Advanced Financial Management - MAN00004M
- Department: The York Management School
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2022-23
Module will run
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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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.
Indicative assessment
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 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