Financial Management (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Friday January 17, 8.30 am - 4 pm.
Thursday March 12, 8.30 am - 4 pm.

Content topics:
Financial gearing
Sources of finance
Cost of capital
Managing working capital
Net present value
Net asset value

Objective

This course focuses on the most important components of accounting and finance for teamleaders and middle-managers.
After completing this course the student is able to
- summarise the key principles and tools in managerial accounting and finance
- analyse and make use of accounting and financial information, for example the financial statements and related financial ratios in his/her work

Content

Contents:
- theories and concepts of contemporary management accounting
- tools and methodologies of contemporary management accounting

Materials

Financial Management -related course material will be available in Optima.

Teaching methods

Lectures, group or individual course assignment as agreed during the first course meeting.

Exam schedules

Thursday March 12. Additional later dates will be in April and May.

Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development

Innopeda.

Completion alternatives

It will is possible to take an exam in addition to the course assingments.

Student workload

There will be course assignments to be written in a group or individually as well as some financial calculations.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Course grade is based on the proven financial knowledge that the student shows in course assignments and/or in an exam. The performance is assessed by the teacher based on the quality of the course work.

Failed (0)

Non-sufficient participation or low quality of course work.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Sufficient participation, low or fair quality of course work.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Good or very good participation and quality of course work.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent participation and quality of course work.