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Strategic Financial Management

SL705

Course CodeSL705
ECTS

Course Description

The aim of this unit is to enable learners to apply financial principles relevant to management in an organisational context, including analytical techniques and theories/models of management accounting, evaluation of budgetary processes, recommending funding sources and appraising investment options.

Course Outline

Learning Outcomes

  1. LO1 Be able to apply the tools and techniques of cost accounting.
  2. LO2 Be able to critically analyse the financial performance of businesses.
  3. LO3 Be able to evaluate the budgetary processes of organisations.
  4. LO4 Be able to recommend effective long term and short-term sources of funding.
  5. LO5 Be able to critically appraise investment options.
Learning Resources

Atrill, P. and McLaney, E. (2006) Accounting & Finance for Non-specialists. 5th edition. Harlow: FT Prentice Hall. Chaffey, D., Bocij, P., Greasley, A. and Hickie, S. (2006) Business information systems: technology, development and management for the e-business. 3rd edition. Harlow: Financial Times Prentice Hall/Pearson Education. Atrill, P. (2011) Financial management for decision makers. Harlow: FT Prentice Hall. Atrill, P. and McLaney, E. (2006) Management Accounting for Decision Makers. Harlow: Prentice Hall. Berk, J. and DeMarzo, P. (2007) Corporate Finance. London: Pearson. Brealey, R., Myers, S. and Marcus, A. (2007) Fundamentals of Corporate Finance. New York: McGraw Hill Irwin. Cox, D. and Fardon, M. (1997) Management of Finance. London: Osborne Books. Dyson, J. R. (2004) Accounting for Non-Accounting Learners. 6th Edition. Harlow: FT Prentice Hall. Drury, C. (2009) Management Accounting for Business. 4th Edition. London: Cengage Learning EMEA. Lumby, S. and Jones, C. (2000) The Fundamentals of Investment Appraisal. London: Thomson Learning. Laudon, K. and Laudon, J. (2007) Management Information Systems – Managing the Digital Firm. 10th Edition. Harlow: Prentice Hall. Monden, Y. (1995) Cost Reduction Systems: Target Costing and Kaizen Costing. New York: Productivity Press. Marsh, C. (2009) Mastering Financial Management. Harlow: FT Prentice Hall. Van Horne, J. and Wachowicz, J. (2009) Fundamentals of Financial Management. Harlow: FT Prentice Hall. White, G. I., Sondhi, A. C. and Fried, D. (2003) The Analysis and Use of Financial Statements. 3rd Edition. Hampshire: John Wiley and Sons.

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