AF2S531 - Financial Management 09 Mar 2020 - 31 Aug 2025 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: AF2S531
Module Title: Financial Management
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Accounting and Finance
Faculty Sub Group: Accounting and Finance
Module Leader: Geraint Evans
Module Team: Jared Davies, Simon McCarthy
First Intended Intake: SEP 2020 Final Year of Intake: 2024
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 5
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100832 - financial management
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 09 Mar 2020
Valid To 31 Aug 2025

Module Aims

The module aims to provide an advanced understanding of financing issues, financial instruments/risk and the concepts and techniques of financial management.

Content Summary

Capital Structure/Gearing & Financing Decisions Cost of Capital, Dividend Policy and Share Valuation Techniques, Business Valuation Techniques, Capital Investment Appraisal Techniques & Adjusted Present Value, Analysis & Interpretation of Financial Information.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Practical classes and workshops 44
Independent Study 56
Directed Study 96
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 4
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Apply techniques of financial management to the analysis of empirical data and present the results of the analysis.
LO2 Apply the theories and techniques of financial management to case scenarios and to assess the associated strengths and weaknesses

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Set Exercise - Not Time Constrained (CW) Set Tasks - not-time constrained 1 An analysis of the financial objectives, financial structure, Gearing and dividend policies of a set Plc. 0 1500 30 No 40
Written Examination Written Examination - Open Book (Unseen) 1 Application of the theories and techniques of financial management to case scenarios and assessment of the associated strengths and weaknesses 150 N/A 70 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Set Tasks - not-time constrained 1
Written Examination - Open Book (Unseen) 1

Reading List

ACCA Paper F5, Financial Management Study Text, BPP Learning Media

Arnold G, Corporate Financial Management (latest Edition)

Selected Journal articles as directed

Lumby S & C Jones, Corporate Finance (latest edition)

Stern JM and DH Chew, the Revolution in Corporate Finance (latest edition)