Advanced Financial Management (5cr)

Objective

The course will give students skills needed in raising finance and managing financial affairs in general and then proceed to examine in more detail features particular to various industrial and service sectors in order to help students to form a depiction of differences between the needs of various industries.

Content

The topics cover generalities of raising finance, cash flow and credit management and application of such in the environment of
a) banking, insurance and miscellaneous financial services
b) commodity processing
c) FMGG sector and general distribution and retail
d) development projects, festival and concerts and other one off ventures
e) entrepreneurial start ups
f) public bodies and non-for-profit institutions

Qualifications

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Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

5 (Excellent): The student shows comprehensive understanding of finance raising and management. He/she can actively participate in conversations concerning up-to-date financial issues. The student understands the basic financial theories and concepts and knows how to utilize them when solving practical problems. The student is able to use various calculation techniques accurately and in a versatile way.
4 (Very Good): The student shows understanding of finance raising and management. He/she is usually able to participate in conversations concerning up-to-date financial issues. The student understands the basic financial theories and concepts and knows how to utilize them when solving practical problems. The student is able to use different calculation techniques accurately.
3 (Good): The student understands the main points of finance raising and management. He/she can participate in conversations concerning up-to-date financial issues most of the time but is not able to argue strongly. The student understands most basic financial theories and concepts and knows how to utilize them when solving practical problems. The student is able to use basic calculation techniques but needs support material.
2 (Satisfactory): The student understands parts of finance raising and management. He/she has difficulties in participating in conversations concerning up-to-date financial issues and is not able to argue strongly. The student understands some basic financial theories and concepts and knows how to utilize them when solving practical problems. The student is able to use some calculation techniques but needs support material and tutoring most of the time.
1 (Sufficient): The student understands parts of finance raising and management. He/she cannot participate in conversations concerning up-to-date financial issues. The student understands some basic financial theories and concepts and but cannot utilize them when solving practical problems. The student is able to use some calculation techniques but only with support material and tutoring.
0 (Fail): The student does not understand finance raising and management. He/she cannot participate in conversations concerning up-to-date financial issues. The student fails to understand basic financial theories and concepts. The student is not able to use calculation techniques.