Unit name | Finance |
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Unit code | EFIMM0125 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Zheng |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Accounting and Finance - Business School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit is designed to give students a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of finance and financial markets. This unit will serve as the foundation for TB2 optional units in finance. The following areas of finance will be covered: discounting, investment appraisal, cost of capital, portfolio diversification, asset pricing, and financing decisions (debt and dividend policies). The unit will also include key areas in financial accounting relevant to the study of finance and financial markets: understanding and interpretation of financial statements.
On successful completion of this unit a student will be able to:
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions including lectures, tutorials, drop-in sessions, discussion boards and other online learning opportunities
This unit will be assessed by 100% individual coursework
Many introductory texts are available. However, the course notes will refer to the following:
Pike, Neale, Linsley and Akbar 'Corporate Finance and Investment - Decisions and Strategies', 9th edition, published by Pearson, 2018.
Also, for the accounting portion of the unit: Atrill and McLaney, "Accounting and Finance: An Introduction", 8th edition, published by Pearson.