Strategic Financial Management (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

The course includes four tutorial sessions via Teams, where students can come to ask questions and discuss issues related to the course assignments. The schedules for these four sessions are displayed in the course Moodle.

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

Depending on the implementation. Learning takes place in contact lessons, as independent studies, teamwork and/or online-studies. Learning methods include dialogic, experimental and collaborative contact lessons, simulation practices, guest lecturers, cases and development of the strategy models in student´s own organization. The course includes the assessment of one’s own learning.

Recognition of prior learning (RPL)
If a student has acquired the required competence in previous work tasks, recreational activities or on another course, s/he can show their competence via a demonstration. The demonstration must be agreed with the course teacher. More information and instructions for recognising and validating prior learning (RPL) are available at https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/recognition-learning Look at "Instructions to students (master)"

Materials

Recommended literature list of this course. Moodle will contain information about the chapters to be read. E-content including all e-books are available to use with Haaga-Helia user account. (HAKA sign in required, links in Moodle).

Atrill, Peter & McLaney, E. J. (2019). Accounting and finance for non-specialists, eleventh edition. Pearson.
Niven, Paul R. (2014). Balanced Scorecard Evolution: A Dynamic Approach to Strategy Execution. WILEY
Parmenter, David, (2016) Key Performance Indicators : Developing, Implementing, and Using Winning KPIs, John Wiley & Sons.
Atrill, Peter & McLaney, E. J (2018): Management accounting for decision makers

Teaching methods and instruction

This is a virtually course. The course includes four tutorial sessions via Teams, where students can come to ask questions and discuss issues related to the course assignments.

Working life connections

Some of the case studies are prepared in co-operation with business.

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

There is no exam but the course contains five learning assignments. From each of these you will get a grade 1-5 and they have 20% weight in assessing. All assignments must get a grade in order to pass the course. There is no retakes, so make sure you do your best with each of them.

1. Balance Scorecards and KPI: Case Paulig.
2. Long-term planning model: Excel simulation.
3. Budgeting. Excel assignment
4. Investment calculations and finance. Moodle quiz.
5. Profitability calculations. Moodle quiz and Excel assignment

Internationality

All the topics covered applied in the course apply world-wide.

Completion alternatives

In case you already have work experience or previous studies on accounting and finance, please contact the teachers for RPL process.

Learning assignments

There is no exam but the course contains five learning assignments. From each of these you will get a grade 1-5 and they have 20% weight in assessing. All assignments must get a grade in order to pass the course. There is no retakes, so make sure you do your best with each of them.

1. Balance Scorecards and KPI: Case Paulig.
2. Long-term planning model: Excel simulation.
3. Budgeting. Excel assignment
4. Investment calculations and finance. Moodle quiz.
5. Profitability calculations. Moodle quiz and Excel assignment

Assessment methods

There is no exam but the course contains five learning assignments. From each of these you will get a grade 1-5 and they have 20% weight in assessing. All assignments must get a grade in order to pass the course. There is no retakes, so make sure you do your best with each of them.