ACC3006 : International Financial Management

  • Offered for Year: 2012
  • Module Leader(s): Ms Josie McLaren
  • Owning School: Newcastle University Business School
Semesters
Semester 1 Credit Value: 10
Semester 2 Credit Value: 10

Aims

To consider the issues that are of importance to a financial manager operating in a global market, in particular the application of theories of valuation:
The capital structure decision;
International investment decisions;
The calculation of the cost of capital;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
The management of capital and risk.

Outline Of Syllabus

1       Introduction: The Role of the Financial Manager
2       The Cost of Capital
3       The Capital Investment Decision
4 The Capital Structure Decision
5       Mergers and Acquisitions
6       Current Issues in Finance and Financial Management

Teaching Methods

Teaching Activities
Category Activity Number Length Student Hours Academic Staff Contact Hours Comment
Guided Independent StudyAssessment preparation and completion164:0064:000:00N/A
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesLecture182:0036:0036:00N/A
Guided Independent StudyDirected research and reading150:0050:000:00N/A
Guided Independent StudyIndependent study150:0050:000:00N/A
Total200:0036:00
Jointly Taught With
Teaching Rationale And Relationship

1)Formal lectures are used to explain the issues, and to introduce concepts and techniques [A1-

2) Large group feedback sessions are designed for the lecture to go through problem questions that the students have prepared in advance.

3)There is a voluntary essay in the first semester. Self study problems give students the opportunity to practise numerical questions on topics covered in lectures. Revision sessions in the third term provide an opportunity for students to practice examination questions. There is a further opportunity to submit work for marking and feedback at the end of semester 2. All of these inputs enable students to obtain feedback on their porgress.

Assessment Methods

Exams
Description Length Semester When Set Percentage Comment
Written Examination1802A100N/A
Exam Resits
Description Length When Set Percentage Resit Available Off Campus Comment
Written Examination180A100N/A
Assessment Rationale And Relationship

The formal examination maps onto the following learning outcomes:
* Knowledge outcomes [A1-3]
*Skills outcomes [B1-2]

Reading Lists

Timetable

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