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Advanced Financial Management - MAN00004M

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  • Department: The York Management School
  • Module co-ordinator: Mr. Ian Money
  • Credit value: 20 credits
  • Credit level: M
  • Academic year of delivery: 2022-23
    • See module specification for other years: 2021-22

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Autumn Term 2022-23

Module aims

This module aims to acquaint students with the techniques of financial appraisal in a series of decision-making contexts. It provides a detailed examination of the principles of financial management and financial reporting and their links with accounting, economic and organisational theory, highlighting their links to corporate governance and stakeholder institutions. It enables students to acquire an understanding of company performance through the preparation and analysis of accounts, whilst critiquing their usefulness for the needs of stakeholders. The module also examines sources of finance and mechanisms for financial planning in a variety of organisations, together with a range of financial management tools and concepts available to managers to facilitate financial decision-making.

Module learning outcomes

By module completion students should be able to
Critically evaluate the nature and purpose of financial statements;
Analyse the financial performance of an organisation using appropriate financial tools;
Understand and critically evaluate alternative sources of finance available to organisations;
Evaluate capital investment opportunities by the application of relevant capital investment appraisal techniques
Critically evaluate the appropriateness of financial information to meet the needs of stakeholders;
Critically evaluate the value of financial decision-making techniques in the successful development of business strategy;
Critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of regulatory and conceptual frameworks of accounting.

Assessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
Advanced Financial Management		 N/A 100

Special assessment rules

None

Reassessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
Advanced Financial Management		 N/A 100

Module feedback

The timescale for the return of feedback will accord with TYMS policy

Indicative reading

Alexander, D. & Britton, A. (2004). Financial Reporting, Thomson Learning
Elliot, B. and Elliot, J. (2009). Financial Accounting and Reporting , 13th ed, FT Prentice Hall


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