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Title | Finance | ||
Code | EXED524 | ||
Coordinator |
Mr KMJ Maguire Finance and Accounting Kieran.Maguire@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2021-22 | Level 7 FHEQ | Second Semester | 15 |
Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements): |
EXED521 Leadership |
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 |
7.5 |
10 7.5 7.5 7.5 5 |
45 | ||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 105 | ||||||
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 |
Class Test | 120 minutes | 50 | ||||
Group Presentation (narrated slide deck) and 1000 word written summary report | 20 minutes | 50 |
Aims |
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This module aims to develop students’ ability to identify main challenges and tools in the field of Finance and is designed to develop their expertise in problem solving, numeracy and commercial awareness. It is intended as a finance for non-financial manager module which will take students through to a level of understanding that will allow them to engage confidently with finance professionals. The module aims to provide: 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. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Measure and report financial position and performance. |
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(LO2) Understand the use of key financial instruments. |
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(LO3) Understand costing and budgeting methods and techniques. |
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(LO4) Evaluate and make capital investment decisions. |
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(LO5) Measure and Control Performance. |
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(S1) Problem Solving |
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(S2) Numerate |
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(S3) Commercially Aware |
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(S4) Organised and able to work under pressure |
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(S5) Team Player |
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(S6) IT Literate |
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(S7) Ethically Aware |
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(S8) A lifelong learner |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Online (synchronous and asynchronous) Case based learning (asynchronous online) x 7.5 hours Lectures are no longer than one hour blocks and will provide students with the opportunities to engage and discuss. A range of different examples will allow students to analyse accounting data and its analysis and use in different business situations. These can be used interchangeably with accounting data to allow students to apply their learning to different situations and to reflect on what they learn by doing so. Students will be expected to complete schedule directed module pre-reading, to prepare for some exercises, tasks and assessments d uring the module and to research, develop and write a final written assessment. In addition to the suggested readings, students might be expected to develop their own reading, research and preparation of topics in preparation of the final assessment. |
Syllabus |
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Key topics: Introduction to the module and introduction to accounting and finance. Materials will be made available to students via VITAL and students will also be expected to read additional materials from the suggested and required reading list using online library resources |
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. |