Finance, MBA

University of Greenwich

The aim of the module is to develop students’ academic communicative competencies in line with the educational conventions of UK HEIs and to facilitate transition into that culture. In addition, it aims to support international postgraduate students in developing their understanding of the demands of studying at postgraduate level in a UK university and their ability to use English for academic purposes in a Postgraduate UK environment. This online course further aims to develop international postgraduate students’ English language knowledge, as well as their academic writing skills. It will also allow students to gain a better understanding of research skills and the need to use clear and consistent systems of sourcing, paraphrasing and referencing as well as an ability to put such systems into practice.

This is a module designed for non-specialists. The module aims to introduce students to the main accounting and finance concepts and paradigms. By introducing you to these concepts they will then be able to critically evaluate company's performance using publicly available information. You will also be able to identify systems and resources within organisations, which are essential in achieving strategic goals. The aim of the module is two-fold. The first is to provide students with knowledge and tools used to understand the company performance through external and publicly available information. The second is to show student how to use internally accessible data to drive the company towards its goals.

To introduce students to key elements of university writing and academic journal writing at advanced levels in a postgraduate financial environment. To provide students with the opportunity to think laterally and argue rationally and applying these skills in planning written work and presenting written/oral data in appropriate format. To provide students with statistical skills and to train students in statistical analysis. To present descriptive statistics and graphs in SPSS. To discuss random variables and measures of central tendency and variation as well as, measures of association (bivariate correlation and simple linear regression), addressing issues such as extreme values, omitted variables and tests of normality of distribution.

This course analyses the key financial decisions made by multinational companies and provides international perspectives to financial problems facing multinational corporations. It examines the opportunities, risks and considerations that companies face when operating internationally and how these impact on the financial management. Students will develop knowledge of how financial management decisions are tailored in the context of global markets to execute business strategy and meet corporate objectives.

1. To prepare students for the search and application process of the work placement component of the MBA International Business programme. 2. To prepare students for the challenges of securing an internship that puts into practice the theoretical and conceptual frameworks of the taught components of the MBA IB programme. 3. To prepare students for the coursework required during the internship.

This fundamental module in Finance aims to provide students with an understanding of the role of finance in business; the nature of available financial instruments and determinants of the prices of marketable securities; investment appraisal decisions, risk management methods, capital structure and dividend policy. All of these topics are studied in the context of effective financial management, corporate governance and business ethics. During the course students will gain an understanding of long-term financial strategies, basic valuation principles, basics of company valuation, effective investment decisions, bond pricing, cost of capital and capital asset pricing, corporate governance and ethics and basics of financial risk management, among others. Finance theories, tools and techniques covered in the course can be utilized in any management decision-making process in any business sector. This module will provide an introduction to the theory and practice of finance and so provide a foundation for a more in-depth study of different aspects of finance in the MSc programmes.

To give students: a sound grasp of the theoretical and practical issues underlying project finance, and the risks and returns of large-scale projects; and practical experience in the application of their knowledge through case-studies and business modelling.

• To develop students' knowledge and critical understanding of Regulation and ethics for banking and finance. • To enable students to review and evaluate governance structures and responsibilities. • To develop students` ability to exercise judgement in utilising and reviewing ethical and professionalism concepts for banking and finance in society.

To develop a suitable research proposal in accounting, finance, banking, investment, financial management or other appropriate area of accounting or finance To develop skills in manipulating and analysing datasets using statistical techniques and packages To create and build a working relationship with an appropriate supervisor who can support the student through the development of the research proposal and subsequent completion of the Dissertation course (either 45 or 30 credit variant).

The aim of the project is to examine and report on a specific finance research question which will generally be set for students (although students may suggest their own question stemming from experience or interest). The MSc Finance & Investment master’s Research Project will be in the region of 8,000 - 9,000 words, excluding appendices. The project will require testing of hypotheses by analysis of significant amounts of secondary data. The project allows the candidate to apply the research skills built into the pre-requisite for this course, Research Methods. Students are required to produce an integrated and focused study that considers adequately major items of academic and other literature in relation to the topic studied. Research Methods is the pre-requisite course where the project topic is selected and developed to the full-proposal stage and a supervisor is appointed. Thus, this course is integrally linked to the project.

Organisations are experiencing an increasingly competitive business environment. To attain a secure and successful future, they need to develop and execute resilient strategies that provide lasting competitive advantage. Such strategies (and the processes by which they are developed and implemented) must be sufficiently flexible to enable organisations to accommodate change. This course equips students with the core concepts, frameworks and techniques of strategic management (analysis and implementation) that enable them to make better decisions. It develops a core knowledge of strategy within practical international business. At the level of generic strategy, students learn to identify and exploit the sources of long-term profitability and sustainability that are open to businesses that adapt to the social, political and cultural forces that impact upon them. In respect of global strategy, most of the business environment continues to accelerate as a result of technological development, deregulation and customers’ rapidly changing preferences. Managing under conditions of rapid change requires new approaches to strategic analysis.