develop an understanding of the capital markets and the way in which financial risks and returns are measured and managed in this context.

The aims of this module are to:

• build on the pre-requisite modules
• develop an understanding of the practice of financial management in companies operating in the international environment
• develop critical reasoning skills in the context of international financial risk management.

The aims of this module are:

• to equip students with an understanding of economic concepts and models appropriate to business decision making;
• to contribute to other management disciplines.

The aim of this module is:

• to develop those skills which will allow the student to analyse a given industry.
• to enable students to consolidate their learning by the application of knowledge and skills from Semester One and Semester Two modules.

The aims of this module are:

• to present a range of issues affecting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs);
• to develop both written and oral communication skills;
• to encourage enthusiasm and self-motivation.

The aims of this module are:

• to develop an advanced understanding of various approaches to Business Forecasting and explore their use in practice with standard packages;
• to develop the ability to interpret numerical information;
• to develop skills in analysis and modelling of management situations and a sophisticated approach to evaluation of alternatives in complex scenarios.

The aims of this module are:

• to provide students with a critical insight on key aspects concerned with services management;
• to provide students with an understanding of the theory and practice of services management and strategies pursued by leading organisations;
• to appreciate the available research evidence pertaining to the particular challenges, opportunities and strategies which are encountered by different types of service businesses.
• to develop skills in obtaining, analysing and applying information from a variety of sources, including publicly available material;
• to develop the ability to learn and to manage one's own self-learning.

The aims of this module are to:

• deepen and broaden students' understanding of conceptual and theoretical issues in accounting and financial management through real life examples;
• develop an understanding of the analysis of firms' financial reports relevant to the investment decision and firms' valuations.
• develop an understanding of, and apply, the tools and techniques available to value the stock of listed public companies and apply them;
• develop and enhance transferable skills.

The aims of this module are:

• to develop a critical understanding of the concepts involved in global strategic management and its application in the private and public sectors;
• to develop skills in the area of strategic analysis, the development of strategic options and the implementation of strategy.

The aims of this module are to provide students with the opportunity to study a selection of important contemporary topics in finance.

The aims of this module are:

• to develop an understanding of corporate governance and responsibility
• to explore different governance mechanisms.

The aims of this module are:

• To develop sound research skills and techniques to successfully complete projects which can be applied in the future either in industry or in further study.
• To provide an opportunity for original investigation in the field of financial markets and to apply skills students have learned during semesters 1 and 2 of the MSc programme.
• To develop a detailed understanding of the process of research design.
• To conduct and sustain in-depth independent study on a single Finance topic.