Programme of Study Catalogue

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Critically analyse an organisation from an integrated financial and strategic perspective and develop feasible solutions to the issues with which it is faced
Evaluate performance measurement tools and methods
Link value to strategy and stakeholders
Identify the impacts of a business action on external constituents
Identify trade-offs and make a business decision consistent with stated values

Content:

Companies can only survive and prosper if they create value for shareholders and stakeholders, and this is only possible if they create value for employees and customers. The focus of the module is on the numerous and complex internal and external relationships between products, processes and resources that create or destroy value. Case studies provide hands-on experience of the multiple intricacies of the value creation challenge. Although this is primarily a finance module, students will have to take an interdisciplinary approach to problem solving, drawing on their training in strategy, accounting and negotiation.
� Fundamentals of shareholder value
� Value drivers and levers at the corporate, business, operational and management levels
� Strategic value management
� Valuation, bond indentures, subordination
agreements, bankruptcy law, employment law, taxes, litigation, regulation
� Debt and liabilities, assets and equity, obligations to employees and related workforce claims
� Decision-making processes of managers, creditors, investors, stockholders, suppliers, consultants, and financial advisers

Learning and Teaching Information:

The module uses active learning workshops focusing on practical work-related issues. Students receive a learning package prior to the workshop to facilitate active participation. The management workshops give students practice in professional skills.

Lectures/workshops (online)
Hours: 21
Intended Group size: 25

Guided independent studies
Hours: 72
Intended group size: 1

Tutorials/consultation
Hours: 7
Intended Group size: 25

Further details relating to assessment
The combination of a group project and assignment allows students to both apply the teamwork, self-management, communication etc. skills they develop during the module as well as the direct assessment of these skills and the individual knowledge that students are expected to acquire throughout the module.

Do all individual components need to be passed to pass the module overall? Yes
Is this module exempt from condonement of marginal failure? Yes

Assessment:

001 Report 1000 words end of module 50%
002 Exam 60 minutes end of module 50%

Fact File

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Level - 7
Credit Value - 10
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - S2