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Level 5 Diploma in Accounting and Business

Applying Financial Management in practice: case studies

AB502 · Financial Management — Week 12 of 16

CourseAB502
Week12 of 16
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This week’s topics

Applying Financial Management in practice: case studies

  1. Case analysis
  2. Linking theory to practice
  3. Evaluating evidence

What you will be able to do

  • 2.2 Evaluate how a business assesses its working capital requirements and funding strategies.
  • 2.3 Analyse ways in which a business can manage its working capital requirements.

Activity

Case-study workshop: apply the unit’s concepts to a real or realistic case and evaluate the outcome.

Study materials

Further resources

  • Exploring Business, ch. 13: Managing Financial Resources · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 684–745 · for registered students
  • Intermediate Financial Accounting Vol. 2, Lyryx 2021-A, ch. 22: Putting It All Together: Disclosures and Analysis Overview · PDF · Other, textbook chapter; pp. 405–442 · for registered students
  • Introduction to Financial Accounting, Lyryx 2023-A, ch. 12: Financial Statement Analysis · PDF · Other, textbook chapter; pp. 489–532 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Scope and Objectives of Financial Management
  • Week 2: Operational Functions of Financial Management
  • Week 3: Nature and Elements of Working Capital
  • Week 4: Working Capital Assessment and Funding Strategies
  • Week 5: Managing Working Capital: Cash and Liquidity
  • Week 6: Managing Working Capital: Receivables, Inventory, and Payab…
  • Week 7: Determinants of Capital Structure
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Capital Structure Theories and External Influences
  • Week 10: Causes of Undercapitalisation and Overcapitalisation
  • Week 11: Strategic Impact of Capital Imbalances
  • Week 12: Applying Financial Management in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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